Staff Directory
Office of the President
Catherine Allgor, President | Bio
617-646-0520 / callgor@masshist.org
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian | Bio
617-646-0501 / pdrummey@masshist.org
Katie Finn (she/her), Executive Assistant to the President & Secretary to the Board
617-646-0513 / kfinn@masshist.org
Collections & Content Development
Brenda M. Lawson, Senior Vice President for Collections & Content Development | bio
617-646-0502 / blawson@masshist.org
Collections Services
Hawley Appleton, Registrar
617-646-0508 / happleton@masshist.org
William Beck, Lead Web Developer-
617-646-0505 / bbeck@masshist.org
Anne E. Bentley (she/her/hers), Curator of Art & Artifacts, Emerita
617-646-0508 / abentley@masshist.org
Alexandra Bush (she/her/hers), Digital Production & Web Design Specialist
617-646-0529 / abush@masshist.org
Stephanie Call, Curator of Manuscripts
617-646-0519 / scall@masshist.org
Samantha Couture, Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian
617-646-0506 / scouture@masshist.org
Nancy Heywood (she/her), Lead Archivist for Digital & Web Initiatives
617-646-0503 / nheywood@masshist.org
Jen Keefe, Image Processing Assistant
617-646-0567 / jkeefe@masshist.org
Anshita Khare (she/her),Assistant Web Developer and Software Engineer
akhare@masshist.org
Laura Lowell, Project Archivist
617-646-0559 / llowell@masshist.org
Susan Martin, Senior Processing Archivist
617-646-0526 / smartin@masshist.org
Kelsey Sawyer, Processing Archivist
617-646-0589 / ksawyer@masshist.org
Jacob Savory, Image Processing Assistant
617-646-0503 / jsavory@masshist.org
Caitlin Walker (she/her), Digital Preservation Archivist
617-646-0527 / cwalker@masshist.org
Laura Wulf, Photographic & Digital Imaging Specialist
617-646-0567 / lwulf@masshist.org
Mary E. Yacovone, Curator of Rare Books & Visual Materials
617-646-0504 / myacovone@masshist.org
Library—Reader Services
Elaine Heavey, Director of the Library
617-646-0509 / eheavey@masshist.org
Rakashi Chand (she/hers), Reading Room Supervisor
617-646-0545 / rchand@masshist.org
Jenna Colozza, Library Assistant (she/her)
617-646-0532 / jcolozza@masshist.org
Hannah Elder (she/her), Assistant Reference Librarian for Rights & Reproductions
617-646-0542 / helder@masshist.org
C.J. Haggard (she/her), Library Resident
617-646-0532 / cjhaggard@masshist.org
Daniel Hinchen, Reference Librarian
617-646-0571 / dhinchen@masshist.org
Jen Keefe, Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / jkeefe@masshist.org
Evan McDonagh, Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / emcdonagh@masshist.org
Erin Olding (she/her), Library Resident
617-646-0532 / eolding@masshist.org
Emily Petermann, Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / epetermann@masshist.org
Klara Ana Pokrzywa (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / kpokrzywa@masshist.org
Susanna Sigler (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / ssigler@masshist.org
Adams Papers
Sara Martin, Editor in Chief
617-646-0525 / saram@masshist.org
Rhonda Barlow, Research Associate
617-646-0516 / rbarlow@masshist.org
Karen Barzilay, John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
617-646-0553 / kbarzilay@masshist.org
Gwen Fries, Production Editor
617-646-0556 / gfries@masshist.org
Sara Georgini, Series Editor, Papers of John Adams
617-646-0569 / sgeorgini@masshist.org
Miriam Liebman (she/her), Assistant Editor
617-646-0544 / mliebman@masshist.org
Neal Millikan, Series Editor, Digital Editions
617-646-0553 / nmillikan@masshist.org
Molly Mullen (she/her), Administrative Asst.
617-646-0514 / mmullin@masshist.org
Molly Nebiolo, John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
617-646-0553 / mnebiolo@masshist.org
Hobson Woodward, Series Editor, Adams Family Correspondence
617-646-0521 / hwoodward@masshist.org
Publications
Ondine E. Le Blanc (she/her), Worthington C. Ford Editor of Publications
617-646-0524 / oleblanc@masshist.org
William (Chuck) diGiacomantonio (he/his), Managing Editor, Sibley's Harvard Graduates
617-646-0524 / chuck.digi@masshist.org
Molly Mullen (she/her), Admin. Asst. & Logistics Coordinator
617-646-0514 / mmullin@masshist.org
Tess Renault (she/her), Assistant Editor
617-646-0557 / trenault@masshist.org
Programs & External Affairs
Amanda Clark MacMullan (she/her/hers), Senior Vice President of Programs & External Affairs
617-646-0511 / amacmullan@masshist.org
Development
development@masshist.org
membership@masshist.org
Victoria McKay, Director of Development
617-646-0570 / vmckay@masshist.org
Sarah Brugge (she/her), Event Specialist
617-646-0518 / sbrugge@masshist.org
Patrick Holmes (he/him/his), Assistant Director of Individual Giving
617-646-0551/ pholmes@masshist.org
Molly Jarvis, Assistant Director of Philanthropic Services
617-646-0560 / mjarvis@masshist.org
Megan McNally, Development Specialist
617-646-0517 / mcnally@masshist.org
Communications & Marketing / Visitor Services
Carol Knauff, Vice President of Communications & Marketing
617-646-0554 / cknauff@masshist.org
Communications
Heather Rockwood (she/her), Communications Associate
617-646-0547 / hrockwood@masshist.org
Visitor Services
Olivia Arthen (she/her), Visitor Services Associate
617-646-0500 / oarthen@masshist.org
Meg Szydlik (she/her), Visitor Services Coordinator
617-646-0500 / mszydlik@masshist.org
Education / National History Day in MA
education@masshist.org
NHD@masshist.org
Elyssa Tardif (she/her), Director of Education
617-646-0576 / etardif@masshist.org
Kate Melchior (she/her/hers), Assistant Director of Education
617-646-0588 / kmelchior@masshist.org
Simbrit Paskins (she/her), Student Programs Coordinator
617-646-0582 / spaskins@masshist.org
Heather Wilson (she/her), Education Programs Coordinator
617-646-0534 / hwilson@masshist.org
Programs
Gavin W. Kleespies, Director of Programs, Exhibitions & Community Partnerships
617-646-0515 / gkleespies@masshist.org
Jonathan Lane, Revolution 250 Coordinator
617-646-0572 / jlane@masshist.org
Olivia Sayah, Program Coordinator
617-646-0580 / osayah@masshist.org
Research
research_programs@masshist.org
Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research
617-646-0568 / kwongsrichanalai@masshist.org
Juliane Braun, NEH Long-Term Fellow
617-646-0531 / jub0001@auburn.edu
Cassandra Cloutier, Research Coordinator
617-646-0577 / ccloutier@masshist.org
Kathryn K. Lasdow, NEH Long-Term Fellow
617-646-0538 / klasdow@suffolk.edu
Alyssa Machajewski, Podcast Producer
617-646-0568 / amachajewski@masshist.org
Christy Pottroff, NEH Long-Term Fellow
617-646-0533 / pottroff@bc.edu
Conrad E. Wright, Sibley Editor
617-646-0512 / cwright@masshist.org
Finance & Administration
Jack Sheehan, Vice President & CFO
jsheehan@masshist.org
Finance
Tammy Hamond, Controller
617-646-0510 / thamond@masshist.org
Melane Barrios, Accounts Payable Accountant
617-646-0510 /mbarrios@masshist.org
Megan Peterson, Staff Accountant
617-646-0574 /mpeterson@masshist.org
Human Resources
Erika M.D. Barrie (she/her), Director of Human Resources
617-646-0581 / ebarrie@masshist.org
Information Systems
Chris Coveney (he/him), Chief Technology & Media Officer
617-646-0539 / ccoveney@masshist.org
Operations
Dan Sweeney, Facility Manager
617-646-0523 / dsweeney@masshist.org
James P. Harrison III, Custodian
617-646-0528
George Major, Maintenance Helper/Custodian
617-646-0528 / gmajor@masshist.org
Jennifer Smith (she/her), Operations Assistant
617-646-0563 / jensmith@masshist.org