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Leadership and Staff

PEN America

588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
+1 (212) 334-1660

PEN America Los Angeles

Santa Monica, CA 90406
+1 (323) 424-4939

PEN America Washington, D.C.

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

General Inquiries: [email protected]

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Leadership

Suzanne Nossel

Chief Executive Officer New York, NY

Dru Menaker

Chief Operating Officer New York, NY

Praise Apampa

Chief Financial and Administrative Officer New York, NY

Geraldine Baum

Chief Communications Officer New York, NY

Shawnna Jannah

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

Deborah K. Wilson

Chief Development Officer New York, NY

LA/DC Leadership

Allison Lee

Managing Director, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Nadine Farid Johnson

Managing Director, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Staff

Jessica Abolafia

Program Assistant, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Sabrina Adams

Program Coordinator, PEN Across America New York, NY

Mohammed Ali Alani

Communications and Operations Assistant, Artists at RIsk Connection New York, NY

Beatriz Aldereguia Pons

Chief of Staff New York, NY

Donica Bettanin

Program Director, Literary Awards New York, NY

Andre Booker

Accountant New York, NY

Nasir Cisse

Coordinator, Finance New York, NY

Diani Citra

Senior Program Manager, Journalism & Disinformation New York, NY

Maayan Dauber

Director, Development New York, NY

Kori Davis

Assistant, Membership and National Engagement New York, NY

Jenn Dees

Programs Director, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Emma Deshpande

Executive Assistant and Board Liaison New York, NY

Vic Dobrowolski

Accountant, Grants and Compliance New York, NY

Tracey Doolin

Director, Special Events New York, NY

Maris Endres

Senior Manager, Individual Giving New York, NY

Jonathan Friedman

Director, Free Expression and Education Programs New York, NY

Erica Galluscio

Website Administrator New York, NY

Aleah Gatto

Coordinator, Membership Engagement New York, NY

Liesl Gerntholtz

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

Debi Goldberg

Director, Digital New York, NY

Myka Greene

Assistant, Development New York, NY

Rama Halaseh

Senior Manager, International Programs, Artists at Risk Connection

Alejandro Heredia

Manager, Community Outreach New York, NY

Jared Jackson

Program Director, Literary Programs and Emerging Voices New York, NY

Jacques Johnson

Coordinator, Finance New York, NY

William Johnson

Program Director, PEN Across America New York, NY

Melissa Joskow

Coordinator, Graphic Design and Communications New York, NY

Nicole Shawan Junior

Deputy Director, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

Director, Free Expression at Risk Programs New York, NY

Manal Khan

Coordinator, Digital Communications New York, NY

Samantha LaFrance

Program Coordinator, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Renee Lamarque

Assistant, Special Events New York, NY

Rachel Landau

Program Consultant, Eurasia

Asma Laouira

Coordinator, Writers at Risk New York, NY

Janet Lee

Manager, Human Resources New York, NY

Asia Letlow

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

TC. Mann

Assistant, Literary Programs and Emerging Voices New York, NY

Leila Markosian

Program Assistant, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Moira Marquis

Senior Manager, The Freewrite Project New York, NY

Barbara Matovu

Manager, Foundations Relations New York, NY

Kasey Meehan

Program Director, Freedom to Read New York, NY

Caits Meissner

Director, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Jeje Mohamed

Senior Manager, Free Expression and Digital Safety Washington, DC

Christian Omoruyi

Government Affairs Liaison Washington, D.C.

Nicholas Perez

Program Manager, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Talita Pessoa

Program Director, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center Washington D.C.

Franchesca Pierre

Office Manager New York, NY

Laura Plasencia

Multimedia Producer New York, NY

Robert Pollock

Program Manager, Prison Writing Program New York, NY

Rachel Powers

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

Joseph Rosales

Database Administrator New York, NY

Polina Sadovskaya

Program Director, Eurasia New York, NY

Jazilah Salam

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

Laura Schroeder

Senior Manager, Legislative Affairs Washington, D.C.

Tejal Shah

Assistant Controller New York, NY

Kristen Shahverdian

Senior Manager, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Lili Stern

Assistant, Literary Awards New York, NY

Sabir Sultan

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

Jessica Sun

Program Manager, Artists at Risk Connection New York, NY

James Tager

Director, Research New York, NY

Malcolm Tariq

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

Brenda Thompson

AmeriCorps Member, Membership Engagement New York, NY

Veronica Tien

Manager, Writers at Risk New York, NY

Lisa Tolin

Editorial Director New York, NY

Julie Trébault

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

Suzanne Trimel

Consultant, Communications and Media New York, NY

Peris Tushabe

Program Assistant, Free Expression and Education Washington, DC

Juliette Verlaque

Program Assistant, Artists at Risk Connection New York, NY

Viktorya Vilk

Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression New York, NY

Nancy Vitale

Senior Producer, Literary Programs and World Voices Festival New York, NY

Anh-Thu Vo

Coordinator, Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Hannah Waltz

Manager, U.S. Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Christy Wensley

Senior Manager, Special Events New York, NY

Rebecca Werner

Director, Membership and National Engagement New York, NY

Brittany Wright

Interim, Executive Assistant New York,NY

Irene Xanthoudakis

Director, Foundations and Grants New York, NY

Ergisa Xhuveli

Coordinator, Foundations Relations New York, NY

Oleksandra Yakubenko

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

Manojna Yeluri

Regional Representative for Asia, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) Hyderabad, India

Jeremy C. Young

Senior Manager, Free Expression and Education Washington, DC

Alessandro Zagato

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

Fellows

Elias Ephron

Fellow, Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) New York, NY

Valentina Flores

Fellow, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Emily Kehoe

Fellow, Development

Fowota Mortoo

Fellow, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Saeri Plagmann

Community Outreach Gap Year Fellow New York, NY