Massachusetts Historical Society

Staff Directory

Office of the President

Catherine Allgor, President | Bio 
617-646-0520 / callgor@fc-daudenzell.com

Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian | Bio 
617-646-0501 / pdrummey@fc-daudenzell.com

Amelia Mix (She/Her/Hers), Executive Assistant to the President & Secretary to the Board 
617-646-0513 / amix@fc-daudenzell.com

Collections & Content Development

Brenda M. Lawson, Senior Vice President for Collections & Content Development | Bio 
617-646-0502 / blawson@fc-daudenzell.com

Collections Services

collections@fc-daudenzell.com

Hawley Appleton, Registrar 
617-646-0508 / happleton@fc-daudenzell.com

William Beck, Lead Web Developer and Software Engineer 
617-646-0505 / bbeck@fc-daudenzell.com

Anne E. Bentley (she/her/hers), Curator of Art & Artifacts, Emerita 
617-646-0508 / abentley@fc-daudenzell.com

Stephanie Call, Curator of Manuscripts 
617-646-0519 / scall@fc-daudenzell.com

Samantha Couture, Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian 
617-646-0506 / scouture@fc-daudenzell.com

Katherine Gaburo, Bain Fellow
617-646-0519 / kgaburo@fc-daudenzell.com

Katherine Griffin, Crowdsourcing Editor 
kgriffin@fc-daudenzell.com

Nancy Heywood (she/her), Lead Archivist for Digital & Web Initiatives 
617-646-0503 / nheywood@fc-daudenzell.com

Willem Kalbach (he/his), Project Archivist
617-646-0543 / wkalbach@fc-daudenzell.com

Anshita Khare (she/her),Assistant Web Developer and Software Engineer 
akhare@fc-daudenzell.com

Laura Lowell, Project Archivist 
617-646-0559 / llowell@fc-daudenzell.com

Susan Martin, Senior Processing Archivist 
617-646-0526 / smartin@fc-daudenzell.com

Julia Ricks, Digital Production & Metadata Specialist 
617-646-0529 / jricks@fc-daudenzell.com

Kelsey Sawyer, Processing Archivist 
617-646-0589 / ksawyer@fc-daudenzell.com

Susanna Sigler (she/her), Processing Assistant 
617-646-0532 / ssigler@fc-daudenzell.com

Caitlin Walker (she/her), Digital Preservation Archivist 
617-646-0527 / cwalker@fc-daudenzell.com

Laura Wulf, Photographic & Digital Imaging Specialist 
617-646-0567 / lwulf@fc-daudenzell.com

Mary E. Yacovone, Curator of Rare Books & Visual Materials 
617-646-0504 / myacovone@fc-daudenzell.com

Library—Reader Services

library@fc-daudenzell.com

Elaine Heavey, Director of the Library 
617-646-0509 / eheavey@fc-daudenzell.com

Madeline Birnbaum (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / mbirnbaum@fc-daudenzell.com

Megan Bush (she/they), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / mbush@fc-daudenzell.com

Rakashi Chand (she/hers), Reading Room Supervisor 
617-646-0545 / rchand@fc-daudenzell.com

Grace Doeden (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / gdoeden@fc-daudenzell.com

Hannah Elder (she/her), Associate Reference Librarian for Rights & Reproductions  
617-646-0542 / helder@fc-daudenzell.com

Hannah Goeselt (she/they), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / hgoeselt@fc-daudenzell.com

Lauren Gray, Reference Librarian 
617-646-0561 / lgray@fc-daudenzell.com

Daniel Hinchen, Reference Librarian 
617-646-0571 / dhinchen@fc-daudenzell.com

Brandon McGrath-Neely (he/him), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / bmcgrath-neely@fc-daudenzell.com

Hilde Perrin (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / hperrin@fc-daudenzell.com

Susanna Sigler (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / ssigler@fc-daudenzell.com

Livia Zarge, Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / lzarge@fc-daudenzell.com

Adams Papers

adamspapers@fc-daudenzell.com

Sara Martin, Editor in Chief 
617-646-0525 / saram@fc-daudenzell.com

Rhonda Barlow, Research Associate 
617-646-0516 / rbarlow@fc-daudenzell.com

Karen Barzilay, John Quincy Adams Digital Diary 
617-646-0553 / kbarzilay@fc-daudenzell.com

Gwen Fries, Production Editor 
617-646-0556 / gfries@fc-daudenzell.com

Sara Georgini, Series Editor, Papers of John Adams 
617-646-0569 / sgeorgini@fc-daudenzell.com

Sarah Hume (she/her), Editorial Assistant 
617-646-0572 / shume@fc-daudenzell.com

Miriam Liebman (she/her), Assistant Editor 
617-646-0544 / mliebman@fc-daudenzell.com

Neal Millikan, Series Editor, Digital Editions 
617-646-0553 / nmillikan@fc-daudenzell.com

Molly Mullin (she/her), Administrative Asst. 
617-646-0514 / mmullin@fc-daudenzell.com

Hobson Woodward, Series Editor, Adams Family Correspondence 
617-646-0521 / hwoodward@fc-daudenzell.com

Publications

publications@fc-daudenzell.com

Ondine E. Le Blanc (she/her), Worthington C. Ford Editor of Publications 
617-646-0524 / oleblanc@fc-daudenzell.com

William (Chuck) diGiacomantonio (he/his), Managing Editor, Sibley's Harvard Graduates 
617-646-0524 / chuck.digi@fc-daudenzell.com

Molly Mullin (she/her), Admin. Asst. & Logistics Coordinator 
617-646-0514 / mmullin@fc-daudenzell.com

Tess Renault (she/her), Assistant Editor  
617-646-0557 / trenault@fc-daudenzell.com

Programs & External Affairs

Carol Knauff, Interim Vice President of Programs & External Affairs 
617-646-0554 / cknauff@fc-daudenzell.com

Development

development@fc-daudenzell.com 
membership@fc-daudenzell.com

Victoria McKay, Director of Development 
617-646-0570 / vmckay@fc-daudenzell.com

Sarah Brugge (she/her), Event Specialist 
617-646-0518 / sbrugge@fc-daudenzell.com

Molly Jarvis, Assistant Director of Philanthropic Services  
617-646-0560 / mjarvis@fc-daudenzell.com

Megan McNally, Manger of Individual Giving 
617-646-0517 / mcnally@fc-daudenzell.com

Hanna van Belle (she/her), Development Specialist 
617-646-0551 / hvanbelle@fc-daudenzell.com

Communications & Marketing / Visitor Services

Carol Knauff, Interim Vice President of Programs & External Affairs 
617-646-0554 / cknauff@fc-daudenzell.com

Communications

Heather Rockwood (she/her), Communications Manager 
617-646-0547 / hrockwood@fc-daudenzell.com

Visitor Services

Maggie Parfitt, Visitor Services Coordinator 
617-646-0500 / mparfitt@fc-daudenzell.com

Meg Szydlik (she/her), Visitor Services Coordinator 
617-646-0500 / mszydlik@fc-daudenzell.com

Education / National History Day in MA

education@fc-daudenzell.com 
NHD@fc-daudenzell.com 

Elyssa Tardif (she/her), Director of Education 
617-646-0576 / etardif@fc-daudenzell.com

Kate Melchior (she/her/hers), Associate Director for Educator Engagement and Outreach 
617-646-0588 / kmelchior@fc-daudenzell.com

Paula Sampson (she/her), Teaching and Learning Specialist 
psampson@fc-daudenzell.com

Heather Wilson (she/her), Assistant Director for K-12 Learning 
617-646-0534 / hwilson@fc-daudenzell.com

Programs

programs@fc-daudenzell.com

Olivia Sayah, Program Coordinator 
617-646-0580 / osayah@fc-daudenzell.com

Research

research_programs@fc-daudenzell.com

Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research 
617-646-0568 / kwongsrichanalai@fc-daudenzell.com

Cassandra Cloutier, Assistant Director of Research 
617-646-0577 / ccloutier@fc-daudenzell.com

Susan Goodier, NEH Long-Term Fellow 
617-646-0533 / susangoodier@oneonta.edu

Sam Hurwitz (They/Them), Podcast Producer 
617-646-0568 / shurwitz@fc-daudenzell.com

Conrad E. Wright, Sibley Editor 
617-646-0512 / cwright@fc-daudenzell.com

Finance & Administration

Jack Sheehan, Vice President & CFO 
jsheehan@fc-daudenzell.com

Finance

Tammy Hamond, Controller 
617-646-0510 / thamond@fc-daudenzell.com

Melane Barrios, Accounts Payable Accountant 
617-646-0510 /mbarrios@fc-daudenzell.com

Megan Peterson, Senior Accountant 
617-646-0574 /mpeterson@fc-daudenzell.com

Human Resources

Erika M.D. Barrie (she/her), Director of Human Resources 
617-646-0581 / ebarrie@fc-daudenzell.com

Information Systems

Chris Coveney (he/him), Chief Technology & Media Officer 
617-646-0539 / ccoveney@fc-daudenzell.com

Operations

Dan Sweeney, Facility Manager 
617-646-0523 / dsweeney@fc-daudenzell.com

James P. Harrison III, Custodian 
617-646-0528

George Major, Maintenance Helper/Custodian 
617-646-0528 / gmajor@fc-daudenzell.com

Jennifer Smith (she/her), Operations Assistant 
617-646-0563 / jensmith@fc-daudenzell.com

Safety & Security

Joshua Cojulun , Director of Safety & Security
617-646-0582 / jcojulun@fc-daudenzell.com

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