PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Loyola Marymount University - Collection Condition Survey and Environmental Review of the Loyola Marymount University Archaeology Museum
Alumni Consultant
August 2024 - Present
Funded by the NEH Preservation Assistance Grant for Smaller Organizations, working to identify environmental hazards to the objects in the archaeology museum’s collections and create a plan of treatment.
Art Conservation de Rigueur
Intern
July 2024 - Present
Works to plan and perform conservation treatments and rehousing for objects, paper, and textiles.
1 Hotel San Francisco
Spa Coordinator
July 2024 - Present
Organizes and administers spa services and customer engagement.
Loyola Marymount University - Dr. Jonathan Ryan Hunt
Research Assistant
September 2022 - May 2024
Making solutions and samples for analysis with UV-Vis to evaluate the properties of photobasic molecules.
Loyola Marymount University - Classics and Archaeology
Administrative Assistant
August 2022 - May 2024
Designing and distributing promotional material for the department. Running the department's social media presence. Administering department events.
Loyola Marymount University - Archaeology Center
Research Assistant
March 2022 - May 2024
Assisting in creating a catalog of the collection of ancient lamps. Museum quality photography of objects. Planning refurbishment of existing exhibits.
Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Intern
July 2023
Creating a catalogue of the art and documents in the Nikos Stavroulakis Archive. Creating a storage plan for the archive.
Loyola Marymount University - Dr. Katerina Zacharia
Rains Research Scholar
September 2022 - May 2023
Designing and administering 7 years of websites cataloging Dr. Zacharia's collaboration with the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival. Assisting students in creating additional websites.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Conservation Science
Intern
February 2023 - May 2023
Creating an inventory and database of the reference collection. Performing Raman, FT-IR, and HPLC analysis of samples. Writing several blog posts for Unframed (LACMA’s blog).
History Museum on the Square
Volunteer
May 2022 - August 2022
Acting as a gallery assistant. Answering guest questions and interfaced with visitors. Cleaning museum display objects.
Worldwide Flight Services Express
Ramp Agent
May 2022 - August 2022
Loading and unloading UPS cargo planes. Handling many types of cargo. Operating TUG tractors, belt loaders, and various lifts and platforms. Bringing in planes, wing-walking, guiding trucks and other machinery.
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Intern
February 2022 - May 2022
Writing film notes and log lines. Managing databases throughout the festival. Ushering guests at screening events. Formatting data into WordPress website.
William H. Hannon Library Special Collections
Conservator-in-Training as Provision of Textile Conservation Course
January 2022 - May 2022
Solvent cleaning 16th century wood block paintings and 19th century vestments. HEPA vacuuming 16th century wood block paintings and multiple 19th century garments. Writing treatment and condition documentation for objects.
Loyola Marymount University
Rains Research Scholar
February 2021 - April 2021
Participant in 8-week research learning community. Writing literature review for larger research project.
Banana Republic Factory Store
Brand Associate
July 2019 - July 2020
Receiving and organizing shipments of new merchandise. Interfacing with guests. Implementing corporate-mandated merchandise organizational changes.
Sprouts Farmers Market
Courtesy Clerk
October 2018 - March 2019
Interfacing with guests. Cleaning interior of the store. Managing returns. Ensuring carts were clear of the parking lot.
EDUCATION
Loyola Marymount University
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry with a second major in Classics and Archaeology
Class of 2024, Magna cum Laude
GPA: 3.77
New York University
Pre-College Program
Summer 2018
GPA: 3.8
Allen High School
Diploma
Class of 2020
GPA: 4.1
AWARDS
NYU Darlene Forrest Writing Award
Recipient
2018
PUBLICATIONS
Hunt, J. R., Hecht, J., Goolsby, C., Hagihara, J., Loza, M., & Del Pozo, S. (2024). Excited State Proton Transfer from Acidic Alcohols to a Quinoline Photobase Can Be Solvated by Non-Acidic Alcohol Solvents. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 128(30), 6199-6207.
ORGANIZATIONS
Archaeological Institute of America
Member
American Institute for Conservation
Student Member
Society for Classical Studies
Member
Women's Classical Caucus
Member
Conservation Association of Los Angeles
Member
Eta Sigma Phi - Zeta Eta
Vice President
December 2021 - May 2024
LMU Ancient Worlds Club
President
August 2022 - May 2024
LMU Meditation Club
President
August 2021 - November 2022