About the Team

Cassie Cloutier is the Associate Director of Research at the MHS & Executive Coordinator of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium. In addition to her work on both MHS-produced podcasts, she oversees the Society's fellowship programs, seminar series, and academic conferences with Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai. She earned a BA in History from Keene State College and an MA in World History from Northeastern University with a focus on twentieth century diplomatic history and digital humanities.

Sam Hurwitz is a part-time podcast producer and editor at the Massachusetts Historical Society and holds a PhD in History from Boston College. Dr. Hurwitz’s PhD research focused on LGBTQ+ communities in mid-twentieth-century Boston with an emphasis on Digital Humanities scholarship. As a communications professional, Sam specializes in digital storytelling and content creation, bringing historical scholarship to life through accessible, engaging multimedia projects. With experience spanning archives, higher education, and academic research, they are passionate about translating complex historical narratives into inclusive digital content that builds connection and community.

Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai is the Peter Drummey Chief Historian at the MHS. A Civil War Historian and the author of Northern Character: College-Educated New Englanders, Honor, Nationalism, and Leadership in the Civil War Era, he also co-edited So Conceived and So Dedicated: Intellectual Life in the Civil War-Era North and Wars Civil and Great: The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I. With Cassie Cloutier, he oversees the Society's fellowship programs, seminar series, and academic conferences.