Sophia Mehta
Education
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY May 2024
Bachelor of Arts: Double Major in Business and Art History; Minor in Arts Administration
GPA 3.99, Periclean Honors Forum, Dean’s List Spring 2021-Spring 2023
Relevant Coursework: Foundations of Arts Administration, Foundations of Marketing, Business Strategy & Organization Management, Professional Field Experience in Arts Administration, Foundations of Business in the International Environment, Human Resources Management, Intro to Microeconomics, Intro to Macroeconomics
Experience
Stewardship and Development Intern, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA June 2023 – August 2023
- Profiled museum exhibitions, acquisitions, and programming for Year in Review Endowment Report
- Wrote personalized letters to major donors, apprising them of the impact of their endowed and other major gifts
- Wrote invitations for donor-only events to maintain and strengthen philanthropic relationships
- Created centralized development tools segmenting donors’ event interests by department and exhibition to support targeted stewardship efforts
- Analyzed endowing donors’ history of interests and participation to identify new, meaningful stewardship opportunities
- Identified new and elevated museum benefactors to update annual report and donor wall
- Prepared up-to-date benefactor bios for Annual Meeting
- Reviewed internal credit line memos to ensure proper donor recognition, consistent with terms of corporate sponsorship and donor gifts
- Gained familiarity with endowment fund reports and helped update them for new fiscal year
Assistant Curatorial and Registrarial Intern, Beacon Gallery, Boston, MA May 2022 – September 2022
- Assisted with the curation and installation of two art exhibitions, A Delicate Balance and Art Therapy
- Managed social media marketing and communications, increasing Instagram accounts reached by 469%, engagement by 39%, and followers by 4% through the use of posts, stories, and reels
- Conducted interviews with artists and wrote blog posts highlighting their backgrounds and artistic practices
- Assisted with the planning and hosting of in-person and virtual art events, including artists’ talks, collaborative art making events, opening and closing receptions, and First Fridays
- Managed external communications through newsletters and event notification emails
- Maintained inventory of artworks using Masterpiece Manager
Student Advisory Council Member, Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College September 2021 – Present
- Develop programming for students and the general public in collaboration with museum staff
- Conduct outreach and coordinate with student groups and community organizations
- Host and staff events, including the Roommate Program, the Tang Holiday Bazaar, Tang Hearts Students, Skele-Tang
- Advise staff on student engagement regarding programs of interest and additional late-night hours
Sophomore Advisory Council Founder, Skidmore College May 2021 – September 2021
- Reached out to college president and coordinated with Director of the Office of First Year Experience to create Sophomore Advisory Council
- Planned Sophomore Orientation to address impacts of the pandemic on the Class of 2024 and build community
- Developed and conducted events and programming to support students’ transition to on-campus life
Skills and Languages
MS Office (Advanced); Google Drive (Advanced); Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign (Proficient), Photoshop (Proficient), Express (Advanced), Premier Rush (Proficient); Zoom (Advanced); Mailchimp (Proficient); WordPress (Proficient); Masterpiece Manager (Proficient); The Museum System (Proficient); Tessitura (Proficient)
Spanish (Advanced)