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Portrait of Larisa Pecego

Honor Society® member

Larisa Pecego

Administrative Assistant and Wholesale Buyer at WSA and Firealarm

  • California State University At Fresno
  • Museum Studies, Archaeology
  • Class of 2019
  • Manchester, Connecticut

Member since March 2017

Education

  • New York University

    Museum Studies

    2017 – 2019

  • Turkana Basin Institute

    Paleoanthropology

    2015

  • Stony Brook University

    Archaeology and Art History

    2014 – 2016

  • University of Hartford

    History and Anthropology

    2012 – 2014

Honors and awards

  • magna cum laude

    Graduated with high honors

Goals and interests

Career goal

Museum Work in Conservation and/or Curatorial Studies

Graduate school interests

Museum Studies and Curatorial Studies

Outside the classroom

Working on two books: a poetry book and a collection of short stories
Hiking, camping, rock climbing, running, kayaking, sewing, reading
Starting a business in jewelry making
Work well with children
Accounting and Finances
Field work, excavating, exploring, digging
Traveling (for leisure and business)
Music (violin, piano, ukelele, vocals, composting, and song-writing, collaborating with musicians)

Experience

  • Administrative Assistant and Wholesale Buyer

    WSA and Firealarm

    Jan 2017 – Mar 2017

  • educator

    Ward Melville Heritage Organization

    Oct 2016

  • Barista/Waitress

    Crazy Beans

    Sep 2016 – Jan 2017

Volunteering

  • Data and Measurement Analysis

    Stony Brook Lithics Lab

    Jan 2016 – May 2016

  • Gallery Coordinator

    Stony Brook Art Galleries

    Jan 2016 – May 2016

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Italian Intermediate
  • Portuguese (Brasil) Beginner
  • Arabic Beginner
  • Kiswahili Beginner