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class of 2012

Jacob Barry
B.A. Skidmore College; major in History
Experience: Historic New England, Arsenal Center for the Arts, the Lexington Historical Society,
Hometown: Arlington, MA

Julie Broadbent
B.A. University of Rochester; majors in History and Anthropology
Experience: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Nantucket Historical
Association, Western Reserve Historical Society
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Sarah Budlong
B.A. Stonehill College; major in History, minor in Religious Studies
Experience: USS Constitution Museum, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Stonehill College Archives, Sewall-Belmont House and Museum 
Hometown: Cranston, Rhode Island

Amanda Cohen
B.Phil. University of Pittsburgh; majors in History and History of Art and Architecture
Experience: International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, American Jewish Museum of the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Museum of American Jewish History
Hometown: Havertown, Pennsylvania

Olivia Cothren
B.A. University of Mary Washington; major in History
Experience: Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, Historic House Trust of New York City, Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Scotty's Castle, Death Valley National Park
Hometown:  Poughkeepsie, New York

Matthew Gross
B.A. Gettysburg College; major in History, minor in Civil War Era Studies
Experience: National Air and Space Museum, The Library of Congress, National Museum of American History, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Gettysburg College Special Collections and Archives
Hometown: Hampstead, Maryland

Amy Hollister
B.A. Lawrence University; majors in History and Government, minors in Russian and International Relations
Experience: National Baseball Hall of Fame, North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting, Neill-Cochran House Museum, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum
Hometown: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Tramia Jackson
B.A. College of William and Mary; major in History
Experience: Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
Hometown: Stafford, Virginia

Ashley Jahrling
B.A. University of Massachusetts, Amherst; majors in History and English, minor in Psychology
Experience: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Historic Deerfield, American Antiquarian Society
Hometown: Sutton, Massachusetts

Emily Ann Laird
B.A. University of North Texas; major in History, minors in Art History and Italian
Experience: Matagorda County Museum, Mayborn Museum, Crossroads of Texas Living History Association
Hometown:  Dallas, Texas

Casey Lewis
B.A. Ithaca College; majors in History and Journalism
Experience: Corning Museum of Glass, National Museum of American History, Tompkins County History Center, Chemung Valley History Museum
Hometown: Horseheads, New York

Amanda Manahan
B.A. Heidelberg University; major in Anthropology, minors in History and Music
Experience: The Museum at Bethel Woods, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Heidelberg University Archaeology Lab
Hometown: Hamilton, Indiana

Kelly Mustone
B.A. Salve Regina University; Cultural and Historic Preservation
Experience: The American Textile History Museum, Salve Regina University Community Preservation Laboratory, The Newport Historical Society
Hometown: Hudson, New Hampshire

Elizabeth Nerland
B.A. Lawrence University; major in History, minor in Ethnic Studies
Experience: The Glimmerglass Festival, British Museum, History Museum at the Castle, Minnesota Historical Society
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota

 Jenna Peterson
B.A. Wartburg College; majors in History, French, and International Relations
Experience: The Farmers' Museum, Plimoth Plantation, Mystic Seaport, Iowa State Special Collections and Archives, Living History Farms
Hometown: Ankeny, Iowa

Keith Rohlman
B.S. Central Michigan University; major in History, minor in Museum Studies
Experience: Midland County Historical Society, The Farmers’ Museum
Hometown: Keego Harbor, Michigan

Christine Stokes
B.A. University of California; Santa Barbara; major in History
Experience: International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, El Presidio de Santa Barbara California State Historic Park, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Hometown:  Redding, California

Rebecca Wangard
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison; majors in Human Geography and Material Culture Studies
Experience: The Chipstone Foundation, Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database, and Wisconsin Historical Society
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

class of 2013

Catherine Bayles
B.A. Illinois Wesleyan University; majors in Anthropology and Educational Studies
Experience: KidsWork Children's Museum, McLean County Museum of History, Children's Discovery Museum, Illinois Wesleyan University Ames Archives, and the American Library Association
Hometown: Flossmoor, Illinois

Ashley Bowden
B.A. University of California, Berkeley; major in Development Studies
M.A. The Ohio State University; African American and African Studies
Experience: African Burial National Monument (National Park Service), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Hometown: Los Angeles, California

Nick DeMarco
B.A. University at Albany; major in American History, minor in Art History. 
Experience: Waterford Museum
Hometown:  Malta, New York

Tori Eckler
B.S. State University of New York College at Oneonta; majors in History and Anthropology
Experience: Onondaga Historical Association Museum, SUNY Oneonta Milne Library Alden Room Archives & Special Collections, New York State Historical Association 
Hometown: Baldwinsville, New York

Jeana Ganskop
B.A. St. Lawrence University; major in History, minors in Mathematics and Music
Experience: New Hampshire Farm Museum, Museum of Wayne County History, Macon County Conservation District, St. Lawrence County Historical Association, Moss Mansion Historic House Museum, The Plainsman Museum
Hometown: Williamson, NY

Haley Gard
B.A. New Mexico State University; major in History
Experience: Mesa Verde National Park, Branigan Cultural Center
Hometown: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Emily Lang
B.A. Kent State University; major in History, minor in Jewish Studies and Women's Studies
Experience: Ohio Historical Society, Kent State Fashion Museum, Kent Historical Society, Kent State Archives
Hometown: Reynoldsburg, Ohio

Laura Laubenthal
B.A. Bowling Green State University; major in History, minor in Art History.  
Experience: The Oberlin Heritage Center, The Lorain County Historical Society
Hometown: Elyria, Ohio

Ryan Leichenauer
B.A. Tufts University; major in History, minor in American Politics
Experience: Schenectady County Historical Society, Medford Historical Society
Hometown: Schenectady, NY

Jessica Mayercin
B.A. Ohio State University; majors in Anthropology and Archaeology
Experience:  Cultural Resources Archaeology Division of the Ohio Department of Transportation
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

Jenna Neumann
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay; B.A. Studio Arts, B.S. Social Change and Development
Experience: Lawton Gallery, The Art Garage, The Neville Public Museum
Hometown: Merrill, Wisconsin

Rebecca Ortenberg
B.A. Lewis and Clark College; majors in History and Theater
Experience: Handel House Museum , First State Heritage Park at Dover, Philip Foster Farm, Champoeg State Park, the End of the Oregon Trail museum
Hometown: Oxnard, California

Christina Parise
B.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania; major in Anthropology, minors in History and Religious Studies
Experience: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Senator John Heinz History Center, Washington Crossing Historic Park
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Chelsea Robertson
B. Ph. Miami University; major in Interdisciplinary Studies, minor in Anthropology
Experience: Great Lakes Science Center; the Field Museum
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Naomi Szpot
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Whitewater; majored in History, minored in Anthropology
Experience: Wisconsin Historical Society - Old World Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Museum
Hometown: East Troy, Wisconsin

Colin Walfield
B.A. Gettysburg College; major in History, minor in Classical Studies
Experience: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Eisenhower National Historic Site, Museum of Bath at Work
Hometown: Huntington, New York

Abigail Wilson
B.A. State University of New York at Geneseo; major in History
Experience: First State Heritage Park, Oneida Community Mansion House,Onondaga Historical Association Museum, Susan B. Anthony House
Hometown: Morrisville, New York