Alumni Placements
Museum and Field Studies graduates are prepared for a wide variety of careers in the museum community. The following is just a sample of where our graduates are employed in museum and related fields. Some of our graduates also are pursuing doctoral degrees.
2021 Graduates
- Mariah Green, Museum and Collections Manager, Museum of Geoscience at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
- Jessica Mullins, PhD student, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
2020 Graduates
- Alex Elliott, Archives Researcher, Holocaust Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- Ashley Muggli, Assistant Collections Manager, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO
- Justin Williams, PhD student, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2019 Graduates
- Julie Byle, PhD student, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
- Baylee Hughes, Anthropology Collections Assistant, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
- Sydney Marshall, Assistant Curator, Iowa State University Museums, Ames, IA
- Kelly Martin, PhD student, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
- Jennifer Modzel, Collections Management and Registration Associate, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØArt Museum, Boulder, CO
- Jane Richardson, Associate, Bernstein & Associates NAGPRA Consultants, Denver, CO
- Sophia Warsh, Horticulturist: California Collection, University of California at Berkeley Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA
2018 Graduates
- Andrea Blaser, Museum Collections Manager, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, Ann Arbor, MI
- Emma Noffsinger, Collections Assistant, National Museum of the American Indian, D.C.
- Veronica Rascona, Assistant Registrar, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles county, Los Angeles, CA
- Claire Steffen, Director of Experience, Jordan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, Austin, TX
- Tara Templeman, Museum Supervisor, Broomfield Depot Museum, Broomfield, CO
- Natalie Wadle, Exhibits and Program Manager, Shawnee Tribe Cultural Center, Miami, OK
2017 Graduates
- Sarah Robertson, Museum Evaluator, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
2016 Graduates
- Jesse Dutton-Kenny, Senior Museum Preparator, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
- Kerrie Iyoob, Collections Manager, Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, TN
2015 Graduates
- Jacquelyn Bonavia, Collections Assistant, Lakewood Heritage Center, Lakewood, CO
- Elisa Dahlberg, Wildlife Repository Specialist, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Commerce City, CO
- Danyelle Dosunmu, Grant Writer, Beyond Housing, St. Louis, MO
- Meredith George, Development and Communications Assistant, Essex National Heritage Commission, Salem, MA
- Emily Lannoye, Collections Manager, University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum, Madison, WI
- Allison Vitkus, Paleontological Resource Management Assistant, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, AB, Canada
- Lindsay Walker, Assistant Collections Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA
- Katherine Wolfson, Assistant Coordinator for Offsite Programs, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
2014 Graduates
- Marcus Espinosa, Laboratory and Records Manager, ERO Resources Corporation, Denver, CO
- Rick Levy, Database Associate, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
- Katie McComas, Collections Assistant, Department of Paleontology, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
2013 Graduates
- Danielle Forte, Owner/Designer, DForte Design, CO
- Jessica Holm, Lifelong Learning Instructor, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
- Kayla Kramer, Museum Technician, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, D.C.
- Karen Malone, Curator of Education, Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN
- Deb Wagner, Lab Manager, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
2012 Graduates
- Irina Fartushnikova, Former Curator of Interpretation, Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY
- Taormina Lepore, Research Associate and Science Instructor, The Webb Schools, Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, Claremont, CA
- Kathryn Zullo, Curator of Education, Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield, CT
2011 Graduates
- Crystal Boyd, Native Bee Specialist and Project Director for Museum Expansion at the Golden Valley Historical Society, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN
- Rhonda Wright, Evening Librarian, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
2010 Graduates
- Erin Baxter, Acting Curator of Anthropology, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
- Jessica Brunecky, Director of Marketing and Membership, University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder, CO
- Audrey Gayou, Archaeological Collections Manager, Missouri State Parks
- Heidi Harris, Coors Archivist, Molson Coors, Golden, CO
2009 Graduates
- Erika Garcia, Coordinator of Public Art Maintenance and Conservation, Denver Arts and Venuse, Denver, CO
2008 Graduates
- Kate Bowell, Curator of Cultural Interpretation, Fort Collins Museum, Fort Collins, CO
- Kathy Hollis, Paleobiology Collection Manager, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
- Bethany Lewis, Field Biologist, Bureau of Land Management, Pinedale, WY
- Aspen Padilla, Library Technician, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
- Katy Putsavage, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, American Meteorological Society, Boulder, CO
2007 Graduates
- Kristian Anderson, PhD student, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Eric Chapman, Exhibits Manager, Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY
- Karen Lloyd d'Onofrio, Public Historian/Director of Museums and Archives, YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO
- Kelli O'Leary, Senior Staff Assistant, Getty Villa Programming, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Graduates
- Lindsay Jones, Field Supervisor, Terry Dowd, Inc., Art Packing & Transport, Denver, CO
- Roxana Raska, Researcher, M:Communications, London, England
- Samantha Richards, Educator/Coordinator of Earth Gallery Programs, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
- Amy Wilkinson, Collections Assistant, State Museum of New York, Albany, NY
2005 Graduates
- Danielle Benden, Owner Driftless Pathways Museum Consulting, Lodi, WI
- Brad Caldwell, le Gestionnaire de la collection et technicien au Musee d'art, de Rouyn-Noranda, in Quebec
- Sheila Goff, Retired Curator of Archaeology and NAGPRA Coordinator, History Colorado, Denver, CO
- Laura Stroud, Curator of Education, Boulder History Museum, Boulder, CO
- Monique McHenry, PhD student, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Sarah Price, Curator of Collections, Rogers Historical Museum, Rogers, AR
- Tamar V. Scoggin, Manager, Hart Research Center. History Colorado, Denver, CO
2004 Graduates
- Mary Coleman, Environmental Educator for Pierce County Public Works & Utilities, Tacoma, WA
- Kirsti Giles, Visiting Assistant in Museum Operations, John and Mary Ringling Museum of Art at Florida State University, Sarasota, FL
- Marie (Worley) Georg, Senior Administrative Assistant, Exhibitions Department, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
2003 Graduates
- Steve Armstead, Park Ranger, Boulder County Open Space, Boulder, CO
- Christie (Kirsch) Cain, Anthropology Collection Manager, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO
- Will Roberts, Exhibits Preparator, Culture and Heritage Museums of York County, Rock Hill, SC
2002 Graduates
- Melissa Bechhoefer, Director of Integrated Collections, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
- David Cain, Curator of Collections, El Paso Museum of Archaeology
- Celia Curtis, Coordinator of Interpretation, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
- Jennifer Rose, Assistant Project Evaluator, The Exploratorium (Palace of Fine Arts), San Fransisco, CA
- Allison Wickens (Certificate), Vice President of Education, George Washington's Mount Vernon
2001 Graduates
- Betsy L. Bennett, Curator/Educator, The Nature Museum at Grafton, Grafton, VT
- Jill E. Rawlins Dreves, Executive Director, Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery, Nederland, CO
- Erik Heikkenen, Curator/Director of Permanent Collections, American Numismatic Association, Money Museum, Colorado Springs, CO.
- Chad W. Landsman, Manager of Anthropology Lab and Collections, Luther College, Decorah, IA
- Becky R. Latanich, Archivist, Estes Park Public Library, Estes Park, CO
- JJ Lonsinger Rutherford, Museum Educator/Exhibit Developer/Interpretive Planner, Studio Tectonic, Boulder, CO
- Tristan R. Toland Alamazan, NAGPRA Specialist, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
2000 Graduates
- Rita J. Cordalis, Director, Fort Lewis College Art Galleries, Durango, CO
- Elizabeth Krecek (Certificate), Registrar, Douglas County Historical Society, Omaha, NE
- Yi-Jung Lin, Project Coordinator, Greer County Exhibition and Design Company, Taipei, Taiwan
- Julie Marino, President, Cultural Interpretations, Denver, CO
- Judy M. Newland, Retired Director, Arizona State Museum of Anthropology
- Erin (Schaaf) Robertson, Staff Biologist, Center for Native Ecosystems, Boulder, CO
- Dana R. Schaar, Account Executive, Clearwater Communications, Bismarck, ND
- Gianna M. Sullivan, Outreach Coordinator, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
- Katherine Turner, Collections Manager, Strong Museum, Rochester, NY
1999 Graduates
- Priscilla L. Tilly Laskey, Curator of Ethnology, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
- Erin K. Beatty McCray, Herbarium Manager, USDA National Fungus Collections, Beltsville, MD
- Nicolette B. Meister, James E. Lockwood Jr. Director, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
- Joslyn Schoemer, Space Odyssey Experience Project Manager, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
1984-1998 Graduates
- James T. Alton (1997), Deputy Director, Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, PA
- Jan Ilene Bernstein (1994), President & NAGPRA Specialist, Bernstein and Associates, Denver, CO
- Dena A. Clark (1995), Botanical Consultant, Denver, CO
- James R. Cordeiro (1997), Research Zoologist, Nature Serve, Boston, MA
- Margaret Creel (1994) Resident Naturalist, Three Creek Ranch, Jackson WY
- Ramona East (1997) Museum Specialist, National Park Service, Southeast Archeological Center, Tallahassee, FL
- Nancy Geyer (1990) Retired Director, Boulder History Museum, Boulder, CO
- Jill E. Graham (1984), Educator, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
- Andrew Granitto (1992), Curator of Exhibits and Programs, Yakima Valley Museum, Yakima, WA
- Rebecca L. Hutchins (1997), Curator of Collections, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham WA
- Carol Ann Kampert (1988), Educator, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, CO
- Julie E. Korb (1997), Assistant Professor, Ft. Lewis College, Durango, CO
- Andrea Orthner (1999), Field Botanist, Western Ecological Resource, Inc., Boulder, CO
- Karen Swain (1998), Web Developer, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC