Teams at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Leads the Museum’s government affairs strategy across city, state, and federal levels. Manages staff, advocacy plans, policymaker relationships, legislative monitoring, funding proposals, lobbying compliance, and policy risk assessments. Oversees briefings and external communications for senior leadership and the Board, coordinates public capital funding efforts, and represents the Museum in meetings with elected officials and agency leaders.

Processes and appraises a recently acquired collection of art-collecting business, legal, and historical records. Responsibilities include developing processing plans, performing basic preservation, arranging and describing materials, rehousing collections, creating DACS-compliant finding aids in ArchivesSpace, identifying digitization candidates, providing reference services, and integrating records into museum repositories and databases.

Performs original and complex cataloging for print, digital, serial, and electronic materials; creates MARC and non-MARC metadata; develops authority and linked-data records; supports departmental library projects and digital collections; provides reference assistance and research support; coordinates staff, interns, and volunteers; and promotes collections through presentations, publications, programs, and social media.