• Highly motivated anthropologist with more than 20 years of experience in all facets of the trade.
• Accomplished curator with a specialty in Southwestern Native American and Hispanic art / artifacts.
• Instrumental in developing the Anthropology Department at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
• One of seven appraisers in the United States certified with the American Society of Appraisers for Personal Property / Native American Art.
• Entrepreneur with an established reputation as a retailer, appraiser, broker, consultant, lecturer, and tour director.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Well-organized and capable of shouldering responsibility and using initiative to successfully achieve results.
• Skilled in discovering resourceful and enterprising solutions to problems.
• Respected for depth of knowledge, enthusiasm, and dedication.
• Persuasive communicator with highly developed presentation and written communication skills.
• Able to work effectively with people of diverse interests and cultural backgrounds.

EDUCATION

• POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, University of Denver and Southern Methodist University.
• MASTER OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, University of Colorado.
• BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY, Adams State College.

AFFILIATIONS

• American Association of Museums
• American Society of Appraisers
• Council for Museum Anthropology
• Colorado Archeological Society
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
• Denver Museum of Natural History
• Maxwell Museum, University of New Mexico
• Mesa Verde Museum Association
• Mountains-Plains Museum Conference
• Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe
• Sociedad Mexicana de Antropologia
• Southwest Museum, Los Angeles
• Spanish Colonial Arts Society, Santa Fe
• Southwestern Anthropological Association
• Southwestern Association of Indian Affairs