Resume

• 2014

  Rice University

  Houston

  TX

  Organized and executed all aspects of an international scholarly symposium

  \nincluding more one hundred attendees from three continents

  from development of\nintellectual rationale through execution

  including managing vendors

  organizing\ntravel

  and coordinating distribution of promotional materials.\n- Used social media to promote the event and drive engagement with the intellectual\nideas of the symposium

  particularly through live Tweeting with dedicated hashtag.

  Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations Symposium

  Rice University

• 2013

  Program for the Study of Ethnicity

  Race

  and Culture (Rice University)

  Houston

  TX

  - Assisted with developing the strategic vision and mission statement for the program.\n- Managed and coordinated a regular lecture series

  and assisted with the coordination\nof a major symposium

  works-in-progress seminar

  and other events.\n- Managed the organization's external communication and web presence

  including\nsocial media; developing and managing our public blog; managing the organization's\nListserv through MailChimp; and assisting with the writing

  editing

  and distribution\nof newsletters and announcements.

  Assistant Director

  Program for the Study of Ethnicity

  Race

  and Culture (Rice University)

  Nashville

  Tennessee

  External Relations Coordinator

  American Association for State and Local History

  Branchburg

  NJ

  Taught courses in World history and United States history.

  Adjunct Instructor

  Raritan Valley Community College

  Houston

  TX

  Woodson Research Center Special Collections & University Archives

  Journal of Southern History

  Houston

  TX

  - Copyedited and fact-checked scholarly articles and book reviews.\n- Assisted in compilation of journal’s annual bibliography.

  Editorial Assistant

  Devon

  PA

  -\tCoordinated planning

  communication

  and delivery of our permanent historic preservation and commemoration programs

  conducting outreach to and facilitating the participation of schools

  community organizations

  and historic sites.\n-\tSpearheaded a full organizational re-brand

  including writing new mission and vision statements and proposing them to Board of Directors

  independently developing

  designing

  and writing new marketing materials.\n-\tIndependently managed organizational web presence

  including designing and maintaining web site

  managing social media presence on Facebook

  Twitter

  and Instagram

  and writing blog posts for external outlets to promote our programs.\n-\tPlanned work on historic cemetery preservation and documentation

  working with local cemeteries and churches for student projects

  and cooperating with state historic preservation partners on historic cemetery preservation advocacy efforts.

  Program Coordinator

  Saving Hallowed Ground

  Nashville

  TN

  My current role involves managing strategic initiatives and external partnerships for AASLH where I contribute to our leadership team and provide insights and advice on a wide range of issues. I oversee our leadership efforts around the United States 250th anniversary and manage major grant projects and field-wide research. I am also the staff lead for the History Leadership Institute

  the editor of the AASLH quarterly magazine History News

  and the managing editor of the AASLH book series.

  Senior Manager

  Strategic Initiatives

  American Association for State and Local History

  Glassboro

  NJ

  - Taught courses in United States history and Africana Studies.

  Adjunct Professor

  Rowan University

• 2010

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  - Independently developed

  research

  and wrote a book-length study of racial identity in\nthe nineteenth century Atlantic World.\n\n- Developed the highest expertise as scholar of United States

  African American

  African Diaspora

  and Latin American history

  including writing for both academic and public audiences

  preparing\napplications for external grants and fellowships

  and presenting my research findings\nat professional meetings and conferences.

  History

• 2008

  Daura Gallery

  Lynchburg College

  Woodson Research Center Special Collections & University Archives

  Journal of Southern History

  Raritan Valley Community College

  Saving Hallowed Ground

  American Association for State and Local History

  Lynchburg

  VA

  - Assisted with wide variety of museum and gallery tasks

  including exhibit\nconstruction; collections organization

  maintenance

  and storage; interfacing with\npublic at exhibit openings and other events.\n- Curated two major exhibits

  including selecting works to be displayed

  writing and\ncreating labels

  and physically installing the exhibits: one exhibit

  “Shutterbugs

  ”\nfeaturing student travel photography; and a second exhibit

  featuring early-20th\nCentury photographs and descriptions of North Africa by European travelers.

  Gallery Assistant

  Daura Gallery

  Lynchburg College

• Communication

  Strategic Communications

  Leadership

  Program Development

  Museums

  Program Management

  Grant Writing

  Strategic Partnerships

  Research

  Management

  Program Coordination

  Community Outreach

  Editing

  Public Speaking

  Social Media

  Strategic Initiatives

  History

  Teaching

  Nonprofit Organizations

  Writing

  \"Crafting freedom: Race and social mobility among free artisans of color in Cartagena and Charleston\"

  Study of race and labor among free people of color in the revolutionary greater Caribbean.

  \"Crafting freedom: Race and social mobility among free artisans of color in Cartagena and Charleston\"

  Analysis of the social worlds of free people of color in Houston and Harris County

  Texas

  between 1835 and 1860.

  \"Community Bonds in the Bayou City: Race and Local Reputation in Early Houston\"

  Essay collection examining the role of African-descended people in transforming modern notions of race

  citizenship

  and national belonging.

  Race and Nation in the Age of Emancipations: An Atlantic World Anthology

  I am a historian helping the public better understand the past and why it matters.\n\nMy current role involves managing strategic initiatives and external partnerships for AASLH where I contribute to our leadership team and provide insights and advice on a wide range of issues. I oversee our leadership efforts around the United States 250th anniversary and manage major grant projects and field-wide research. I am also the staff lead for the History Leadership Institute

  the editor of the AASLH quarterly magazine History News

  and the managing editor of the AASLH book series.

  John

  Marks

  Rowan University