Tracy Gierada Payovich
M.A., Public Humanities
B.A., History with Honors

Tracy at the Heritage Museum and Cultural Center

Welcome!

I built this portfolio website to share examples of my work on public history and humanities projects. My professional experience includes roles as a program manager, curator, communicator, and administrator in the cultural heritage field.

SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Project Manager of Website Redesign including comprehensive content overhaul for clements.umich.edu (2019)

@ William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Exhibit Curator/ Coordinator and Installation Manager for:
– Synchronous exhibitions of lighthouse history, two museum exhibits and a seasonal, off-site display inside the National Register-listed St. Joseph North Pier inner lighthouse (2018)
– Archaeology exhibition featuring loans from regional institutions (2017)

Grant Author/ Coordinator for $50K Capital Improvements Grant (MCACA) plus over $50K from other funders for museum programs/ operations (2017)

@ The Heritage Museum & Cultural Center, St. Joseph, MI

Exhibit Curator/ Coordinator for:
– Exhibition of local agricultural collections (2014)
– Numerous traveling and community-based displays

Researcher/ Author for:
– Michigan Historical Marker archival documentation and application, “Coloma Interurban Station” (2013)
– Magazine article in Historical Society of Michigan Chronicle (2012)

@ North Berrien Historical Museum, Coloma, MI

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