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KAT-TALLEY JON ES
<br />INTERPRETIVE PLANNER, WRITER, AND RESEARCHER
<br />Kat will work with the team to develop storylines and narrative strategies,
<br />including engaging closely with designers on graphics, generating ideas for
<br />hands-on interactives, and writing and editing text. She will consult with
<br />subject matter experts, including naturalists, community members and
<br />stakeholders, educators, and animal keepers in developing the exhibit's
<br />interpretive plan and content. She has extensive experience working with
<br />diverse teams, delivering her work on time and within budget as the project
<br />progresses from schematic design to design development to fabrication.
<br />Education
<br />Annenberg School for Communications,
<br />University of Southern California
<br />M.A., Communications Management
<br />University of Texas, Austin
<br />B.A., summa cum laude with Special Honors in
<br />English
<br />Professional Certifications
<br />Member, Mocondo Writers Workshop (founded
<br />by MacArthur Foundation awardee, novelist, and
<br />poet Sandra Cisneros)
<br />American Alliance of Museums
<br />Western Museums Association
<br />Award of Note
<br />American Alliance of Museums Excellence in Label
<br />Writing
<br />DESCRIPTION OF ROLE ON SIMILAR PROJECTS:
<br />Nature Lab, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, CA, USA
<br />Role: Interpretive Planner & Writer
<br />Kat worked with the Museum's scientists, citizen science staff, live animal keepers, and educators
<br />throughoutthe development of the Nature Lab, a permanent exhibitthatexplores Los Angeles County s
<br />exuberant urban and natural environments. She developed storylines and collaborated intensively
<br />with graphic designers, illustrators, and science staff to create this award -wining exhibit. The Nature
<br />Lab integrates live animals such as western pond turtles, rattlesnakes, rats, and black widow spiders;
<br />infographics; mechanical and electronic interactives; camera -trap videos; and, of course, text and
<br />photos. Kat won an American Alliance of Museums Excellence in Label Writing for her work.
<br />ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
<br />► Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
<br />Area, Visitor Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
<br />► Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County:
<br />Paleo Playzone, Los Angeles, CA, USA
<br />► Los Angeles Natural History Museum: Dino Hall,
<br />Los Angeles, CA, USA
<br />► La Plaza de Cultura yAntes: Inaugural exhibit
<br />LA Starts Here; Los Angeles, CA, USA
<br />► Mummies of the World Touring Company:
<br />Mummies of the World, traveling exhibit
<br />► Death Valley National Park: Furnace Creek
<br />Visitor Center Interpretive Plan, Furnace Creek,
<br />CA, USA
<br />► Joshua Tree National Park: Interpretive planning
<br />for proposed Oasis of Mara visitor center,
<br />Joshua Tree, CA, USA
<br />► Badlands National Park: Fierce Beauty: The
<br />White River Badlands, Imlay Township, SD, USA
<br />► Jean Lafitte National Park: Barataria National
<br />Preserve Visitor Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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