Garrett Hoeschen

Enthusiastic graduate of history and social sciences with effective multi-tasking abilities and unfailing work ethic, seeking to add value to the 106 Group team by excelling in the position of Services Coordinator. Competent research experience with adept written and verbal communication skills to assist 106 Group staff and partners in finding and scrutinizing resources needed for projects. Previous work with artifact and document preservation, digital databases, inventory recordkeeping, and customer service through historical society volunteer work, a college internship, and past job exposure.

09/2014 to 12/2017

• Volunteer document digitizing work for Rodney A. Briggs Library archives at the University of MN, Morris
• Work-Study with TRiO and Native American Student Support programs on University of MN, Morris campus. Involving managing physical and digital files, assisting students in accessing campus resources, mentoring underclassmen, creating an inventory system for the free professional clothing lending project, and writing a successful grant application to cover costs of dry-cleaning for clothes lending project.
• Internship at Stevens County Historical Society working on cataloguing artifact collections metadata, digitizing archive documents, and organizing, maintaining, and storing museum resources. Personal effort and involvement gave rise to the concept for a program aimed at partnering the Historical Society with local teachers to loan deaccessioned artifacts for education within classrooms.
• Education Program at University of MN, Morris with completed coursework including public speaking, lesson planning, and classroom experience through Teacher Assistant Practicum.