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Matthew Gibson

Executive Director

Athena Gould

Deputy Director

Raennah L. Mitchell

Chief of Staff

Eric Rivers

Senior Director of Advancement

Ryan Zirker

Director of Finance

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Cary Speh Ferguson

Finance Generalist

Jennie Taylor

Operations and Program Services Manager

Advancement

Trey Mitchell

Director of Communications
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John Rhea

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Eric Rivers

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Matthew D. Streets

Stewardship and Donor Relations Officer

Nina Wilder

Communications Manager

Programs & Education

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Huda Aden

HBCU Scholars Liaison

Peter Hedlund

Senior Director, Programs & Education

Emma Ito

Director of Education

Yosef Medina

Director, Strategic Initiatives

Kalela Williams

Director, Virginia Center for the Book

Encyclopedia Virginia

Kathryn Gehred

Media Editor, Encyclopedia Virginia

Patricia Miller

Managing Editor, Encyclopedia Virginia

Virginia Folklife Program

Katy Clune

Director, Virginia Folklife Program

Grants

Adam Courville

Director of Grants and Fellowships

Kaity Wasinger

Grants and Fellowships Assistant

Media Programs

Matt Darroch

Producer, With Good Reason
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Lauren Francis

Producer, Media Programs
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Sarah McConnell

Executive Producer, With Good Reason

Allison Quantz

Senior Producer, Media Programs

Pat Jarrett

Video & Media Producer
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