This document is a resume for Meghan K. Combs summarizing her education and professional experience. She has a Master's degree in Art History from CUNY City College and a Bachelor's degree from UNC Greensboro. Her professional experience includes roles at Sandbox Studios, the Rubin Museum of Art, and various museum internships. She has skills in computer programs, languages, and has held volunteer positions at several museums and organizations.
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1. Meghan K. Combs
60 Thayer Street, Apt. 6R New York, NY 10040 • (336) 829-8283 (cell) • meghankcombs@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Masters of Art in Art History, concentration in Museum Studies, CUNY City College, New York, NY
Master's Thesis: The Polychromy of Greek and Roman Art: An Investigation of Museum Practices
Graduated with a 3.48 GPA, February 2013
Bachelors of Art in Art History, concentration in Medieval Art, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.73 GPA, December 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________
Sandbox Studios, New York, NY
Studio Assistant November 2014-present
• Serve as point of contact for clientele, answering questions and directing them to their prospective studio spaces
• Organize and manage office and styling inventory, ordering supplies when necessary
• Track catering schedule and ensure the staff arrives on time to set up meals for clients
• Answer museum telephone line and route specific calls when needed
• Other administrative tasks when asked
Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
Visitor Experience Associate January 2013-May 2014
• Acted as the point person between visitors and museum departments, ensuring all programs, exhibitions, and
services are properly communicated
• Processed entrance ticketing and program sales, and updated membership sales in the Patron’s Edge database
• Performed financial reconciliation and cash management during opening and closing procedures
• Troubleshooted visitor problems and answered museum telephone line, routing calls as necessary
• Verified the daily program, tour, and café reservation schedules on the museum’s Outlook calendar
• As a senior Associate, helped orient and train new Visitor Experience Associates
• Administrative tasks such as updating front desk information guide, proofreading website for accuracy, and
taking inventory and restocking front desk literature and supplies
• Promoted membership, programs, and events as the K2 Friday night Evening Host
Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY
Volunteer Coordinator June-December 2013
• Supervised volunteer staff and scheduled volunteers for regular activities and special projects
• Recruited new volunteers and oversaw volunteer training through departmental collaboration
• Maintained volunteer database and organized hardcopy forms/information on each volunteer
• Planned and implemented volunteer appreciation events and meetings
INTERNSHIPS
Cloisters Museum and Gardens -Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Education Intern/Volunteer April 2012-January 2013
• Created themes and researched objects for the Sights and Scents program for seniors with dementia
• Managed educational and research materials for the summer undergraduate interns
• Assisted the Sights and Scents visitors and tour guides during the program
• Researched topics for other educational tours, events, and programs using the Met's TMS Collections
Management Software
Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY
Curatorial Intern January-May 2012
• Conducted research for current and upcoming exhibitions, including The Adoration of the Magi by Bartolo di
Fredi: A Masterpiece Reconstructed, and edited wall labels, publications, and website
• Managed the Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion exhibition checklist
• Obtained image usage rights for the Ashé to Amen: African-Americans and Biblical Imagery exhibition catalog
• Planned and implemented an exhibition in the Education Center that coincided with the Bartolo show
• Assisted with the Walls Speak and Bartolo exhibition opening receptions
2. Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
Curatorial Intern January-July 2009
• Researched prospective contemporary artists and recorded information in a self-created database
• Documented correspondences between the curator and contemporary artists
• Assisted with the Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher Reel to Reel exhibition opening and reception
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston Salem, NC May-August 2008
Education Intern
• Developed a gallery talk relating an artwork within the museum to contemporaneous literature and music
• Assisted in children's education and public programs including organization of events and tours
• Helped lead children's art projects and historic house tours
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Dean and Chancellor's Lists at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spring 2008-Fall 2009
President and Vice President of the Art Club at Lon Morris Junior College Fall 2005-Spring 2007
Treasurer of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Lon Morris Junior College Fall 2006-Spring 2007
SKILLS
Computer: PC and Mac literate; proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop, and TMS Collections
Management Software; Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Language: Can read and translate Intermediate French and Beginner Spanish
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Lon Morris College Library, Jacksonville, TX
Rusk State Hospital, Rusk, TX H.O.P.E. Soup Kitchen, Jacksonville, TX