Ashley Vergara

833 Embarcadero Del Mar, Apt. 16 * Goleta, CA 93117 * (916) 719-2983 * av94f266
@westpost.net
Objective
To attain an entry-level position in the Gallery and/or Museum field that will u
tilize my BA in Art History and curatorial experience.
Skills
* Art History B.A., UC, Santa Barbara graduate offering a strong academic
background with varied work experience.
* Proficient with the use of a Mac computer; can quickly learn and master
new technology; equally successful in both team and self-directed settings.
* Strong work ethic; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Barbara Degree Awarded 6/13/10
Bachelor of Arts - GPA: 3.52
Semester Abroad at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England - GPA: 4.0
January 2009 to June 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Curator
UC Santa Barbara Art Museum, Architecture and Design Center
March 2010 to Present
* Assist in processing archival material for the Cliff May and David Gebhard col
lections. Assist visiting researchers with finding material. Charged with consis
tently increasing responsibilities, including completing processing the Edward A
. Killingsworth collection and creating the Finding Aid using Archivits' Toolkit
.
Research Assistant
UC Santa Barbara Art History Department, Professor Mark Meadow
March 2010 to June 2010
* Assisted Professor Meadow in researching topics for his developing Museum Stud
ies program for the Lieden University in the Netherlands. Worked independently a
nd had weekly meeting with Professor Meadow. Responsibilities included researchi
ng topics using the UCSB library, making interlibrary loans, reading any materia
l not written in German or Dutch, and creating an annotated bibliography of over
fifty books on a wide range of topics.
Student Intern
UC Santa Barbara, Education Abroad Program
September 2009 to June 2010
* Volunteer position. Routinely gave presentations to student groups interested
in studying aboard. Provided support, guidance, and information in person and vi
a e-mail to both potential and current study-abroad students and their parents.
Teaching Assistant
UC Santa Barbara, Orfalea Children's Center
July 2009 to December 2009
* Worked with children six months old to four years old supervising their activi
ties: play-time, nap-time, reading-time, snack-time, etc. Children of faculty, s
taff and students of UCSB attended this center.
REFERENCES
References upon request.