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Fleming C. Garner

5633 Farmdale Ave., N. Hollywood, CA 91601 | 706.781.9376 | fleminggarner@gmail.com

EDUCATION

• LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA Bachelor of Arts in Art History/Museum Studies, May 2009

• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL Masters of Science in Historic Preservation, prospected degree: August 2015

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT Kitterly, Inc, Los Angeles, CA Designer Liason and Project Manager for Events, June 2014 to Present

• Recruited knitting and crochet designers to kit their designs into project bundles • Researched designers and organized data to ensure projects in all skill levels and project types • Organized trade show booths for over 10,000 visitors for both Stitches West and Vogue Knitting

Live-Pasadena. • Created booth layout, arranged transportation of product and lodging for Kitterly employees,

operated booths on trade show floor, and organized assembly and tear down. • Organized and executed social media for all events, which included Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,

Pinterest, and Kitterly Blog. • Participated in marketing meetings and managed graphic designer on social media graphics need. • Managed the Kitterly blog and appeared as guest blogger on occasion.

Knit Culture Studio, Los Angeles, CA Class and Event Manager, Sales Associate, September 2013 to Present

• Managed knitting and crochet teachers in scheduling classes and workshops. • Developed new classes around the needs voiced by customers. • Interviewed and hired teachers as needed. • Guest teacher for “Knitting Project Pick-Up.” This drop-in class was created so that students

could bring any project to ask questions or work on techniques. • Organized events for the local LA County Yarn Crawl 2015 including 6 knitting and crochet

designer trunk shows and 2 yarn trunk shows. • Organized and executed social media and marketing for the event, which included Facebook,

Instagram,and Twitter. • Performed opening and closing duties for the store. • Trained new employees in store policies and customer interaction.

NOTED EXPERIENCE Americorps/The Student Conservation Association (SCA) Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program, Crow Agency, MT SCA Intern at The National Park Service at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, June-August 2013

• Researched and wrote a history of the battlefield markers related to the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn and Custer’s Last Stand.

• Surveyed over 250 battlefield markers for a digital catalogue and condition assessment. • Used tablet technology to catalogue each marker with a front and back photograph using a excel

file denoting condition, marker wording, and size. • Worked directly under the Chief of Resource Management.

The Selu Project: Unearthing LaGrange College's Past, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA Project Leader, 2007-2009

• Supervised the cleaning and cataloging of over 500 artifacts in the archeological dig at LaGrange College that excavated artifacts that dated back to the 1900s.

• Cleaned, as well as preserved, artifacts using different methods including Reverse Electrolysis. • Recorded and interpreted artifacts by conducting research, using reference materials and

interviewing alumnus of the college.

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• Delegated responsibilities and tasks to volunteers which included different academic departments • Created engaging and informative displays to be used in the College library for students,

professors, staff, alumni, and community members to view. • Produced a brochure used in the College’s marketing materials. • Presented to the Southern History of Education Society (SHOES) on research findings.

CATALOGING/MUSEUM STUDIES EXPERIENCE The Evanston History Center (The Charles Gates Dawes House), Evanston, IL Internship, 2012-2013

• Designed and created exhibitions for the Save-An-Artifact campaign using local artifacts within the museums collection and researching local history to help tell the story of each of the pieces on display.

• Performed docent duties, which included leading tours and handling money for entrance fees. • Worked with the Director of Development to raise funds for the annual House Walk Tour of

homes in the Evanston area, which included making calls and writing letters to potential donors. LaGrange College Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA Cataloging, 2010-2011

• Create a filing system of each Lamar Dodd piece owned by LaGrange College, which is the second largest collection of Lamar Dodd’s work.

• Reorganize the Dodd files to make a more complete system of the Dodd collection, this includes taking photographs, locating, and compiling a digital file of the collection.

LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA Museum Studies Internship, June-July 2008

• Gained extensive experience in cataloging and hanging shows. • Worked directly under the Executive Director and the Curator of Education.

LaGrange College Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA Field Experience, Spring 2008

• Cataloged two collections: Wes Cochran Collection and the LaGrange Art Museum Permanent Collection.

LaGrange College Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA Co-Chair, Night at the Dodd Student Art Exhibition, Fall 2008

• Managed the hanging and displaying of student artwork. • Collected and organized student art entries.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION EXPERIENCE The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Chicago, IL, Fall 2011

• Drafted measured drawings of the Western Springs Water Tower, now the Western Springs Historical Society, which are now apart of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

• Created measured drawings of a beach house to be demolished on the Indiana Sand Dunes, which are now apart of the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

Historic Structures Report, Spring 2011 • Participated in building a historic structures report for The Chicago Defender Building. • Responsibilities included surveying the types of windows, documenting with photos and labeled

drawings, and making recommendations for window replacement if necessary. Preservation Planning Survey, Fall 2012

• Surveyed 30 residential buildings for the I-290 Corridor survey commissioned by the village of Oak Park, IL historic preservation department.

• Surveyed 50 commercial buildings in the Recent Past Survey commissioned by Landmarks Illinois in Brookfield, IL a suburb of Chicago.

• Documented style, materials, and significance of structures in a reconnaissance survey which included document forms and photos.

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GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, APT (Association for Preservation Technology), Chicago, IL Digitizing Student Leader, 2012-2013

• Worked as the student project leader to reformat scanned pamphlets from the late 1800s through the mid 1900s into PDFs so that they could be added to the online research database archive.org. Each pamphlet had to have color correction and resizing before being turned into a PDF. Each folder of PDFs was then entered into an excel database to keep tract of the folders and their current stage of processing. As student leader I had to train other students on how to reformat the scanned pamphlet .jpegs and turn them in to PDFs.

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP LaGrange College Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA, 2009-2011

• Took direction from 6 faculty members; aided with class lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, and research.

• Assisted with the LaGrange National Juried Art Competition open to artists in the United States; communicate with artists as well as catalog, research, and hang works

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LaGrange College Residential Life Department, LaGrange, GA Resident Director-Upperclassman (promoted), 2010-2011

• Supervised, trained, and managed scheduling for 8 Resident Assistants. • Managed 125 students- resolve disciplinary issues and reported directly to the Dean of Students.

Resident Director-Freshman (promoted), 2009-2010 • Directly responsible for the safety and wellbeing of 30 dorm students. • Supervised two Resident Assistants and oversaw dorm activities and programming. • On-call for up to 6 dorms once a month. • Effectively handled physical and verbal disputes utilizing crisis intervention techniques. • Demonstrated organizational skills and communication skills through working and developing

relationships with students, staff, and faculty. Resident Assistant, 2006-2009

• Planned and supervised activities for the College's resident students. • Diligently enforced the rules of the College.

LaGrange College Advancement Office, LaGrange, GA Supervisor, (promoted) 2010-2011, Phon-a-thon Caller, 2006-2010

• Interviewed, hired, trained, and managed 13 students. • Instructed students on proper calling procedures and handling difficult situations. • Responsible for raising money through the Phone-A-Thon to fund scholarships for current and

prospective students LaGrange College History Department, LaGrange, GA Work-Study Supervisor (promoted), 2008-2009; Work Study Aid, 2005-2008

• Supervised and managed up to 12 work-study students • Delegated assignments and handled scheduling • Served the History Department’s professors by assisting with class preparation, research, and

making copies of notes and articles University of Georgia Camp Counselor, Wahsega 4-H Center in Dahlonega, GA, Summer 2009; Camp Counselor, Summer 2007 (promoted), Camp Counselor, Summers 2005-2006, Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, GA.

• Served as supervisor to 19 peer counselors and instructed classes in archery and high ropes elements to 4-6th graders.

PROFESSIONAL/LEADERSHIP INVOLVEMENT LaGrange College Art Student League, LaGrange, GA Co-President, 2008-2009, Treasurer, 2007-2009, Active Member, 2006-2009

• Assisted in the planning, advertising, organizing and executing of events. • Led group meetings when needed. • Created fundraising events such as the Side Walk Chalk Art Show.

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LaGrange College Quadrangle Yearbook, LaGrange, GA Design/Theme Editor, 2007-2008

• Participated in the planning process of moving the yearbook to a CD to meet the College’s new sustainability initiative.

• Oversaw that each page flowed and was aesthetically pleasing. LaGrange College Student Government Association, LaGrange, GA Senate Chair on Executive Council, 2006, Senate Member, 2005

• Planned, managed tasks, and responsibilities for Homecoming, Fair on the Square, May Day, Christmas on the Hill, and Halloween on the Hill.

• Contacted local businesses, alumni, and the Chamber of Commerce to obtain volunteers for each event.

• Worked closely with Director of Alumni, Dean of Students, Director of Student Activities, and local Police Department to set-up the Homecoming Parade for 2 years.

• Ran Town Hall Meetings on campus with up to 20 students attending; acted as a mediator and president.

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS • Presidential Citation: Most Impressive Interdisciplinary Research Project of the Decade, 2009 • Phi Alpha Theta Leadership Award for undergraduate work, 2009 • William Elezida Hope Art History Award, 2009 • John R. Hines Jr. Undergraduate Research Student Award, 2009 • Undergraduate Research Scholar, 2008 • Quadrangle Scholarship, 2005-2009

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Presenter, Southern History of Education Society (SHOES), LaGrange, GA, 2009 • Presenter, Art History Forum, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA, March 2008 • Article, Citations, LaGrange College Research Publication, LaGrange, GA, 2008 • Book of Library Art, Created and published a book of art located in the LaGrange College Lewis

Library- photographed art and researched artists to compile biographies on specific artists within the College’s collection, 2009-2010

STUDY ABROAD Paris, France, Art and Architecture of Paris, January 2009 Tuscany and Rome, Italy, Art and Architecture of Italy, January 2007 TECHNOLOGY

• Knowledgeable in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, SketchUp, PastPerfect, Quickbooks Point of Sale, Magento, and ECC on both Mac and PC.

• Knowledgeable in tablet technology for performing surveys and cataloguing collections.