Ivie Orobaton graduated from the College of William & Mary with a double major in History and Anthropology. Her historical training was on African American and European history in the 18th and 19th centuries. Her anthropological training was in Biological Anthropology with a concentration in infectious disease. She was worked in the museum world for five years in various positions across the Smithsonian. Her first role was a Research and Exhibition Specialist at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the global traveling exhibition, In Slavery’s Wake. She is currently serving as the inaugural Human Dignity Coordinator at the National Museum of Natural History.