Owlkeeper, Typist, Preservationist: Smithsonian's Amy Ballard
As the Smithsonian's Senior Historic Preservation Officer, Amy Ballard, oversees historic renovations; but her career at the Smithsonian began much differently as a clerk typist with "other duties as assigned". Her oddest job was owlkeeper of the castle.
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