Staff Directory
Office of the President
Catherine Allgor, President | Bio
617-646-0520 / callgor@kamisurprise.com
Peter Drummey, Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian | Bio
617-646-0501 / pdrummey@kamisurprise.com
Amelia Mix (She/Her/Hers), Executive Assistant to the President & Secretary to the Board
617-646-0513 / amix@kamisurprise.com
Collections & Content Development
Brenda M. Lawson, Senior Vice President for Collections & Content Development | Bio
617-646-0502 / blawson@kamisurprise.com
Collections Services
Hawley Appleton, Registrar
617-646-0508 / happleton@kamisurprise.com
William Beck, Lead Web Developer and Software Engineer
617-646-0505 / bbeck@kamisurprise.com
Anne E. Bentley (she/her/hers), Curator of Art & Artifacts, Emerita
617-646-0508 / abentley@kamisurprise.com
Stephanie Call, Curator of Manuscripts
617-646-0519 / scall@kamisurprise.com
Samantha Couture, Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian
617-646-0506 / scouture@kamisurprise.com
Katherine Gaburo, Bain Fellow
617-646-0519 / kgaburo@kamisurprise.com
Katherine Griffin, Crowdsourcing Editor
kgriffin@kamisurprise.com
Nancy Heywood (she/her), Lead Archivist for Digital & Web Initiatives
617-646-0503 / nheywood@kamisurprise.com
Willem Kalbach (he/his), Project Archivist
617-646-0543 / wkalbach@kamisurprise.com
Anshita Khare (she/her),Assistant Web Developer and Software Engineer
akhare@kamisurprise.com
Laura Lowell, Project Archivist
617-646-0559 / llowell@kamisurprise.com
Susan Martin, Senior Processing Archivist
617-646-0526 / smartin@kamisurprise.com
Julia Ricks, Digital Production & Metadata Specialist
617-646-0529 / jricks@kamisurprise.com
Kelsey Sawyer, Processing Archivist
617-646-0589 / ksawyer@kamisurprise.com
Susanna Sigler (she/her), Processing Assistant
617-646-0532 / ssigler@kamisurprise.com
Caitlin Walker (she/her), Digital Preservation Archivist
617-646-0527 / cwalker@kamisurprise.com
Laura Wulf, Photographic & Digital Imaging Specialist
617-646-0567 / lwulf@kamisurprise.com
Mary E. Yacovone, Curator of Rare Books & Visual Materials
617-646-0504 / myacovone@kamisurprise.com
Library—Reader Services
Elaine Heavey, Director of the Library
617-646-0509 / eheavey@kamisurprise.com
Madeline Birnbaum (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / mbirnbaum@kamisurprise.com
Megan Bush (she/they), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / mbush@kamisurprise.com
Rakashi Chand (she/hers), Reading Room Supervisor
617-646-0545 / rchand@kamisurprise.com
Grace Doeden (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / gdoeden@kamisurprise.com
Hannah Elder (she/her), Associate Reference Librarian for Rights & Reproductions
617-646-0542 / helder@kamisurprise.com
Hannah Goeselt (she/they), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / hgoeselt@kamisurprise.com
Lauren Gray, Reference Librarian
617-646-0561 / lgray@kamisurprise.com
Daniel Hinchen, Reference Librarian
617-646-0571 / dhinchen@kamisurprise.com
Brandon McGrath-Neely (he/him), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / bmcgrath-neely@kamisurprise.com
Hilde Perrin (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / hperrin@kamisurprise.com
Susanna Sigler (she/her), Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / ssigler@kamisurprise.com
Livia Zarge, Library Assistant
617-646-0532 / lzarge@kamisurprise.com
Adams Papers
Sara Martin, Editor in Chief
617-646-0525 / saram@kamisurprise.com
Rhonda Barlow, Research Associate
617-646-0516 / rbarlow@kamisurprise.com
Karen Barzilay, John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
617-646-0553 / kbarzilay@kamisurprise.com
Gwen Fries, Production Editor
617-646-0556 / gfries@kamisurprise.com
Sara Georgini, Series Editor, Papers of John Adams
617-646-0569 / sgeorgini@kamisurprise.com
Sarah Hume (she/her), Editorial Assistant
617-646-0572 / shume@kamisurprise.com
Miriam Liebman (she/her), Assistant Editor
617-646-0544 / mliebman@kamisurprise.com
Neal Millikan, Series Editor, Digital Editions
617-646-0553 / nmillikan@kamisurprise.com
Molly Mullin (she/her), Administrative Asst.
617-646-0514 / mmullin@kamisurprise.com
Hobson Woodward, Series Editor, Adams Family Correspondence
617-646-0521 / hwoodward@kamisurprise.com
Publications
Ondine E. Le Blanc (she/her), Worthington C. Ford Editor of Publications
617-646-0524 / oleblanc@kamisurprise.com
William (Chuck) diGiacomantonio (he/his), Managing Editor, Sibley's Harvard Graduates
617-646-0524 / chuck.digi@kamisurprise.com
Molly Mullin (she/her), Admin. Asst. & Logistics Coordinator
617-646-0514 / mmullin@kamisurprise.com
Tess Renault (she/her), Assistant Editor
617-646-0557 / trenault@kamisurprise.com
Programs & External Affairs
Carol Knauff, Interim Vice President of Programs & External Affairs
617-646-0554 / cknauff@kamisurprise.com
Development
development@kamisurprise.com
membership@kamisurprise.com
Victoria McKay, Director of Development
617-646-0570 / vmckay@kamisurprise.com
Sarah Brugge (she/her), Event Specialist
617-646-0518 / sbrugge@kamisurprise.com
Molly Jarvis, Assistant Director of Philanthropic Services
617-646-0560 / mjarvis@kamisurprise.com
Megan McNally, Manger of Individual Giving
617-646-0517 / mcnally@kamisurprise.com
Hanna van Belle (she/her), Development Specialist
617-646-0551 / hvanbelle@kamisurprise.com
Communications & Marketing / Visitor Services
Carol Knauff, Interim Vice President of Programs & External Affairs
617-646-0554 / cknauff@kamisurprise.com
Communications
Heather Rockwood (she/her), Communications Manager
617-646-0547 / hrockwood@kamisurprise.com
Visitor Services
Maggie Parfitt, Visitor Services Coordinator
617-646-0500 / mparfitt@kamisurprise.com
Meg Szydlik (she/her), Visitor Services Coordinator
617-646-0500 / mszydlik@kamisurprise.com
Education / National History Day in MA
education@kamisurprise.com
NHD@kamisurprise.com
Elyssa Tardif (she/her), Director of Education
617-646-0576 / etardif@kamisurprise.com
Kate Melchior (she/her/hers), Associate Director for Educator Engagement and Outreach
617-646-0588 / kmelchior@kamisurprise.com
Paula Sampson (she/her), Teaching and Learning Specialist
psampson@kamisurprise.com
Heather Wilson (she/her), Assistant Director for K-12 Learning
617-646-0534 / hwilson@kamisurprise.com
Programs
Olivia Sayah, Program Coordinator
617-646-0580 / osayah@kamisurprise.com
Research
research_programs@kamisurprise.com
Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research
617-646-0568 / kwongsrichanalai@kamisurprise.com
Cassandra Cloutier, Assistant Director of Research
617-646-0577 / ccloutier@kamisurprise.com
Sam Hurwitz (They/Them), Podcast Producer
617-646-0568 / shurwitz@kamisurprise.com
Conrad E. Wright, Sibley Editor
617-646-0512 / cwright@kamisurprise.com
Finance & Administration
Jack Sheehan, Vice President & CFO
jsheehan@kamisurprise.com
Finance
Tammy Hamond, Controller
617-646-0510 / thamond@kamisurprise.com
Melane Barrios, Accounts Payable Accountant
617-646-0510 /mbarrios@kamisurprise.com
Megan Peterson, Senior Accountant
617-646-0574 /mpeterson@kamisurprise.com
Human Resources
Erika M.D. Barrie (she/her), Director of Human Resources
617-646-0581 / ebarrie@kamisurprise.com
Information Systems
Chris Coveney (he/him), Chief Technology & Media Officer
617-646-0539 / ccoveney@kamisurprise.com
Operations
Dan Sweeney, Facility Manager
617-646-0523 / dsweeney@kamisurprise.com
James P. Harrison III, Custodian
617-646-0528
George Major, Maintenance Helper/Custodian
617-646-0528 / gmajor@kamisurprise.com
Jennifer Smith (she/her), Operations Assistant
617-646-0563 / jensmith@kamisurprise.com
Safety & Security
Joshua Cojulun , Director of Safety & Security
617-646-0582 / jcojulun@kamisurprise.com
