April Metz De Montiel

• Responsible for concept-to-completion design and development for a wide range of exhibitions in Colonial Williamsburg's five museums.
• Worked closely with staff teams and independent contractors.
• Supervised exhibition production and fabrication, object installation and followed conversation protocols .
• Evaluated post-exhibit feedback from visitors and staff, refining future designs based on user insights.
• Provided architectural renderings for sponsor recruitment.
• Managed budgets and deadlines. Facilitated communication between philosophically diverse curators, conservators, sponsors and museum quality control.
• Educational Interactive Exhibition Component Designer (1996-1999)
• Exhibited Thomas Jefferson's toothbrush found in a latrine pit

• Consult and design a trade-show exhibition for presentation of historic scholarship for the academic department The Omohundro Institute for Early American History & Culture at The College William & Mary.

• Created and managed re-design for Earth Science Department Website
• Creative consultant for the Rice University Emergency Medical System website
• Updated faculty and student personal web pages
• Posted course materials
• Facilitated grant funded webcasts to the Antarctic and Arctic
• (National Science Foundation Teacher's Experiencing the Antarctica and the Arctic program) Arial Photography image processing for Text Book publication
• Digital Figure editing for academic publications
• Large event coordination and conference material design and printing

• Provided contractual design services as an artistic interior, graphic and web design for distinguished clients including the Children's Museum of Houston, Maison-Maison Interior Design Studios, The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, The Houston Philosophical Society, The American Museum of Natural History, NYC and The Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas, TX Coordinated concept development and marketing packages for National Institute of Health grant-funded exhibition in association with Baylor College of Medicine
• Contract management, customer service and shipping agent for traveling exhibits program

• Collaborated to invest and manage real estate and personal property owned by the foundation.
• Used principal and distributed income for religious, charitable, scientific and educational purposes for Columbia Basin Hospital.
• Strategized and lobbied for voter support in local bond initiative to fund hospital renovation to meet code standards.
• Community liaison for hospital foundation and participated in awarding scholarships to qualified medical professionals.
• Advocated for the Grant County, Washington, electorate pass a bond for the Columbia Basic County Hospital

• Membership recruitment and enrollment management.
• Assisted in fundraising and coordinating events with community vendors.Worked collaboratively to maintain accreditation and follow rules of conduct for operating under an educational 501(c)(3) educational institution.
• Initiated research for grant funded awards.
• Coordinated website redesign and assisted in social media maintenance.

• Create new policies for Safe Sanctuary program to eliminate child sexual abuse
• Fundraise for children's educational opportunities
• Facilitate community events with other church youth programs
• Updated Non-Profit constitution to create safety for youth and diversity statement

• Directed volunteers who created layettes for SEAMAR disadvantaged mothers with newborns
• Vetted by National Organization to work with minors
• Registered participant of Brigid Collins' DARKNESS TO LIGHT program
• Partnered with non-profits working to help underserved popluations in Whatcom County

Assisted Executive Director in a volunteer capacity with society projects

Assited with society social and educational events

Proof-read legistlative and grant proposals

Maintained list of physcian offices who offer Medicare & Medicaid

Answered multi-line phone system and email correspondence

Updated website and other social medical platforms.

Updated membership rosters

Filed quarterly taxes and prepared documents for annual taxes

Referred clients seeking Death with Dignity Options to End of Life Washington

• Working with traditional and same-sex couples to plan and create special ceremonies and receptions
• Assisted intimate 20 person weddings and 500+ media-attended events

• Interviewed contacts and investigated history and important County community events
• Target audience: tourism businesses that cater to visitors to the pacific northwest
• Utilized exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills to produce engaging and error-free content
• Wrote pieces and news stories for online publication, coordinating images and layout to deliver proper presentation
• Pursued and developed assigned stories, covering range of topics
• Wrote and edited high-quality content and visually impactful programs under deadline pressure with exciting, captivating and authentic approach

• Independent consultant for professional corporation of local surgeons
• Facilitate insurance coverage of corporation and oversee bookkeeping for taxes and due statements
• Create an annual report and partner with state malpractice insurer, Physician's Insurance, to insure full representation and protection of local surgeons and anesthesiologists
• Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.

• Strategic planning and implementation of a 501c6 with 400+ member base
• Execute legislative communication to Olympia lobbyists and senators for medical associated bills and resolutions
• Facilitated creation of the 501c6 charitable arm of the society
• Internship manager of the NWMS pre-med program for Western Washington University students
• Partners with PeaceHealth St. Joseph and Family Care Network to implement professional accreditation courses for the physicians and physician assistants
• Collaborated with Whatcom United Command, Family Care Network to stock local physician with PPE during Covid-19 Pandemic
• Worked with National LifeBridge board to create programming to combat Epidemic of Physician Suicide
• Membership recruitment increase from from 245 to 400 in three years.
• Grant writing and fundraising duties for local and national philanthropic entities
• Coordinate quarterly meetings with local medical providers and annual meetings with representatives of the Washington State Medical Association
• Counseling Medicare and Medicaid patients seeking healthcare, along with clients inquiring about Death with Dignity
• Bookkeeping and quarterly tax appropriations for Northwest Washington Medical Society
• Partnered with the Whatcom County Health Department to create multi-lingual fliers regarding vaccine clinics.