Staff Directory
Office of the President
Brenda M. Lawson, Interim President | Bio
617-646-0502 / blawson@mypersonalfriends.net
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian | Bio
617-646-0501 / pdrummey@mypersonalfriends.net
Amelia Mix (She/Her/Hers), Executive Assistant to the President & Secretary to the Board
617-646-0513 / amix@mypersonalfriends.net
Collections & Content Development
Brenda M. Lawson, Interim President
617-646-0502 / blawson@mypersonalfriends.net
Collections Services
collections@mypersonalfriends.net
Hawley Appleton, Registrar
617-646-0508 / happleton@mypersonalfriends.net
William Beck, Lead Web Developer and Software Engineer
617-646-0505 / bbeck@mypersonalfriends.net
Anne E. Bentley (she/her/hers), Curator of Art & Artifacts, Emerita
617-646-0508 / abentley@mypersonalfriends.net
Stephanie Call, Curator of Manuscripts
617-646-0519 / scall@mypersonalfriends.net
Lee Cohen (they/them), Imaging Processing Assistant
617-646-0567 / lcohen@mypersonalfriends.net
Samantha Couture, Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian
617-646-0506 / scouture@mypersonalfriends.net
Katherine Griffin, Crowdsourcing Editor
kgriffin@mypersonalfriends.net
Nancy Heywood (she/her), Lead Archivist for Digital & Web Initiatives
617-646-0503 / nheywood@mypersonalfriends.net
Willem Kalbach (he/his), Project Archivist
617-646-0543 / wkalbach@mypersonalfriends.net
Anshita Khare (she/her),Assistant Web Developer and Software Engineer
akhare@mypersonalfriends.net
Laura Lowell, Project Archivist
617-646-0559 / llowell@mypersonalfriends.net
Susan Martin, Senior Processing Archivist
617-646-0526 / smartin@mypersonalfriends.net
Kelsey Sawyer, Processing Archivist
617-646-0589 / ksawyer@mypersonalfriends.net
Susanna Sigler (she/her), Processing Assistant
617-646-0532 / ssigler@mypersonalfriends.net
Livia Zarge (she/her), Digital Production Specialist
617-646-0532 / lzarge@mypersonalfriends.net
Caitlin Walker (she/her), Digital Archivist & Metadata Analyst
617-646-0527 / cwalker@mypersonalfriends.net
Laura Wulf, Photographic Specialist & Digital Imaging Coordinator
617-646-0567 / lwulf@mypersonalfriends.net
Mary E. Yacovone, Curator of Rare Books & Visual Materials
617-646-0504 / myacovone@mypersonalfriends.net
Library—Reader Services
Elaine Heavey, Stephen T. Riley Librarian
617-646-0509 / eheavey@mypersonalfriends.net
Anne Boylan (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / aboylan@mypersonalfriends.net
Rakashi Chand (she/hers), Reading Room Supervisor
617-646-0545 / rchand@mypersonalfriends.net
Vivienne Charpentier (they/them), Library Resident
617-646-0532 / vcharpentier@mypersonalfriends.net
Grace Doeden (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / gdoeden@mypersonalfriends.net
Hannah Elder (she/her), Associate Reference Librarian for Rights & Reproductions
617-646-0542 / helder@mypersonalfriends.net
Hannah Goeselt (she/they), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / hgoeselt@mypersonalfriends.net
Lauren Gray, Reference Librarian
617-646-0561 / lgray@mypersonalfriends.net
CJ Haggard (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / cjhaggard@mypersonalfriends.net
Daniel Hinchen, Reference Librarian
617-646-0571 / dhinchen@mypersonalfriends.net
Brandon McGrath-Neely (he/him), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / bmcgrath-neely@mypersonalfriends.net
Anastacia Markoe (she/her/hers), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / amarkoe@mypersonalfriends.net
Hilde Perrin (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / hperrin@mypersonalfriends.net
Jolli Shevitz (she/they), Library Resident
617-646-0532 / jshevitz@mypersonalfriends.net
Susanna Sigler (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / ssigler@mypersonalfriends.net
Adams Papers
adamspapers@mypersonalfriends.net
Sara Martin, Editor in Chief
617-646-0525 / saram@mypersonalfriends.net
Rhonda Barlow, Research Associate
617-646-0516 / rbarlow@mypersonalfriends.net
Karen Barzilay, John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
617-646-0553 / kbarzilay@mypersonalfriends.net
Gwen Fries, Production Editor
617-646-0556 / gfries@mypersonalfriends.net
Kaz Gebhardt (he/him), Transcriber
617-646-0525 / kgebhardt@mypersonalfriends.net
Sara Georgini, Series Editor, Papers of John Adams
617-646-0569 / sgeorgini@mypersonalfriends.net
Sarah Hume (she/her), Editorial Assistant
617-646-0572 / shume@mypersonalfriends.net
Miriam Liebman (she/her), Assistant Editor
617-646-0544 / mliebman@mypersonalfriends.net
Neal Millikan, Series Editor, Digital Editions
617-646-0553 / nmillikan@mypersonalfriends.net
Molly Mullin (she/her), Administrative Asst.
617-646-0514 / mmullin@mypersonalfriends.net
Hobson Woodward, Series Editor, Adams Family Correspondence
617-646-0521 / hwoodward@mypersonalfriends.net
Publications
publications@mypersonalfriends.net
Ondine E. Le Blanc (she/her), Worthington C. Ford Editor of Publications
617-646-0524 / oleblanc@mypersonalfriends.net
William (Chuck) diGiacomantonio (he/his), Managing Editor, Sibley's Harvard Graduates
617-646-0524 / chuck.digi@mypersonalfriends.net
Molly Mullin (she/her), Admin. Asst. & Logistics Coordinator
617-646-0514 / mmullin@mypersonalfriends.net
Tess Renault (she/her), Assistant Editor & Production Manager
617-646-0557 / trenault@mypersonalfriends.net
Programs & External Affairs
Carol Knauff, Vice President for Programs & External Affairs
617-646-0554 / cknauff@mypersonalfriends.net
Development
development@mypersonalfriends.net
membership@mypersonalfriends.net
Victoria McKay, Director of Development
617-646-0570 / vmckay@mypersonalfriends.net
Sarah Brugge (she/her), Events Strategic Consultant
sbrugge@mypersonalfriends.net
Serina Gajarawala (she/her), Development Specialist
617-646-0518 / sgajarawala@mypersonalfriends.net
Molly Jarvis, Assistant Director of Philanthropic Services
617-646-0560 / mjarvis@mypersonalfriends.net
Megan McNally, Manger of Individual Giving
617-646-0517 / mmcnally@mypersonalfriends.net
Hanna van Belle (she/her), Events Specialist
617-646-0551 / hvanbelle@mypersonalfriends.net
Communications & Marketing / Visitor Services
Carol Knauff, Vice President for Programs & External Affairs
617-646-0554 / cknauff@mypersonalfriends.net
Communications
Elena Rippel (she/her), Assistant Director of Communications
617-646-0541 / erippel@mypersonalfriends.net
Visitor Services
Nathaniel Grosjean (he/him), Visitor Services Coordinator
617-646-0500 / ngrosjean@mypersonalfriends.net
Meg Szydlik (she/her), Visitor Services Coordinator
617-646-0500 / mszydlik@mypersonalfriends.net
Education / National History Day in MA
education@mypersonalfriends.net
NHD@mypersonalfriends.net
Elyssa Tardif (she/her), Director of Education
617-646-0576 / etardif@mypersonalfriends.net
Kayla Clark (she/them), Outreach Coordinator
617-646-0583 / kclark@mypersonalfriends.net
Kate Melchior (she/her/hers), Associate Director for Educator Engagement and Outreach
617-646-0588 / kmelchior@mypersonalfriends.net
Alexandra Moleski (she/her), NHD Program Coordinator
617-646-0511 / amoleski@mypersonalfriends.net
Paula Sampson (she/her), Teaching and Learning Specialist
psampson@mypersonalfriends.net
Heather Wilson (she/her), Assistant Director for K-12 Learning
617-646-0534 / hwilson@mypersonalfriends.net
Programs
programs@mypersonalfriends.net
Olivia Sayah, Program Coordinator
617-646-0580 / osayah@mypersonalfriends.net
Research
research_programs@mypersonalfriends.net
Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research
617-646-0568 / kwongsrichanalai@mypersonalfriends.net
Ross Nedervelt, NEH Long-Term Fellow
617-646-0538 / rnederve@fiu.edu
Cassandra Cloutier, Assistant Director of Research
617-646-0577 / ccloutier@mypersonalfriends.net
Sam Hurwitz (They/Them), Podcast Producer
617-646-0568 / shurwitz@mypersonalfriends.net
Don Johnson, NEH Long-Term Fellow
617-646-0533 / donald.f.johnson@ndsu.edu
Conrad E. Wright, Sibley Editor
617-646-0512 / cwright@mypersonalfriends.net
Finance & Administration
Jack Sheehan, Vice President & CFO
jsheehan@mypersonalfriends.net
Finance
Tammy Hamond, Controller
617-646-0510 / thamond@mypersonalfriends.net
Melane Barrios, Accounts Payable Accountant
617-646-0510 /mbarrios@mypersonalfriends.net
Megan Peterson, Senior Accountant
617-646-0574 /mpeterson@mypersonalfriends.net
Human Resources
Erika M.D. Barrie (she/her), Director of Human Resources
617-646-0581 / ebarrie@mypersonalfriends.net
Information Systems
Chris Coveney (he/him), Chief Technology & Media Officer
617-646-0539 / ccoveney@mypersonalfriends.net
Operations
Dan Sweeney, Facility Manager
617-646-0523 / dsweeney@mypersonalfriends.net
James P. Harrison III, Custodian
617-646-0528
George Major, Maintenance Helper/Custodian
617-646-0528 / gmajor@mypersonalfriends.net
Jennifer Smith (she/her), Operations Assistant
617-646-0563 / jensmith@mypersonalfriends.net
Safety & Security
Joshua Cojulun , Director of Safety & Security
617-646-0582 / jcojulun@mypersonalfriends.net
