I inherited a love of fiber art and fashion history from my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, all of whom have been creators and preservers of clothing and textiles. I began studying historic fashion for fun while pursuing my BA in music at the University of Virginia and went on to receive my MA in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. While there, I co-curated the exhibition Sole Desire: The Shoes of Christian Louboutin and composed my qualifying paper on the attire of George Washington.

Highlights of my professional work include:

• Rehousing a large collection of women’s suffrage-related textiles and mounting pieces for exhibition at Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, DC

• Mounting servant’s liveries, a diplomatic uniform, and Spanish-American War uniforms for photography and display at The Society of the Cincinnati, as well as cataloging and caring for a large collection of objects related to the American Revolution and the Society’s headquarters, Anderson House in Washington, DC

• Conducting in-depth research on domestic servitude at Anderson House, including digitization of original blueprints and cross-referencing of census records 

• Teaching Textiles, Survey of Fashion History, The Great Designers, and History of American Fashion courses at Marymount University in Arlington, VA and VCU in Richmond, VA

• Contributing to ABC-CLIO’s four-volume publication Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe

• Preparing objects for exhibition and storage at The Museum at FIT and The Textile Museum

I am also a longtime member of the Virginia Association of Museums and have been a part of the annual conference planning committee since 2014. I currently reside in Richmond, VA with my husband and children.