Anne Aaron
Director of the Profile in Courage and New Frontier Award Programs
Anne Aaron joined the Foundation in October 2002 as Director of the Profile in Courage Award program, and in 2004 she oversaw the creation of the Foundation’s New Frontier Awards to recognize the next generation of public leaders. Previously, she had been Director of Outreach and Communications at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, where she established the Institute's landmark survey of college students' attitudes toward politics and public service. From 1995 until 1999, she served as the Institute's Director of Student Programs, where she developed programs on all aspects of elective politics and public policy, including campaign workshops, policy seminars, conferences, and publications. She holds an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and a B.A. in public policy from Duke University.
Kristin Bonelli
Manager of Member & Donor Services
Kristin Bonelli re-joined the Kennedy Library Foundation staff in August 2007. She is responsible for overseeing the Membership & Appeals Program and all Donor Information and Gift Records. Ms. Bonelli originally joined the Foundation in September 2004 as the Education Department’s Program Assistant. She then pursued a graduate degree and now holds a Masters of Education in Arts-in-Education from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Rachel Day
Director of Communications
Rachel Day joined the Foundation staff in December 2006. In April 2007 she was named spokesperson for the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and is responsible for promoting and publicizing new initiatives and programs through the media. Previously she worked in the Foundation’s Development Department. Before joining the Foundation, she worked at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial where she directed the RFK Book and Journalism Awards program and the annual RFK Memorial Golf Tournament. She holds a M.A. in Modern English Literature from University College London and a B.A. in English Literature from George Washington University.
Doris Drummond
Chief Financial Officer
Doris Drummond, CPA, is controller and Chief Financial Officer for the Kennedy Library Foundation. Prior to joining the staff in January 1997, Ms. Drummond worked at Clean Harbors in Braintree, where she held various positions including manager of financial reporting and analysis, and manager of corporate accounting. She was previously employed at Aldrich, Eastman & Waltch as a team accountant (1989-1990) and spent five years with the big six accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand (1984-1989). Ms. Drummond is a graduate of Providence College.
Aisha Francis
Director of Major Gifts & Donor Relations
Aisha Francis joined the Foundation’s fundraising team in August 2007 to establish philanthropic partnerships with an emphasis on developing support for the education and community outreach programs. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Francis served as Development Fellow and Foundation Relations Officer at Boston Medical Center, where she secured corporate and foundation grant funding for hospital-based health programs. Prior to her time in Boston, Ms. Francis was a Lecturer and Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University in Women’s Studies, and American Literature. She holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Vanderbilt and earned her B.A. at Fisk University.
Michelle Gobbi
Accounting Administrative Assistant
Michelle Gobbi joined the Foundation staff in January 2009 as the Accounting Administrative Assistant. Ms. Gobbi previously worked in the healthcare industry, most recently serving as a business manager for Partners Healthcare. Prior to her work at Partners, she held various positions at Boston's Children's Hospital, including division manager of their Infectious Diseases unit. Ms. Gobbi holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Framingham State College.
Amy Goldman
Planned Giving Advisor
Amy Goldman joined the Foundation staff in January 2007 to develop and promote the Foundation’s planned giving program. Prior to joining the Foundation staff, Ms. Goldman served as Deputy Director of University Planned Giving at Harvard to promote corporate and individual giving, plan and execute special events for donors, and coordinate donor stewardship, and has worked on annual, major and planned gift fundraising at the Harvard Business School. She was formerly Director of Development at Hebrew Senior Life. A graduate of Penn State University, Ms. Goldman attended graduate programs at the College of William and Mary and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Dolores Johnson
Director of Digitization Resource Development
Dolores Johnson joined the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation in August 2007 and focuses on the Digital Archive, both as project manager of the Technical Partners who implement donated in-kind infrastructure and as fundraiser for this project. Prior to joining the Foundation, Ms. Johnson served as the Development Officer of the Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. She has also served as a marketing executive in the high tech industry at Lotus Development, Digital Equipment Corporation and AT&T. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Howard University and a MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Claire McGregor
Development Assistant
Claire McGregor joined the Foundation staff in 2009, first as an intern, and then becoming full-time in April as the Development Assistant. Claire graduated from Boston University with a BA in History. While a student at BU, she served as an organizing and fundraising force for her collegiate dance group, and studied abroad in Geneva, Switzerland. In Geneva, Claire interned in the World Organization of the Scout Movement’s external relations department, helping to coordinate UN Agencies’ participation in the 21st World Scout Jamboree. Prior to joining the Foundation, Claire worked in guest services at the Hotel Commonwealth.
Tom McNaught
Deputy Director
Tom McNaught joined the Foundation in October 1996 as director of communications. Appointed Deputy Director of the Foundation in January 2001, he reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for assisting the CEO in the oversight and administration of the Foundation, and for overseeing and supervising the communications, marketing and advertising, web and digital asset management, and Profile in Courage and New Frontier Award programs of the Kennedy Library Foundation. From 1991 to 1996, he served as director of communications for the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, New England's oldest and largest AIDS service and advocacy organization. Prior to entering the non-profit field, Mr. McNaught served as deputy press secretary to Massachusetts Attorney General James Shannon, as press secretary to Congressman Gerry Studds (D-MA) and as a policy analyst for Boston Mayor Kevin H. White. He is a graduate of Marquette University from which he also received a graduate degree in Political Science.
Karen Mullen
Executive Assistant
Karen Mullen joined the Foundation in April 2000 as Executive Assistant to the CEO. She previously held positions at Scudder Financial Services and Fidelity Investments in their brokerage service departments. Prior to joining Fidelity Investments in 1996, Ms. Mullen served as Office Manager for Boston's Chart House restaurant for nine years.
Edie Muller
Staff Accountant
Edie Muller joined the Kennedy Library Foundation staff in May 2008 as the Staff Accountant. Prior to joining the Foundation, Ms. Muller was a team accountant at Airgas East, Inc.. In 2006, She graduated cum laude from Bryant University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
Jennifer Quan
Assistant Controller
Jennifer Quan joined the Foundation in March 2000 as the financial assistant. Previously, Ms. Quan worked for the Finance Department at Northeastern University, where she held the position of Research Accountant from 1991 to 1998 and Assistant to the Comptroller from 1986 to 1991. In addition to holding a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University, Ms. Quan also earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts with a concentration in English Literature.
Sandra Sedacca
Vice President for Development
Sandra Sedacca joined the Foundation full time in July 2001 to help advance private philanthropic support for the Library's mission and programs among individuals, foundations, and corporations and to provide overall direction for fundraising. Most recently, she was Dean for Development and External Affairs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (1997-2001), overseeing the completion of a $111 million capital campaign. Previously, as the national ACLU's Director of Development (1992-1997), she launched its first $25 million endowment drive, and earlier served as Senior Director of Development at Save the Children Federation (1992-1997), developing cause-related marketing ventures as a revenue stream. Ms. Sedacca began her career in non-profit organizations as Senior Research Associate at Common Cause and then as Director of Community Education Programs at the Foreign Policy Association. She holds a B.S. in Political Science from American University and a J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Lee Statham
Director of Marketing and Sales
Lee Statham joined the Foundation in September 1999 as Director of Marketing and Sales. Ms. Statham is responsible for promoting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum as a national and international tourist destination and attraction, and serving as the Library’s representative to the travel and tourism industry. Ms. Statham also coordinates all advertising design and placement. Prior to joining the Kennedy Library, Ms. Statham worked as Sales Manager at Batterymarch Conference Center and, from 1991 – 1998, as Group Sales and Event Manager for Boston's Chart House restaurant. Prior to her employment in Boston, Ms. Statham worked for Sheraton Corporation in sales, catering and restaurant management. She holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Northern Arizona University.
Ariadne Valsamis
Director of Development & Leadership Gifts
Ariadne Valsamis joined the Foundation staff in March 2002. Her responsibilities include developing and maintaining philanthropic relationships, overseeing corporate and foundation relations, supervising the Annual May Dinner, and managing development operations. From 1991-2002, Ms. Valsamis served in various positions at Harvard University, including Director of Communications for the Graduate School of Education. She has also served the American Civil Liberties Union, first as Public Affairs Director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania and later as Staff Liaison for the National ACLU’s Free Speech and Association Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Education Policy from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
Amy Forman
Consultant - Museum Exhibits and Collections
Amy Forman is an exhibition and interior designer who has advised the Library and Foundation since 1989. Projects include the redesign of the new museum, which opened in 1993, the exhibits on Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, the ongoing redesign of permanent and changing exhibits in the museum, as well as the design of the administrative offices, research room and cafe. She was the design consultant representing the Library and Foundation for the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years -- Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum," jointly produced by the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Prior to moving to the United States from Toronto, Ms. Forman designed and coordinated major exhibitions for the Royal Ontario Museum and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Her design for "Treasures of the Holy Land, Ancient Art from the Israel Museum" at the Royal Ontario Museum was published in Print Casebook 8: The Best in Exhibition Design. Ms. Forman is a graduate of the University of Toronto.
Archives
These positions are funded by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, but report to the Chief Archivist of The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
William Bjelf
Metadata Cataloger
Digital Archives
William Bjelf joined the Kennedy Library Foundation in November 2008 as an Audiovisual Metadata Cataloger for the Digital Archives Initiative. Prior to joining the Foundation, he earned a Masters degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island and held an internship in the Center for Digital Initiatives at Brown University. He has also worked as a technical writer and engineer, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University.
Colleen Cooney
AV Digital Coordinator
Digital Archives
Colleen Cooney joined the Kennedy Library Foundation in July 2009 as the Audiovisual Digital Coordinator. She works with the AV Archives staff to determine and implement digital standards for moving images and oversees the digitization of the White House Photograph Collection and White House Audio Collection. Prior to joining the Foundation staff Ms. Cooney worked in the JFK Library’s Audiovisual Archives as a reference archivist. Ms. Cooney previously worked at WCVB-TV, Boston as an Electronic News Gathering (ENG) Producer. She has a Bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in Communications from the University of Massachusetts at Boston and a Masters in Library Science with a concentration in archives from Simmons College in Boston.
Kelly Francis
Metadata Cataloger
Digital Archives
Kelly Francis joined the Kennedy Library Foundation in June 2008 as a Metadata Cataloger for the Digital Archives Initiative. Prior to joining the Foundation, she held an internship in the Archives Processing Unit of the JFK Library. Ms. Francis is a graduate of Simmons College where she earned a Masters degree in Archival Management and Ohio University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.
Rachel Searcy
Metadata Cataloger
Digital Archives
Rachel Searcy joined the Kennedy Library Foundation in August 2008 as a Metadata Cataloger for the Digital Archives Initiative. Prior to joining the Foundation, she held an internship in the Archives Processing Unit of the JFK Library. She recently earned a dual Masters degree in History and Library Science (with a concentration in Archives) from Simmons College. She previously worked as an archives assistant and reference intern at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Archives, and as a Current Periodicals and Microfilm Clerk at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Golda Meir Library. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English and History and a Certificate in Celtic Studies from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Susan Wrynn
Curator, Hemingway Collection
Susan Wrynn joined the Foundation staff in April 2004. Ms. Wrynn previously served as a Director at the Northeast Document Conservation Center from 1994 to 2003 where she had responsibility for the preservation of collections using various reprographic techniques. Ms. Wrynn was also responsible for teaching preservation classes at the graduate level. As curator of the Hemingway Collection her duties include planning, scheduling, and budgeting for the preservation of the collection. Ms. Wrynn is a graduate of Simmons College where she earned a MLS in Library Science and Mount Saint Vincent College where she earned a BA in Sociology.
Education Department
These positions are funded by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, but report to the Director of Education for The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Katherine Farrior
Docent Coordinator
Katherine Farrior joined the Kennedy Library Foundation in October 2005 as the docent coordinator responsible for recruiting, training and supervising volunteer museum docents. Prior to moving to Boston, Ms. Farrior worked for Americorp VISTA in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Farrior earned a Masters in art history and museum studies at Tufts University. She holds a Bachelor’s in art history from Carleton College in Minnesota.
Esther Kohn
Education Specialist
Esther Kohn, Education Specialist, joined the Foundation in September 2003. In addition to coordinating the Profile in Courage Essay Contest, she develops and implements elementary school programs at the Library. Prior to joining the Library and Foundation, she was an elementary school classroom teacher at the Cambridge Friends School and the Atrium School in Watertown. Before becoming a classroom teacher, Ms. Kohn developed exhibit programs at the Children's Museum in Boston. She has a Bachelor's degree in French from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Education from Lesley University in Creative Arts in Learning.
Amy MacDonald
Forum Coordinator
Amy Macdonald joined the Foundation in August 2003 as the Forum Coordinator. Previously, she had been the Forum Producer at the Mary Baker Eddy Library and from 1998 to 2001 was a producer for WBUR's The Connection under the helm of Christopher Lydon. During the 1990s she taught English Literature at Boston University while earning her Masters and working toward a PhD in English Literature. She holds a Masters in Communication from Stanford and an undergraduate degree from Smith College.
Jamie Richardson
Program Assistant
Jamie Richardson joined the Foundation in August 2008 as Education Program Assistant. Prior to joining the Foundation Jamie worked in fund development for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. Jamie is a graduate of Smith College and while attending school, worked as a researcher and education assistant at the Northampton Public Library on exhibits and programs relating to the Library's Calvin Coolidge presidential collections. She is certified to teach English as a second language, and in 2007 taught English in Madrid, Spain. Prior to teaching overseas, Jamie worked with the development staff of the Kennedy Library Foundation.