Erin Mcclelland
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Erin McClelland RÉSUMÉ AND QUALIFICATIONS Erin McClelland has worked with museums, historic sites, and public parks to develop and advance their interpretation since 2005. She specializes in interpretive planning, exhibition development, and exhibition project management, and brings a consultative approach and participatory perspective to every project. Ms. McClelland earned an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Texas-Austin, where she specialized in meaning-making in public spaces and heritage tourism. Education / M.A., American Studies, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX B.A., Cultural Anthropology with Honors and American Studies with Highest Honors, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA Relevant Professional Experience / 2020 – present Director of Operations and Co-Owner, MuseWork, LLC, Austin, TX 2020 – present Part-Time Faculty, School of Information, Kent State University 2013-2019 Principal and Founder, Erin McClelland Museum Services, Austin, TX 2006-2013 Senior Interpretive Planner/Project Manager, Interpretive Services Program, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Austin, TX Relevant Teaching Experience / Fall 2020 Museum Communication (graduate-level course for students 2020 Webinar Instructor and Curriculum Developer for five-part webinar series, “Going Local: Creating Local History Exhibits Your Visitors Won’t Forget” (for Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Program and Texas Historical Commission) 2019 Workshop Instructor and Curriculum Developer, “Public Writing for Cultural Resources” (for Texas Department of Transportation) 2019 Workshop Instructor and Curriculum Developer, “Telling a Story in Three Dimensions: Interpretive Exhibits and Displays” (for the Council of Academic and Research Libraries, San Antonio, TX) 2017 Workshop Instructor and Curriculum Developer, “Public Writing for Cultural Resources” (for Texas Department of Transportation) 2017 Workshop Instructor and Curriculum Developer for workshops and webinars on Interpretive Storytelling, Interpreting Difficult Stories, Interpretive Writing, Exhibit Design and Development (for Texas Historical Commission) 2015-2016 Workshop Instructor, “Understanding Audiences and Visitors” (multiple presentations, for Texas Historical Commission and Texas Association of Museums) 2014 Webinar Instructor and Curriculum Developer, “Selecting Strong Imagery for Interpretive Stories” (for Texas Historical Commission) December 2020 1 2014 Workshop Instructor and Curriculum Developer, “Writing for Impact: Frameworks for Interpretive Writing” (multiple presentations, for Texas Historical Commission) 2013-2014 Workshop Instructor, “Can You Hear Me Now?: Connecting to Visitors Through Real Stories of Artifacts and Place” (multiple presentations, for Texas Historical Commission) Selected Project Experience / 2020 Interpretive master planning and project management for Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, Fulton, TX (in progress) 2020 Interpretive exhibit planning, conceptual design, and project management for Texas Paleoindian web exhibit (title TBD) for Texas Department of Transportation, Austin, TX (in progress) 2020 Interpretive exhibit planning and design for permanent exhibits at Barbers Hill Independent School District, Mont Belvieu, TX (in progress) 2020 Conceptual exhibit design for permanent exhibits at Texas Memorial Museum (for Texas Department of Transportation), Austin, TX 2018-2020 Interpretive exhibit development, fabrication, and installation of permanent exhibit for River Ranch County Park Interpretive Center, Liberty Hill, TX (in progress) 2019-2020 Interpretive exhibit development, fabrication, and installation of permanent exhibit for Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University, Waco, TX 2019-2020 Interpretive master planning and project management for EastLink Trail, Austin, TX 2019-2020 Interpretive master planning and project management for Waterloo Greenway, Austin, TX 2019-2020 Interpretive master planning and project management for Pease Park Conservancy, Austin, TX 2019-2020 Project management for temporary exhibit, “On with the Fight!: 150 Years of Women’s Activism,” for Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas – Austin, Austin, TX 2018-2019 Interpretive exhibit development, fabrication, and installation of permanent exhibit, “Rockabilly: Musical Lens on the 1950s,” for Arkansas State University Museum, Jonesboro, AR 2018-2019 Interpretive exhibit planning and conceptual design of permanent exhibit for Old Hays County Jail, San Marcos, TX (with Hutson-Gallagher, Inc.) 2018 Interpretive planning and design of outdoor interpretive signage for Judge Roy Bean Travel Information Center, Langtry, TX (for Texas Department of Transportation) 2018 Interpretive exhibition development for “Inside 60 Minutes: The Pioneers Who Changed Television,” curated temporary exhibition, Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, TX (with McKinney York Architects) 2018 Interpretive planning and design of outdoor interpretive signage for Blue Elbow Swamp Boardwalk, Orange, TX (for Texas Department of Transportation) December 2020 2 2017-2018 Interpretive master planning and project management for Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 2016-2018 Exhibition design and interpretive planning for agricultural and automotive exhibits for Sam Rayburn House Museum State Historic Site, Bonham, TX (for Texas Historical Commission) 2016-2018 Conceptual and interpretive exhibit planning for Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Liberty, TX (for Texas State Archives and Library Commission, with Exhibit Concepts, Inc.) 2017 Facilitator for strategic planning session for Texas Association of Museums 2017 Interpretive planning for Campfire Stories website (for Bullock Texas State History Museum) 2017 Interpretive planning for trail signage at Josey Lake Park, Cypress, TX (for Howard Hughes Corporation, with D-G Studios) 2016 Conceptual and interpretive plan for “Rockabilly: Musical Lens on the 1950s,” Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 2016 Conceptual and interpretive exhibit plan for Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University, Waco, TX 2015-2016 Interpretive master planning and project management for Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site Interpretive Master Plan, Mexia, TX (for Texas Historical Commission) 2015-2016 Conceptual and interpretive planning for Sam Rayburn House Museum State Historic Site Visitor Center Exhibits, Bonham, TX (for Texas Historical Commission, with Split Rock Studios) 2015-2016 Conceptual and interpretive planning for permanent exhibits, Annie Riggs Memorial Museum, Fort Stockton, TX (with Robertson Museum Projects) 2015-2016 Interpretive planning for permanent exhibits at Town of Highland Park Town Hall, Highland Park, TX (with Druce Reiley & Associates) 2015-2016 Conceptual planning and project management for Tarleton STEAM Mobile Education Classroom, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX 2014-2015 Interpretive master planning for La Bajada Mesa Interpretive Master Plan, Santa Fe, NM (for National Park Service and US Forest Service, with Valenzuela Preservation Studio) 2013-2015 Conceptual and interpretive planning for Fort Lancaster State Historic Site Visitor Center Exhibits, Sheffield, TX (with MuseWork) 2015 Conceptual and interpretive planning for Museum and Library at Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, Waco, TX (with Pony Allen Studios) 2015 Conceptual and interpretive planning for “Roller Derby,” curated temporary exhibition, Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, TX 2015 Interpretive planning for “Play Ball!: Baseball and Rail in Texas,” curated temporary exhibition, Interurban Rail Museum, Plano, TX (with Druce Reiley & Associates) 2014 Conceptual and interpretive planning for permanent exhibits, Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX (with Robertson Museum Projects) December 2020 3 2014 Conceptual and interpretive planning for “Prospering on the Prairie: The Story of Frisco,” permanent exhibits, Frisco Heritage Museum, Frisco, TX (with Robertson Museum Projects) 2014 Interpretive planning for permanent exhibits, Sam Houston Regional Library and Resource Center, Liberty, TX (for Texas State Library and Archives Commission, with Pony Allen Studios) 2013 Interpretive planning and project management, Colton Hall Museum Interpretive Plan, Monterey, CA 2013 Interpretive planning and audience development consultation, Texas Forestry Museum, Lufkin, TX December 2020 4 .