Mattie Schloetzer // Jason Vrooman // Remote and Virtual Internships

Mattie Schloetzer and Jason Vrooman come together to discuss trials and triumphs of remote and virtual museum internships during the COVID era. Mattie Schloetzer is the administrator of internships and museum fellowships at the National Gallery of Art and a member of the CAA professional practices committee. She is co-chairing the session, "Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Digital Shift to Prepare Students for Professional Success," at the 2021 CAA Annual Conference, February 10–13. Jason Vrooman is a curator and educator at the Middlebury College Museum of Art. He especially enjoys letting conversations with museum-goers of all ages inform acquisitions and talking about ethics and equity with the next generation of museum professionals.