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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

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

Interim 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/Florida Leadership

Allison Lee

Managing Director, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Nadine Farid Johnson

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

Katie Blankenship

Director, Florida Miami, FL

Staff

Jess Abolafia

Program Assistant, Prison and Justice Writing New York, NY

Sabrina Adams

Program Manager, PEN Across America New York, NY

Damarcus Adisa

Video Editor/Producer New York, NY

Aashna Agarwal

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

Beatriz Aldereguia Pons

Chief of Staff New York, NY

Jacqueline Allain

Program Coordinator, Freedom to Learn New York, NY

Shauna Aryee

Staff Accountant New York, NY

Sabrina Baêta

Program Consultant, Freedom to Read

Donica Bettanin

Program Director, Literary Awards New York, NY

Andre Booker

Staff 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

Community Outreach Consultant, Freedom to Learn

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

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

Sarah Dillard

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

Vic Dobrowolski

Accountant, Grants and Compliance New York, NY

Tracey Doolin

Director, Special Events New York, NY

Maris Endres

Senior Manager, Development New York, NY

Jonathan Friedman

Director, Free Expression and Education Programs New York, NY

Erica Galluscio

Website Administrator New York, NY

Aleah Gatto

Manager, 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

Coordinator, Development New York, NY

Rama Halaseh

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

Kibria Haque

Staff Accountant New York, NY

Henry Hicks

Coordinator, U.S. Free Expression Programs Washington, D.C.

Melysa Hierro

Coordinator, Human Resources New York, NY

Ryan Howzell

Program Coordinator, Research New York, NY

Jared Jackson

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

Shannon Jankowski

Interim Sy Syms Director, U.S. Free Expression Programs Washington, D.C.

William Johnson

Director, National Outreach and Engagement New York, NY

Melissa Joskow

Manager, Communications and Graphic Design New York, NY

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

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

Manal Khan

Coordinator, Digital Communications New York, NY

Renee Lamarque

Coordinator, Special Events New York, NY

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

Assistant, Literary Programs and Emerging Voices New York, NY

Leila Markosian

Program Coordinator, Free Expression and Education 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

Manager, Foundations Relations New York, NY

Kasey Meehan

Program Director, Freedom to Read New York, NY

Jeje Mohamed

Senior Manager, Digital Safety & Free Expression Washington, DC

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

Robert Pollock

Program Manager, Prison Writing Program New York, NY

Rachel Powers

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

Emma Reynolds

Coordinator, Protection Programs (ARC) New York, NY

Joseph 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

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

Senior Manager, Free Expression and Education New York, NY

Omaid Sharifi

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

Justin Shilad

Research and Advocacy Lead, Middle East and North Africa New York, NY

Lili Stern

Assistant, Literary Awards New York, NY

Sabir Sultan

Associate Director, World Voices Festival & Literary Programs 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

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

Viktorya Vilk

Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression New York, NY

Anh-Thu Vo

Coordinator, Research & Advocacy, PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center 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

Fellows

Rose Bialer

Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) Gap Year Fellow

Ella Dailey

Literary Programs Gap Year Fellow

Francesca Mancino

Development Gap Year Fellow