Ruaidhr (Rory) Crofton

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Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina 88000
Ph: 00 387 36 320 601
ruaidhri.crofton97@gmail.com
Education:
United World College, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013-Present)
West Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, NM, USA (2010-13)
Work & Volunteer Experience:
United World College in Mostar
Ecology and International Cooking Groups Leader -- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2014-Present)
In charge of planning and leading group meetings, organising special environmental and cooking
events and programmes, and ensuring the smooth operations of group projects such as the
school greenhouse, recycling programme, and student kitchen.
United World College-USA
Montezuma Castle Tour Guide and Founding Museum Curator/Archivist -- Montezuma,
NM (2006-Present)
Gave tours of the historic Montezuma Castle, designed and set up exhibits, received and
catalogued artifact donations, and relocated and reestablished the schools archive of school
related documents that had been previously improperly stored and required extensive
reorganization and restoration as well as cataloguing and digitization.
National Park Service and Amtrak- Bents Old Fort National Historic Site
Trails and Rails Volunteer -- La Junta, CO (2013)
Traveled between La Junta, CO and Albuquerque, NM aboard Amtraks Southwest Chief train
conducting guided talks and tours of the historic sites and natural landscape seen by passengers
along the route.
City of Las Vegas Museum and Rough Rider Memorial Collection
Collections and Archives Volunteer -- Las Vegas, NM (2012-2013)
Responsible for the cataloguing and care of the museum collections. Helped plan new exhibits,
authored exhibit panels and artifact descriptions, and gave general visitor assistance.
Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation (CCHP)
Historical Interpreter --Las Vegas, NM (2008-2013)
Seasonal position which involved giving tours of historic buildings in Las Vegas, NM during special
events, conducting research, and answering visitor questions.
National Park Service - Fort Union National Monument & Santa Fe National Historic
Trail
Volunteer (Interpretation) --Watrous, NM (2007-2013)
Conducted tours of the fort ruins; acted in historical reenactments of the 1st New Mexico
Volunteer Regiment; researched, designed and initiated interpretive programs including a
geocache program I Got the Picture at Fort Union and a Junior Ranger program for the Santa Fe
Trail; and general visitor center and office duties.
Shawnigan Lake Historical Society Museum
Museum Volunteer -- Shawnigan Lake, BC (2011-2013)
Gave tours of the museum, designed new exhibits, and developed interactive museum movies
for children and adults. Served as the main artifact and archives acccessionist for the museum
and researched, numbered, and logged over 1,000 artifacts and archives. In 2012 I was elected
Youth Representative on the Board of Directors for the museum. I continue to publish the
monthly newsletter, Museum Muse.

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Librarian and Campus Historian -- Shawnigan Lake, BC (2011-2012)
Organized books, cleaned, replaced bar codes and stamps, created a check-out and card
catalogue system, checked out/in books, conducted research, organized alumni reunions,
conducted student activities and presentations, and proofread historical references.
Awards:
National Park Service Volunteer Service Recognition Award (2008, 2009)
National Park Travellers Club Bronze Award for Visiting 100+ Park Units (2011)
Dwight International School Senior Social Studies Award (2012)
The Golden Spark Plug Award for Community Service (2012)
2nd Place Award- New Mexico State Bar Essay Contest (2013)
1st Place Award- Los Alamos National Laboratory Science, Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics (STEM) Challenge (2013)
United World Colleges Shelby Davis Scholarship (2013)
West Las Vegas High School National Honour Society Membership (2013)
Certifications:
Standard 1st Aid and CPR Level C with AED Training (2011)
Full Drivers License issued by the State of New Mexico (2013)
Amtrak Emergency Operations and Evacuation Training (2013)
Papers, Publications, and Social Media
National Park Service Facebook Group (2009-Present)
Creator and administrator of an unofficial National Park Service Facebook group with the aim of
promoting US National Park sites. To date, the group has over 3,500 members.
New Mexico History Conference, Santa Fe, NM (2012)
Chosen to present Fort Union Guardian of the Santa Fe Trail, which gave a history of the US
military outpost of Fort Union and its role in the New Mexico Territory from 1851-1891.
New Mexico History Conference, Ruidoso, NM (2011)
Presented The Montezuma Hotel and Fred Harvey which gave a history of the Montezuma Hotel
and its founder Fred Harvey and the Harvey Company.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Junior Ranger Activity Book (2012)
Published in conjunction with five National Park Service sites, the booklet provides a means for
younger visitors to explore the history of the Santa Fe Trail a vital trade route in the Southwest.
Passwords, Please! (2013)
Written as part of the 2013 New Mexico State Bar Essay Contest where it received second place
and argues the constitutionality of the practice of employers obtaining access to employee social
media accounts as part of the hiring process.
For the Benefit of All- Healing, Helping, and Learning in Las Vegas (2013)
The first stage of the City of Las Vegass museum renovation plan. I wrote labels and information
panels for artifacts and selected artifacts for display.
References
Ravi Parashar Economics Teacher and Castle Tours Supervisor
United World College USA Ph: (505) 426-3363 ravi.parashar@uwc-usa.org
Marie Sauter Superintendent, White Sands National Monument
National Park Service Ph: (575)479-6124 marie_sauter@nps.gov
Lori Treloar Curator
Shawnigan Lake Museum Ph: (250) 743-8675 shawniganlakemuseum@shaw.ca