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New Exhibits Unveiled at Shadows on the Teche

In July 2024, I had the wonderful opportunity to open five new exhibits that I wrote, designed, and installed at the Shadows on the Teche. They were funded by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We hosted a members-only opening that welcomed 85 locals and resulted in a 20%Continue reading “New Exhibits Unveiled at Shadows on the Teche”

Shadows Interpretive Framework Explained (2024)

The Shadows Interpretive Framework established the vision for the new tour and visitor experience. The framework took two weeks to write. Phase one was built in six weeks in 2023. Phase two, three Visitor Center exhibitions, took one year to write, design, and install. Phase two was funded by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. PhaseContinue reading “Shadows Interpretive Framework Explained (2024)”

Recognizing Excellence: Iberia Parish’s Young Leaders

In 2024, I was named as one of Iberia Parish’s top 20 professionals under 40 years old. I am grateful for the community of New Iberia and Iberia Parish for recognizing the import work that I have done at the Shadows. I returned to Iberia Parish in order to tell a more complete story ofContinue reading “Recognizing Excellence: Iberia Parish’s Young Leaders”

A Reckoning at the Big House (2023)

A Reckoning at the Big House: Regional historians, tour guides, and descendants of the enslaved weigh in on the future of plantation tourism in Louisiana by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot, Alexandra KennonAUGUST 23, 2023(copied from Country Roads: https://countryroadsmagazine-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/countryroadsmagazine.com/api/amp/art-and-culture/history/future-of-plantation-tourism/ ) If you were to visit the Shadows-on-the-Teche when the National Trust for Historic Preservation first opened it as a museum in theContinue reading “A Reckoning at the Big House (2023)”

Building a Strategic Education Vision at PMML

I was hired as the founding director of the Education Department at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. In 2021, I joined the Pritzker Military Museum & Library as the founding director of the Education Department. The first major task undertaken was crafting a strategic plan that directs the overall vision of the Education Department. TheContinue reading “Building a Strategic Education Vision at PMML”

Transforming Melrose Plantation: Interpretive Plan Success

As Executive Director of APHN (Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches), I led a team of historians and board members in creating the institutions first ever Interpretive Plan in 2013. Since its publication in 2013, Melrose Plantation has undergone a transformation guided by the Interpretive Plan. The Museum improved exhibit spaces in the ‘BigContinue reading “Transforming Melrose Plantation: Interpretive Plan Success”

Promoting DEAI Initiatives in Museums

In 2017, I founded an employee DEAI committee at The National WWII Museum Sensory Inclusion Partnered with Kulture City to create headphone zones, quiet zones, social stories, and sensory bags. LGBTQ Welcoming Guidelines Began work on the AAM LGBTQ Welcoming Guidelines to make the institution more welcoming. – Addition of All-Gender restrooms and joining theContinue reading “Promoting DEAI Initiatives in Museums”