Staff
Administration & Special Projects
Kevin J. McFadden
Chief of Operationskevin.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 Directoramy.speckart@virginia.edu
434-924-7606
Responsible for:
Director's calendar and travel
Shannon Wilson
Office Assistantsew6d@virginia.edu
Responsible for:
General administration, record keeping, and mail projects
Budget & Finance
Danielle Culpepper
Director of Budget & Financedanielle.culpepper@virginia.edu
434-243-7213
Responsible for:
Management of budget and finance, diversity initiatives, grant administration
Michael X. Taylor
Accounting Specialistmichael.taylor@virginia.edu
434-243-2920
Responsible for:
Accounts, payroll, human resources, tuition
Juliana Callen
Bookkeeperjuliana.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 Initiativesbarbara.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 Catalogersarah.hale@virginia.edu
434-243-2387
Responsible for:
Collections cataloging, preservation of RBS collections, access to RBS collection; exhibition installation
Communications & Outreach
Kim Curtis
Director of Communications & Outreachkim.curtis@virginia.edu
434-243-7077
Responsible for:
Strategy and publicity, print and online materials, social media, website, copyediting
Development
Adam Miller
Director of Developmentadam.miller@virginia.edu
434-243-1010
Responsible for:
Overall fundraising efforts, annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, &c.
Antanella Tirone
Assistant Director of Developmentatirone@virginia.edu
Responsible for:
Database administration, reporting, stewardship, and analytics
Programs & Education
Laura Perrings
Director of Programs & Educationlaura.perrings@virginia.edu
434-924-9176
Responsible for:
Programs administration, course schedule, session arrangements, course advertising
Rachel Budge
Assistant Program Managerrachel.budge@virginia.edu
Responsible for:
Remote course logistics, local arrangements, Certificates of Proficiency program, scholarship administration, and merchandise
Emma Reilly
Miranker Online Program Manageremma.reilly@virginia.edu
Responsible for:
Online course administration, course logistics, and local arrangements
Andrew Rivard Hill
Admissions Officerandrew.rivardhill@virginia.edu
434-243-0940
Responsible for:
Course applications and admissions, course evaluations, local arrangements