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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

8444 Wilshire Blvd.
4th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
+1 (323) 424-4939

PEN America Washington, D.C.

1015 15th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20005

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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

Stephen Fee

Senior Director, Communications and Marketing New York, NY

Summer Lopez

Senior Director, Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf

Senior Director, Literary Programs New York, NY

Deborah K. Wilson

Chief Development Officer New York, NY

Matt Bailey

Program Director, Digital Freedom Washington, D.C.

Nora Benavidez

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

Gina Chung

Manager, Communications (Email Marketing) New York, NY

Mery Concepción

NYC Civic Corps Member, Volunteer Program Coordinator, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Jenn Dees

Program Manager, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Emma Deshpande

Executive Assistant and Board Liaison New York, NY

Viviane Eng

Assistant, Literary Programs New York, NY

Gabriel Fine

Program Coordinator, Artists at Risk Connection New York, NY

Margaret Flynn-Sapia

Coordinator, Advocacy Washington, D.C.

Michelle Franke

Executive Director, PEN America Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Jonathan Friedman

Director, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Nicole Gervasio

Manager, Literary Festival and Public Programs New York, NY

Alejandro Heredia

Manager, Community Outreach New York, NY

Rhue Ivy

Assistant, Development and Events New York, NY

Jared Jackson

Manager, Literary Programs New York, NY

Shawnna Jannah

Director, Human Resources New York, NY

William Johnson

Program Director, PEN Across America New York, NY

Melissa Joskow

Assistant, Communications/Graphic Designer New York, NY

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

Director, Free Expression at Risk Programs New York, NY

Hannah Lee

Senior Manager, Social Media New York, NY

Stanley Mah

Coordinator, Operations New York, NY

Christina Manubag

Assistant, Foundations Relations New York, NY

Jane Marchant

Program Director, Literary Awards New York, NY

Caits Meissner

Director, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Sandy Mui

Coordinator, Digital Communications New York, NY

Nicholas Perez

Manager, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Robert Pollock

Program Manager, Prison Writing New York, NY

Rachel Pryzgoda

Deputy Director, Development New York, NY

Rachel Roseman

Coordinator, Membership and National Outreach New York, NY

Polina Sadovskaya (Kovaleva)

Program Director, Eurasia New York, NY

Brandon Stinchfield

Director, Foundations and Grants New York, NY

Jessica Sun

Executive Assistant and Board Liaison New York, NY

James Tager

Director, Research New York, NY

Veronica Tien

Assistant, Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Julie Trébault

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

Cristina Valbuena-Castor

Manager, Individual Giving New York, NY

Viktorya Vilk

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

Nancy Vitale

Producer, Literary Programs New York, NY

Hannah Waltz

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

Rebecca Werner

Director, Membership and National Engagement New York, NY

Alice Wu

Assistant, Finance New York, NY

Fellows

Erin Carden

Fellow, Communications

Jaime Gordon

Fellow, Literary Programs

Malaina Kapoor

Fellow, Free Expression Programs

Frances Keohane

Fellow, Prison and Justice Writing

Marta Lasota

Fellow, Free Expression Programs

Will Leggat

Fellow, Development

Piper Morrison

Fellow, Artists at Risk Connection

Statz Tatsumi Saines

Fellow, Artists at Risk Connection

Join us for the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Ceremony at 7pm ET/4pm PT!

Hosted by off-Broadway phenomenon Kara Young, the ceremony will include the live announcement of our book awards winners; the presentation of PEN America’s career achievement awards; and special guest presenters, including Lydia Davis, Jeremy O. Harris, Laurie Anderson, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

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