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Sara Zilke
130 Kirk Street Apt#4 Summerside, PE C1N 1G8 (705) 731-9919 Sara_Zilke@hotmail.com
Skills and Qualifications
• Cumulative 5 years’ experience as a Museum Professional.
• Over six years’ experience in creating, implementing and leading community programming.
• Advanced computer skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro) and museum management programs.
• Experience working with a diverse set of people including children, young adults,
Education and Special Training
Community Museums Association: Preserving your Oral History Collection
Film PEI: Introduction to Film-making (8 week in-person course/ equipment training) University of Alberta: “Indigenous Canada” online course
Tourism PEI: Experience Specialist Training (for entire Island)
Versatile Management Group: Creating Successful and Authentic Events
Explore Summerside: Introduction to Clustering and Speed Networking
Wyatt Heritage Properties: Writing Workshop with UPEI Professor Deidre Kessler
- Organized video conferencing, assisted with event and participated Festivals & Events PEI: Using Social Media to make your Events Stand out Community Museums Association: Best Practices for Cataloguing Artifacts Georgian College: Museum and Gallery Studies Post-Graduate Program
seniors, New Canadians, tourists, and
Indigenous communities
• Proficiency with social media platforms in a
professional setting (organizes and creates content for multiple social media platforms and manages several websites)
• Advanced research, writing and analytical skills.
• PEI Class 5 Driver’s License, has own transportation
• Friendly and outgoing with a professional attitude
Oct 2020
July- Sept 2020 Aug 2020- Present July 2020
March 2020
Jan 2020
March 2019 Feb 2019 Dec 2019 2016- 2017
- Special recognition on the Dean’s Honours List
- Museum and Gallery Management (Knowledge of ICOM and Canadian Museums Association Code of
Ethics, professional standards, managing techniques and grant proposal writing).
- Exhibition Design and Curatorship (Practice in creating, organizing and implementing effective,
accessible exhibitions for the public.
- Collections Management (Experience with Past Perfect, artifact cataloguing and risk management
analysis.)
- Other courses: Curatorial Practices, Advanced Research Methods for Museums, Technical Practices,
Educational Programming and Delivery, Preventative Conservation Techniques (lab) Explore Program Certificate (Université du Québec): French Language Level H 2016 University of Guelph (Ontario): Bachelor of Arts Degree 2016 Honours English (Dean’s List)
- Studied English Literature and History with a Canadian focus