Katie Sutton Randall

1403 Shelton Avenue Nashville, Tennessee 37216 Phone: (615) 743-5862 E-Mail: katiesrandall@gmail.com

Education Master of Arts, December 2011 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Concentration in Public History with an emphasis in Historic Preservation Thesis: A Reformatory, Not A Purgatory!: The Alabama Boys Industrial School, 1899-1975 Bachelor of Arts, December 2008 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Major: History Minor: English Work Experience The Land Trust for Tennessee, Nashville, TN Glen Leven Farm Education and Outreach Coordinator Oversees development of educational programming Engages in outreach with local schools and organizations Manages and trains volunteers Assists staff with fundraising efforts and grant writing Conducts interpretive tours of the Glen Leven house, outbuildings, and grounds Manages property rental for special events and photo/video shoots Updates and maintains Glen Leven Farm social media and web page April 2012 to present

MTSU Center for Historic Preservation (CHP), Murfreesboro, TN Research Assistant Assisted staff with architectural surveys, research projects, and reports Nominated structures and sites to the National Register of Historic Places Participated in preservation related field work Responsible for documenting research findings Prepared projects and reports using Microsoft Office Suite Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Murfreesboro, TN Intern Partnership development with the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Independently completed a Historic Resource Survey of six-county region in northwest Alabama Assisted with Civil War Trails Program in Tennessee Assisted in planning for the TN Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event Responsible for TN Civil War Sesquicentennial website review and continued development Assisted with TN Civil War Sesquicentennial monthly commission meetings

September 2009 to May 2012

May 2010 to August 2010

Southern Bride, Inc., Birmingham, AL Store Manager/ Bridal Consultant Reported daily operations directly to store owner Handled daily administrative tasks and responsibilities Hired and trained new employees Supervised all aspects of customer service Managed shipping and receiving of special orders and new inventory Placed special orders and stock orders with vendors Built a relationship with each customer through responsive communication

December 2004 to December 2008

Publications/Presentations The 19 Century African American Community at Glen Leven Farm, presented at the Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture, anticipated February 2013 Lesson Plan: Education Reform in the Progressive Era and the Rosenwald Schools of the American South, Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee Program, November 2011 Exploring the Progressive Era with the Library of Congress, presented via webcast from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN, as part of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Across Tennessee Program, October 2011 Mothers of Opportunity: The Founding of the Alabama Boys Industrial School, presented at the University of Southern Mississippis Court House, State House, Her House: Southern Women and Politics Conference, April 2011 Glen Leven: Historic Structure Report, presented to the Land Trust for Tennessee, June 2010 The Influence of the Sexual Revolution, Vulcan Historical Review, volume 12, Spring 2008
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Research and Program Development Project Leader-Uncovering the Civil War at Glen Leven Farm in Nashville, TN, ongoing Primary Author-Lesson Plans for Glen Leven Farm in Nashville, TN, ongoing Project Leader-Multiple Property Listing of Inglewood in Nashville, TN, to the National Register of Historic Places, ongoing National Heritage Area Evaluation of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, 2012 Project Leader-Multiple Property Listing of Skyline Farms in Skyline, AL, to the National Register of Historic Places, 2012 Nomination of Five Points Historic District in Huntsville, AL, to the National Register of Historic Places, 2012 Project Leader- Heritage Development Plan for Skyline Farms in Skyline, AL, 2011 Project Leader- African-American Historic Resource Survey for the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, 2010 Team Leader- Architectural Survey of Historic North Edgefield Neighborhood in Nashville, TN, 2010 Historic Structure Report of Glen Leven Farm in Nashville, TN, 2010 Primary Author- Nomination of Municipal Public Works Garage Industrial District in Nashville, TN, to the National Register of Historic Places, 2010 Historic Resource Survey of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN, 2009

Professional Development Attended the International Heritage Development Conference, Charleston, SC Attended the National Council on Public History annual conference, Portland, OR Attended the National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference, Nashville, TN Summer 2010 Spring 2010 Fall 2009

Other Activities/Affiliations Friends of Fort Negley Board, ongoing Inglewood Neighborhood Associations Preservation Committee, ongoing Mission work with Mega Missions Inc., Ciudad Victoria, Mexico, 2011 Vice President of Association of Graduate Students in History at MTSU, 2010-2011 Habitat for Humanity Volunteer, Nashville, TN, 2010 History Day Judge, Murfreesboro, TN, 2010 Fort Negleys Haunted History Tour Volunteer, Nashville, TN, 2009 Mission work with Servants in Faith and Technology, Quito, Ecuador, 2007