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Leadership and Staff

PEN America

120 Broadway, 26th Floor North
New York, NY 10271
+1 (212) 334-1660

PEN America Los Angeles

1370 N St Andrews Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90028
+1 (323) 607-1867

PEN America Washington, D.C.

1100 13th Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005

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Leadership

Suzanne Nossel

Chief Executive Officer New York, NY

Eileen Hershenov

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Programs and Legal New York, NY

Kimberly Thomas

Chief Operating Officer New York, NY

Praise Apampa

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer New York, NY

Geraldine Baum

Chief Communications Officer New York, NY

Maayan Dauber

Interim Chief Development Officer New York, NY

Shawnna Jannah

Managing Director, Human Resources New York, NY

Summer Lopez

Chief Program Officer, Free Expression New York, NY

Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf

Chief Program Officer, Literary Programming New York, NY

LA/DC/Florida Leadership

Allison Lee

Managing Director, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Katie Blankenship

Senior Director, Florida Miami, FL

Hadar Harris

Managing Director, Washington Washington, D.C.

Staff

Jess Abolafia

Coordinator, Prison and Justice Writing Mentorship Program New York, NY

Sabrina Adams

Program Manager, PEN Across America New York, NY

Damarcus Adisa

Video Editor/Producer New York, NY

Beatriz Aldereguia Pons

Chief of Staff New York, NY

Jacqueline Allain

Program Coordinator, Freedom to Learn New York, NY

Shauna Aryee

Senior Accountant New York, NY

Sabrina Baêta

Program Manager, Freedom to Read

Laura Benitez

Manager, State Policy, U.S. Free Expression Program New York, NY

Andre Booker

Senior Accountant New York, NY

Elly Brinkley

Legal Fellow, U.S. Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Katie Bowen

Special Assistant, Executive Office New York, NY

Sam Brakarsh

Africa Regional Representative, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) New York, NY

Sophia Brown

Program Coordinator, PEN America Florida

Gabrielle Chalk

Manager, Individual Giving New York, NY

Nasir Cisse

Coordinator, Finance New York, NY

Daniel Shank Cruz

Program Coordinator, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Kori Davis

Assistant, Membership and National Engagement New York, NY

Sarah Dillard

Coordinator, World Voices Festival and Literary Programs New York, NY

Tracey Doolin

Director, Special Events New York, NY

Leila Feuer

Board Liaison and Internal Communications Manager New York, NY

Jonathan Friedman

Sy Syms Managing Director, U.S. Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Erica Galluscio

Website Administrator New York, NY

Aleah Gatto

Manager, Membership Engagement New York, NY

Liesl Gerntholtz

Managing Director, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center New York, NY

Debi Goldberg

Director, Digital New York, NY

Myka Greene

Coordinator, Development New York, NY

Kibria Haque

Staff Accountant New York, NY

Henry Hicks

Manager, U.S. Free Expressions Programs Washington, D.C.

William Johnson

Director, National Outreach and Engagement New York, NY

Melissa Joskow

Senior Manager, Graphic Design & Communications New York, NY

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

Director, Writers at Risk, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center New York, NY

Renee Lamarque

Manager, Author's Evenings and Special Events New York, NY

Aileen Lambert

Program Manager, Campus Free Speech Washington, D.C.

Bruce Lampros

Special Assistant, Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Janet Lee

Senior Manager, Human Resources New York, NY

Tasslyn Magnusson

Program Consultant, Freedom to Read

TC. Mann

Coordinator, Literary Programs and Emerging Voices New York, NY

Madison Markham

Program Assistant, Freedom to Read New York, NY

Moira Marquis

Senior Manager, The Freewrite Project New York, NY

Barbara Matovu

Senior Manager, Foundation Relations and Grants New York, NY

Kasey Meehan

Program Director, Freedom to Read New York, NY

Jake Neuberger

Program Assistant, Latin America and the Caribbean, Artists at RIsk Connection (ARC)

Ayana O’Brien

Coordinator, Events and Operations, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Christian Omoruyi

Government Affairs Liaison Washington, D.C.

Nicholas Perez

Program Manager, Free Expression and Education Los Angeles, CA

Rachel Powers

Program Coordinator, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center New York, NY

Timothy Richardson

Program Director, Journalism & Disinformation Washington, D.C.

Joey Rosales

Database Administrator New York, NY

Polina Sadovskaya

Program Director, Advocacy and Eurasia New York, NY

Kurt Sampsel

Senior Program Manager, Disinformation and Community Engagement New York, NY

McKenna Samson

Manager, Educational Policy Washington, D.C.

Valentine Sargent

Communications and Editorial Assistant, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) New York, NY

Laura Schroeder

Lead, Congressional Affairs Washington, D.C.

Tricia Scott-Goodchild

Operations Manager, Human Resources New York, NY

Mira Seyal

Coordinator, Foundations Relations New York, NY

Tejal Shah

Assistant Controller New York, NY

Kristen Shahverdian

Program Director, Campus Free Speech New York, NY

Ashwin Shaji

Staff Accountant New York, NY

Omaid Sharifi

Senior Manager, Protection Programs, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)

Sabir Sultan

Director, Literary Programs & World Voices Festival New York, NY

James Tager

Director, Research New York, NY

Malcolm Tariq

Senior Manager, Editorial Projects, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Veronica Tien

Manager, Advocacy and Media, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center New York, NY

Lisa Tolin

Editorial Director New York, NY

Julie Trébault

Managing Director, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) New York, NY

Suzanne Trimel

Senior Advisor, Communications and Media New York, NY

Peris Tushabe

Program Coordinator, Free Expression and Education Washington, DC

Nicole Tyson-Reuben

Controller New York, NY

Viktorya Vilk

Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression New York, NY

Anh-Thu Vo

Manager, Research & Advocacy, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center New York, NY

Amanda Wells

Program Assistant, Digital Safety & Free Expression New York, NY

Andrew White

Senior Manager, PEN Across America New York, NY

Aryo Wicaksono

Senior Manager, Membership, National Outreach and Engagement New York, NY

Irene Xanthoudakis

Director, Foundations and Grants New York, NY

Oleksandra Yakubenko

Representative for Ukraine Protective Programs, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)

Jeremy C. Young

Program Director, Freedom to Learn Washington, DC

Alessandro Zagato

Latin American Regional Representative, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Doris Zhang

Program Assistant, Digital Safety and Free Expression

Dylan Zwickel

Seasonal Senior Production Manager, World Voices Festival New York, NY