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A culmination of research, this shanty partially restores a legacy for late architect, David Madson. Madson designed an innovative AIDS memorial in the 1990s, prior to his murder. This shanty also serves as a prototype for what a permanent AIDS memorial in Minnesota could look like.

The shanty was open for four weeks on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, as part of the Art Shanty Projects.

David is more known for being the victim of the spree killer, Andrew Cunanan. My broader research about David aims to restore an ethical memory of David as a whole person, decentering the circumstances of his death, while also highlighting other parts of his personal and professional life.

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This 6000+ sq. ft. exhibit, opening in 2025, addresses how New York City infrastructure runs and what keeps in moving.

Primary experience developer with the design and build partner, the Science Museum of Minnesota.

This exhibit is about the history of brewing in Washington County, the families that brewed, and the economic/social impact of brewing.

Freelance exhibit developer, in partnership with Split Rock Studios, for schematic and design development.

The first queer history bike tour was a 10 mile bike ride, in collaboration with Perennial Cycle with over 70 riders throughout Minneapolis stopping at 9 locations to discuss aspects of Minneapolis’s queer past.

Since then, I have led more tours with Perennial for Minneapolis and St. Paul every year since 2022.

Article in the Minnesota History Magazine (Minnesota Historical Society) detailing the storied history of three queer nightlife sites in Downtown Minneapolis.

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This exhibit details queer resistance, love, and identity formation amid the evolution of the neighborhood through the 20th century.

Sites are featured where queer people found or created community while addressing the systemic challenges of legal and extralegal discrimination, urban renewal, and HIV/AIDS. 

This exhibit is part of an ongoing partnership between Twin Cities Pride and the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS). It is inspired by the Twin Cities LGBTQ+ History Tours developed by TC Pride and MNHS in 2022.

A collaboration between the Minnesota Historical Society and Twin Cities Pride, these tours locate fifty-eight sites of LGBTQ+ history in the Twin Cities with three digital story maps. The sites span the Twin Cities, range in date, and relate to a variety of themes, including protest/activism, legislation (both anti- and pro-LGBTQ+ rights), public sex, community resources, bars and nightlife, arts and culture, anti-LGBTQ+ violence, and HIV/AIDS, among others.

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Processed The Steve Masters Ephemeral Collection, The Lenny Waller Collection, Peter Fiske’s Photo Album on Coulter “Colt” Thomas, The Conversio Virium Papers; Peter Rapp’s Collection on Pittsburgh MC and Tennessee Raptors; cataloged other donations.

Created and implemented programming for community projects like International Mr. Leather, the Lock-In, and the 25^th Anniversary Celebration.

–FREE: Minnesota’s Fight for Sexual Liberation, Rainbow Health Education Series, 2021
–Hidden in Plains Sight: LGBTQ+ Activism Before Stonewall, Lathrop GPM ERG Speaker Series, 2021
–Queer Public History lecture, History of Sex course at DePaul University, 2020
–Queer Public History and Filming FREE, Hamline University, 2019
–History of Stonewall and Gay Liberation, OutFront Youth Summit, 2019

“In Living Memory: A Memorial Outline for David Madson & AIDS in Minnesota,” Strategies for Documenting and Memorializing Queer Lives. Queer History Conference June 12-15, 2022.

“Heritage of the Harness: Tracking Masculinity, Sexual Expression,Pand Commodification Through Fetish Adornment.” Interdisciplinary Conference of the American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA), Loren Frankel Scholar. March 22-25, 2018.

“‘Not “Just for Fun:’ Examining American Manhood through Early 20^th Century Sheet Music.” Honors Student Conference, DePaul University, May 13, 2016.

“‘Getting PrEPared:’ The Basics of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.” The Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, February 21, 2016. February 15, 2015.

“‘Getting PrEPared:’ The Basics of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis.” CatalystCon – Midwest, April 2, 2016.

Stonewall Sports National Tournament Manager, 2025-present Stonewall Sports Twin Cities Board member– Minneapolis, MN, 2018-2020
Conference Chair, Historian, Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity (SGD Institute), 2014-2021
Served two years as the Illinois Oversight Committee representative for the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Asexual College Conference(MBLGTACC); Served as the conference chair for the 2017 conference (planning period from 2015-2017) securing sponsors, programming, implementing marketing strategies, and organizing/leading a planning team; currently elected as the Historian for the SGD Institute and MBLGTACC.
https://issuu.com/sgdinstitute/docs/mblgtacc_2017_program_guide Research Assistant, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities,
2017-2018
Oral History Intern, Museum of Minneapolis,
January-May 2018
Behavioral Research Assistant, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 2015-2017
Executive Assistant, LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (formerly The Chicago Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce), 2013-2015