Massachusetts Historical Society

Staff Directory

Office of the President

Brenda M. Lawson, Interim President | Bio 
617-646-0502 / blawson@pubfish.net

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

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

July 2024 Leadership Transition

Collections & Content Development

Brenda M. Lawson, Interim President
617-646-0502 / blawson@pubfish.net

Collections Services

collections@pubfish.net

Hawley Appleton, Registrar 
617-646-0508 / happleton@pubfish.net

William Beck, Lead Web Developer and Software Engineer 
617-646-0505 / bbeck@pubfish.net

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

Stephanie Call, Curator of Manuscripts 
617-646-0519 / scall@pubfish.net

Samantha Couture, Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian 
617-646-0506 / scouture@pubfish.net

Katherine Gaburo, Bain Fellow
617-646-0519 / kgaburo@pubfish.net

Katherine Griffin, Crowdsourcing Editor 
kgriffin@pubfish.net

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

Willem Kalbach (he/his), Project Archivist
617-646-0543 / wkalbach@pubfish.net

Anshita Khare (she/her),Assistant Web Developer and Software Engineer 
akhare@pubfish.net

Laura Lowell, Project Archivist 
617-646-0559 / llowell@pubfish.net

Susan Martin, Senior Processing Archivist 
617-646-0526 / smartin@pubfish.net

Julia Ricks, Digital Production & Metadata Specialist 
617-646-0529 / jricks@pubfish.net

Kelsey Sawyer, Processing Archivist 
617-646-0589 / ksawyer@pubfish.net

Susanna Sigler (she/her), Processing Assistant 
617-646-0532 / ssigler@pubfish.net

Caitlin Walker (she/her), Digital Preservation Archivist 
617-646-0527 / cwalker@pubfish.net

Laura Wulf, Photographic & Digital Imaging Specialist 
617-646-0567 / lwulf@pubfish.net

Mary E. Yacovone, Curator of Rare Books & Visual Materials 
617-646-0504 / myacovone@pubfish.net

Library—Reader Services

library@pubfish.net

Elaine Heavey, Director of the Library 
617-646-0509 / eheavey@pubfish.net

Madeline Birnbaum (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / mbirnbaum@pubfish.net

Megan Bush (she/they), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / mbush@pubfish.net

Rakashi Chand (she/hers), Reading Room Supervisor 
617-646-0545 / rchand@pubfish.net

Grace Doeden (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / gdoeden@pubfish.net

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

Hannah Goeselt (she/they), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / hgoeselt@pubfish.net

Lauren Gray, Reference Librarian 
617-646-0561 / lgray@pubfish.net

Daniel Hinchen, Reference Librarian 
617-646-0571 / dhinchen@pubfish.net

Brandon McGrath-Neely (he/him), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / bmcgrath-neely@pubfish.net

Hilde Perrin (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / hperrin@pubfish.net

Susanna Sigler (she/her), Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / ssigler@pubfish.net

Livia Zarge, Library Assistant 
617-646-0532 / lzarge@pubfish.net

Adams Papers

adamspapers@pubfish.net

Sara Martin, Editor in Chief 
617-646-0525 / saram@pubfish.net

Rhonda Barlow, Research Associate 
617-646-0516 / rbarlow@pubfish.net

Karen Barzilay, John Quincy Adams Digital Diary 
617-646-0553 / kbarzilay@pubfish.net

Gwen Fries, Production Editor 
617-646-0556 / gfries@pubfish.net

Sara Georgini, Series Editor, Papers of John Adams 
617-646-0569 / sgeorgini@pubfish.net

Sarah Hume (she/her), Editorial Assistant 
617-646-0572 / shume@pubfish.net

Miriam Liebman (she/her), Assistant Editor 
617-646-0544 / mliebman@pubfish.net

Neal Millikan, Series Editor, Digital Editions 
617-646-0553 / nmillikan@pubfish.net

Molly Mullin (she/her), Administrative Asst. 
617-646-0514 / mmullin@pubfish.net

Hobson Woodward, Series Editor, Adams Family Correspondence 
617-646-0521 / hwoodward@pubfish.net

Publications

publications@pubfish.net

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

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

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

Tess Renault (she/her), Assistant Editor  
617-646-0557 / trenault@pubfish.net

Programs & External Affairs

Carol Knauff, Vice President of Programs & External Affairs 
617-646-0554 / cknauff@pubfish.net

Development

development@pubfish.net 
membership@pubfish.net

Victoria McKay, Director of Development 
617-646-0570 / vmckay@pubfish.net

Sarah Brugge (she/her), Event Specialist 
617-646-0518 / sbrugge@pubfish.net

Molly Jarvis, Assistant Director of Philanthropic Services  
617-646-0560 / mjarvis@pubfish.net

Megan McNally, Manger of Individual Giving 
617-646-0517 / mcnally@pubfish.net

Hanna van Belle (she/her), Development Specialist 
617-646-0551 / hvanbelle@pubfish.net

Communications & Marketing / Visitor Services

Carol Knauff, Vice President of Programs & External Affairs 
617-646-0554 / cknauff@pubfish.net

Communications

Heather Rockwood (she/her), Communications Manager 
617-646-0547 / hrockwood@pubfish.net

Visitor Services

Maggie Parfitt, Visitor Services Coordinator 
617-646-0500 / mparfitt@pubfish.net

Meg Szydlik (she/her), Visitor Services Coordinator 
617-646-0500 / mszydlik@pubfish.net

Education / National History Day in MA

education@pubfish.net 
NHD@pubfish.net 

Elyssa Tardif (she/her), Director of Education 
617-646-0576 / etardif@pubfish.net

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

Alexandra Moleski, Education Coordinator
617-646-0511 / amoleski@pubfish.net 

Paula Sampson (she/her), Teaching and Learning Specialist 
psampson@pubfish.net

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

Programs

programs@pubfish.net

Olivia Sayah, Program Coordinator 
617-646-0580 / osayah@pubfish.net

Research

research_programs@pubfish.net

Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, Director of Research 
617-646-0568 / kwongsrichanalai@pubfish.net

Cassandra Cloutier, Assistant Director of Research 
617-646-0577 / ccloutier@pubfish.net

Sam Hurwitz (They/Them), Podcast Producer 
617-646-0568 / shurwitz@pubfish.net

Conrad E. Wright, Sibley Editor 
617-646-0512 / cwright@pubfish.net

Finance & Administration

Jack Sheehan, Vice President & CFO 
jsheehan@pubfish.net

Finance

Tammy Hamond, Controller 
617-646-0510 / thamond@pubfish.net

Melane Barrios, Accounts Payable Accountant 
617-646-0510 /mbarrios@pubfish.net

Megan Peterson, Senior Accountant 
617-646-0574 /mpeterson@pubfish.net

Human Resources

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

Information Systems

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

Operations

Dan Sweeney, Facility Manager 
617-646-0523 / dsweeney@pubfish.net

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

George Major, Maintenance Helper/Custodian 
617-646-0528 / gmajor@pubfish.net

Jennifer Smith (she/her), Operations Assistant 
617-646-0563 / jensmith@pubfish.net

Safety & Security

Joshua Cojulun , Director of Safety & Security
617-646-0582 / jcojulun@pubfish.net

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