Staff

Administration & Special Projects


Michael F. Suarez, S.J.

Executive Director
michael.suarez@virginia.edu

Kevin J. McFadden

Chief of Operations
kevin.mcfadden@virginia.edu

434-924-7183

Responsible for:
Strategic vision and leadership, board coordination, performance management, human resources

Rebecca Giesecke

Program Manager, Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage (CHF)
rebecca.giesecke@virginia.edu

434-243-3086

Responsible for:
CHF program management, fellowship advising

Kathryn Higinbotham

Administrative Director, Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB)
kathryn.higinbotham@virginia.edu

434-243-4296

Responsible for:
SoFCB program administration

Amy Speckart

Assistant to the Director
amy.speckart@virginia.edu

434-924-7606

Responsible for:
Director's calendar and travel

Shannon Wilson

Office Assistant
sew6d@virginia.edu

Responsible for:
General administration, record keeping, and mail projects

Budget & Finance


Danielle Culpepper

Director of Budget & Finance
danielle.culpepper@virginia.edu

434-243-7213

Responsible for:
Management of budget and finance, diversity initiatives, grant administration

Michael X. Taylor

Accounting Specialist
michael.taylor@virginia.edu

434-243-2920

Responsible for:
Accounts, payroll, human resources, tuition

Juliana Callen

Bookkeeper
juliana.callen@virginia.edu

434-297-7949

Responsible for:
Bookkeeping, general administration, reception

Collections, Exhibitions & Scholarly Initiatives


Barbara Heritage

Miranker Family Director of Collections, Exhibitions & Scholarly Initiatives
barbara.heritage@virginia.edu

434-924-3878

Responsible for:
Collections, exhibitions, donations of books and related materials, grant administration, fundraising for scholarship initiatives

Sarah Hale

Coordinator for Preservation and Interim Pine Tree-Fearrington Rare Materials Cataloger
sarah.hale@virginia.edu

434-243-2387

Responsible for:
Collections cataloging, preservation of RBS collections, access to RBS collection; exhibition installation

Arham Hussain

Collections Assistant
uys5am@virginia.edu

Ruth Kramer

Collections Assistant
njy9dw@virginia.edu

Communications & Outreach


Kim Curtis

Director of Communications & Outreach
kim.curtis@virginia.edu

434-243-7077

Responsible for:
Strategy and publicity, print and online materials, social media, website, copyediting

Development


Adam Miller

Director of Development
adam.miller@virginia.edu

434-243-1010

Responsible for:
Overall fundraising efforts, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, &c.

Antanella Tirone

Assistant Director of Development
atirone@virginia.edu

Responsible for:
Database administration, reporting, stewardship, and analytics

Programs & Education


Laura Perrings

Director of Programs & Education
laura.perrings@virginia.edu

434-924-9176

Responsible for:
Programs administration, course schedule, session arrangements, course advertising

Rachel Budge

Assistant Program Manager
rachel.budge@virginia.edu

Responsible for:
Remote course logistics, local arrangements, Certificates of Proficiency program, scholarship administration, and merchandise

Emma Reilly

Miranker Online Program Manager
emma.reilly@virginia.edu

Responsible for:
Online course administration, course logistics, and local arrangements

Andrew Rivard Hill

Admissions Officer
andrew.rivardhill@virginia.edu

434-243-0940

Responsible for:
Course applications and admissions, course evaluations, local arrangements

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