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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.

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

General Inquiries: [email protected]

Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Membership: [email protected]

Awards: [email protected]

Festival: [email protected]

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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

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

Sabrina Adams

Program Coordinator, PEN Across America New York, NY

Donica Bettanin

Program Director, Literary Awards New York, NY

Mags Chmielarczyk

Assistant, Development New York, NY

Gina Chung

Manager, Communications (Email Marketing) New York, NY

Mery Concepción

Coordinator, Prison Writing Program 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

Anjali Emsellem

Program Assistant, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Viviane Eng

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

Jonathan Friedman

Director, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Erica Galluscio

Website Administrator New York, NY

Aleah Gatto

Coordinator, Membership and Engagement, NYC Civic Corps Member New York, NY

Liesl Gerntholtz

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

Debi Goldberg

Interim Director, Communications and Marketing New York, NY

Andy Gottlieb

Legislative and Research Analyst Washington, DC

Alejandro Heredia

Manager, Community Outreach New York, NY

Geraldine Inoa

Assistant, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Jared Jackson

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

Shawnna Jannah

Director, Human Resources New York, NY

Anthony Johnson

Manager, Research and Advocacy, ACLS Leading Edge Fellow New York, NY

Jacques Johnson

Coordinator, Finance New York, NY

Nadine Farid Johnson

Washington Director Washington, D.C.

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

Vincent Lake

Coordinator, Finance New York, NY

Hannah Lee

Senior Manager, Social Media New York, NY

Janet Lee

Coordinator, Human Resources New York, NY

T.C. Mann

Assistant, Literary Programs and Emerging Voices New York, NY

Leila Markosian

Program Assistant, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Caits Meissner

Director, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Jessica Mendoza

Coordinator, Development New York, NY

Jeje Mohamed

Program Manager, Free Expression and Digital Safety Washington, DC

Ayten Mohammed

Assistant, Special Events New York, NY

Nicholas Perez

Program Manager, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Franchesca Pierre

Office Manager New York, NY

Robert Pollock

Program Manager, Prison Writing Program New York, NY

Rachel Roseman

Coordinator, Membership and National Engagement New York, NY

Polina Sadovskaya (Kovaleva)

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

Senior Accountant New York, NY

Kristen Shahverdian

Senior Manager, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Lili Stern

Assistant, Literary Awards New York, NY

Jessica Sun

Program Coordinator, 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

Veronica Tien

Coordinator, Free Expression Programs New York, NY

Ashley Trawick

Interim Coordinator, Digital Communications 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

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

Nancy Vitale

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

Hannah Waltz

Coordinator, 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

Irene Xanthoudakis

Director, Foundations and Grants New York, NY

Ergisa Xhuveli

Assistant, Foundations Relations New York, NY

Jeremy C. Young

Senior Manager, Free Expression and Education Washington, DC

Fellows

Emma Stammen

Fellow, Prison and Justice Writing

Haruna Shimizu

Fellow, Community Outreach

Sophia Ramirez

Fellow, Prison and Justice Writing