The Plant City Photo Archives and History Center added an associate director to its staff. Plant City resident Barbara “Shelly” Drummond joined the staff April 13.
Prior to joining the Photo Archives staff, Drummond had been serving as curator of education and programming for the Polk County History Center in Bartow. She has previously worked with the Photo Archives staff as a consultant for grant writing and as a part-time assistant to the executive director. She has written several successful grant applications for the Photo Archives.
Drummond studied at Western Kentucky University and Virginia Commonwealth University and holds degrees in general studies, archaeology, folk studies, and historical and cultural preservation.
She has worked as a group education instructor and trainer at Walt Disney World and as an archaeologist, GAI Consultants, regional Departments of Transportation and Army Corps of Engineers, Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
A published author, Drummond has worked with Historical Literacy in Polk County, and with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and has served as the instructor in oral history workshops.
Locally, Drummond is on the board of directors of the Arts Council of Plant City, and has worked with Plant City Entertainment, and the East Hillsborough Historical Society.
