The MLA Staff

To contact an MLA staff member by e-mail at mla.org, please use the first initial and the surname. For example, to reach Jane Smith, you would write to [email protected].

PAULA M. KREBS, Executive Director

Office of the Executive Director

  • June Di Marzo, Senior Assistant to the Executive Director and Executive Project Coordinator
  • Leigh A. Neithardt, Coordinator of Governance and Assistant to the Executive Director

Administration and Finance

  • Terrence Callaghan, Senior Director of Talent Development, Administration, and Finance

Financial Operations

  • Leena Ragunauth, Head of Financial Operations 
  • Jason Hohn, Accounting and Financial Analyst
  • Sabrina Flagler, Coordinator of Payroll and Accounts Payable
  • Geraldine S. Betencourt, Assistant, Accounting Operations

Human Resources

  • Samantha Bowens, Coordinator of Human Resources and Office Manager 

Member and Administrative Services

  • Leonard J. Moreton, Head of Member and Administrative Services
  • Michael J. Reilly, Coordinator of Events Registration and Senior Administrative Assistant
  • Brenda A. Sample, Coordinator of Mail Services and Committee Arrangements
  • Blair Manns, Administrative Assistant
  • Keith M. O’Dea, Administrative Assistant

Engagement Strategy

  • Jason Rhody, Senior Director of Engagement Strategy 

Academic Program Services and Professional Development

  • Janine Utell, Associate Director of Academic Program Services and Professional Development
  • Lydia B. Tang, Head of World Language Programs
  • Ayanni Cooper, Program Manager, Member Engagement and Professional Development
  • Mai Hunt, Program Manager, Research, Evaluation, and Professional Development 
  • Annie M. Reiser, Coordinator of Book Prizes and Administrative Assistant 

Research

  • Natalia Lusin, Head of Research

Outreach

  • Anna S. A. Chang, Director of Outreach
  • Colleen Baer, Communications Manager
  • Cindy S. Cohen, Senior Manager, Marketing Operations and CRM
  • Robert Lee, User Interface and Graphic Designer
  • Tanya Leet, Senior Marketing Manager
  • Christina Shea, Library Sales Manager
  • Charles Tuggle, Marketing Coordinator

Operational Strategy

  • Angela L. Gibson, Senior Director of Operational Strategy
  • Laura Kiernan, Publications and Operational Strategies Coordinator

Convention and Events

  • Karin L. Bagnall, Director of Convention and Events 
  • Anastasia M. Courtney, Assistant Director of Convention and Events
  • Deirdre Henry, Coordinator of Allied Programs
  • Jo Xi Chen, Coordinator of Forums

Information Systems

  • Thanh Trinh, Director of Information Systems and Chief Information Officer
  • Ian Ahye, Senior Systems and Networks Engineer
  • Daniel Bokser, Database Coordinator
  • Anne Donlon, Technical Project Manager
  • Francesca Maltauro, Project Manager
  • Charles Ornegri, Metadata Administrator and Help Desk Technician
  • Oli Rahman, Test Automation Engineer

Data Design

  • Mike LiVolsi, Head of Data Design
  • Judy Strassberg, Senior Data Analyst

Software Development

  • Eric Knappe, Head of Software Development
  • Joseff Betancourt, Senior Web Developer
  • Nelson Alonso, Web Developer
  • Sandy McVetty, Front-End Developer and Project Lead

Bibliographic Information Services

  • Gregory M. Grazevich, Associate Director of Bibliographic Information Services and Editor in Chief, MLA International Bibliography

Indexing

  • Daniel C. Connor, Head of Indexing Team and Associate Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Julie Frick Wade, Head of Indexing Team and Associate Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Aaron E. Davis, Senior Index Editor and Full-Text Project Leader, MLA International Bibliography
  • Farrah Lehman Den, Senior Index Editor and Instructional Technology Producer, MLA International Bibliography
  • Yüksel Duman, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Claire Leich-Galland, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Emma P. Marciano, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Katsuyo Motoyoshi, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • William N. Ostrow, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Edward H. Willis, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Martin York, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Peter E. Zimmermann, Senior Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Ari Borrell, Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • David Harvell, Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Stefanie Meka, Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Samia Ouederni, Associate Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Tess Rankin, Associate Index Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Paige Eggebrecht, Indexer, MLA International Bibliography

Operations

  • David W. Wright, Head of BIS Operations and Editor, Directory of Periodicals
  • Julian Haller, BIS Communications Coordinator
  • Alexandra Dékány, Administrative Assistant

Thesaurus

  • Angela Ecklund, Head of Thesaurus Team and Tutorial and Instructional Technology Producer, MLA International Bibliography
  • Chrysula Norway, Senior Thesaurus Editor, MLA International Bibliography
  • Abby Scribner, Thesaurus Editor, MLA International Bibliography 

Book and Style Publications

  • Erika Suffern, Associate Director of Book and Style Publications
  • Jaime Cleland, Senior Acquisitions Editor
  • James C. Hatch, Senior Acquisitions Editor
  • Zahra Brown, Associate Editor
  • Susan Doose, Associate Editor
  • Cosette Bruhns, Assistant Editor
  • Anatole Shukla, Assistant Publications Coordinator 

Periodicals

  • Sara Pastel, Associate Director of Periodical Publications
  • John D. Golbach, Associate Editor
  • Joseph Wallace, Associate Editor
  • Anne Freeland, Assistant Editor
  • Annabel B. Schneider, Senior Advertising Manager and Submissions Associate
  • Emily Kaufman, Editorial Assistant

Production

  • Judith H. Altreuter, Head of Production
  • Grace M. Evans, Production Associate
  • Leighton Snyder, Multimedia Designer