The Folger’s world-class staff maintains our collections, assists researchers and scholars, manages Folger publications, and organizes programs for teachers, students, and the public. Interested in joining our ranks? Work with us!
Director’s Office
Dr. Michael Witmore
Director
Dr. Witmore was appointed the seventh director of the Folger on July 1, 2011. Upon his arrival, he worked with the Board of Governors to draft a Strategic Plan for the institution, adopted in June 2013. He was formerly professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and before that he served as associate professor of English and assistant professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University.
Executive Assistant
Administration
Ruth Taylor Kidd
Chief Financial Officer
rtaylorkidd@folger.edu
(202) 675-0389
Ruth Taylor Kidd brings more than 30 years of experience in the non-profit sector to her role as Chief Financial Officer of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Appointed in September 2018, Ms. Taylor Kidd has extensive experience with museums, having served as the Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Capital Children’s Museum, Director of Budgeting and Planning at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Assistant Director of Development at the American Museum of Natural History.
Mariam d'Eustachio
David Whitney
Digital Projects
Other
Digital Projects Manager
Database Applications Associate
Digital Strategist
Facilities
Associate Director of Architectural Projects
JD Berkeley
JD Berkeley
Associate Director of Architectural Projects
jdberkeley@folger.edu
202-608-1707
Building Services Technician
Facilities Manager, Projects and Restoration
Inventory and Procurement Specialist
Facilities Manager
HVAC Specialist
Chief Engineer
Finance
Director of Finance
Accounting Assistant
Staff Accountant
Payroll Staff Accountant
Accounting Associate
Folger Shop
Contact
Part Time Seasonal Retail Associate
Information Technology
Systems Engineer
Tessitura Administrator
Security
Head of Security and Safety
Security Shift Supervisor
Security Officer
Part Time Security Officer
Brittany Baker
Brittany Baker
Part Time Security Officer
bbaker@folger.edu
(202) 675-0309
Deion Santana
Deion Santana
Part Time Security Officer
dsantana@folger.edu
(202) 675-0309
Cornel Washington
Cornel Washington
Part Time Security Officer
cwashington@folger.edu
(202) 675-0309
General Office Assistant
Visitor Services
Director of Visitor Services
Patron Services Manager
Lead House Manager
Box Office Manager
Box Office Lead Associate
Part Time House Manager
Part Time Box Office Assistant
Other
TICKETS & PUBLIC INFORMATION
TICKETS & PUBLIC INFORMATION
(202) 544-7077
Collections
Greg Prickman
Eric Weinmann Librarian, Director of Collections
(202) 544-4600
Greg Prickman was appointed the Eric Weinmann Librarian and Director of Collections in July 2018. Previously he was head of Special Collections at the University of Iowa Libraries. Prickman came to the University of Iowa Libraries in 2006, working as a special collections librarian and then as the assistant head of Special Collections and University Archives before becoming the head of Special Collections in 2011.
Executive Assistant to the Librarian
Other
Collection Care and Development
Associate Librarian for Collection Care and Development and Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Early Modern Books and Prints
Caroline Duroselle-Melish
Caroline Duroselle-Melish
Associate Librarian for Collection Care and Development and Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Early Modern Books and Prints
(202) 675-0356
Associate Librarian and Curator of Manuscripts
J. Franklin Mowery Head of Conservation and Preservation
Book Conservator
Book and Paper Conservator
Acquisitions Specialist
Acquisitions Librarian
Collection Description and Imaging
Associate Librarian for Collection Description and Imaging
Senior Cataloger
Senior Photography Associate
Image Request Coordinator
Imaging Associate
Archivist and Cataloger
Metadata and Digital Asset Management Librarian
Other
Exhibitions
Head of Exhibitions
Exhibitions Coordinator
Researcher Services
Louis B. Thalheimer Associate Librarian for Researcher Services
Michele Lee Silverman
Michele Lee Silverman
Louis B. Thalheimer Associate Librarian for Researcher Services
(202) 548-8770
Circulation Services Manager
Library Associate, Circulation, Modern Collections
Library Associate, Circulation Program Support
Reading Room Coordinator
Researcher Experience Librarian
Collections Care Coordinator
Research and Reference Librarian
Library Assistant, Reference
Communications
Melanie Bender Martin
Director of Communications and Marketing
202-675-0345
Melanie Bender Martin (she/her) most recently served as the Chief Innovation Officer at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), leading the Museum’s efforts in marketing, communications, visitor services, information technology, digital media, and creative services. She joined the BMA from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., where she managed digital products and user research. Prior to the Holocaust Museum, Martin was the Director of Digital Products for Washingtonian Magazine. Martin has an MA in Communication, Culture & Technology from Georgetown University and a BA in fine art and communication from Mount St. Mary’s University. She teaches Applied Marketing Analytics in Georgetown’s School of Continuing Studies and has taught courses in web design, production, and strategy at American University’s School of Communications.
Garland Scott
Lindsey Lang
Senior Graphic Designer
Ben Lauer
Social Media and Communications Manager
blauer@folger.edu
(202) 544-4600, x246
Peter Eramo
Esther French
Digital Managing Editor
efrench@folger.edu
(202) 675-0326
PRESS
Development
Glenda Noel-Ney
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving
Advancement Associate
Development Associate, Planned and Major Gifts
Development Associate, Individual Giving
Development Associate, Institutional Giving
Development Associate, Operations
Other
Education
Dr. Peggy O'Brien
Director of Education
pobrien@folger.edu
(202) 675-0372
Dr. O’Brien was named the Folger’s director of education in May 2013. A former Folger educator, she established the Library’s education philosophy and the bulk of its programs in the 1980s and led the department until 1994, when she left to become director of education programs for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Concurrent with that appointment and in collaboration with Cambridge University Press and Georgetown University, she launched and published Shakespeare Magazine, a print and online magazine for teachers of Shakespeare.
Associate Director of Education
Assistant Director, Education Operations
Administrative Coordinator, Education
Folger Institute
Dr. Patricia Akhimie
View full biographyAssociate Director, Scholarly Programs
Dr. Owen Williams
Dr. Owen Williams
Interim Executive Director of the Folger Institute/Associate Director for Scholarly Programs
Associate Director, Fellowships
Program Coordinator, Folger Institute
Other
Shakespeare Quarterly
Director Emerita and Editor, Shakespeare Quarterly
Dr. Gail Kern Paster
Dr. Gail Kern Paster
Director Emerita and Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly
Managing Editor, Shakespeare Quarterly
Part Time Editorial Assistant
Other
Human Resources
Kimberley Mauldin
Director of Talent and Culture
(202) 675-0304
Kimberley Mauldin, was named the Director of Talent and Culture in May 2022. She first joined the Folger in 2013, as the Human Resources Manager, and was quickly promoted to Head of Human Resources and then Director of Human Resources. During her tenure she has worked with leadership from across the institution on numerous large-scale institution-wide strategic initiatives, including reclassification of all positions, evaluation of pay matrix, implementation of the educational benefit, improvements to the benefits plans and revitalized the recruitment process. She continues to lead our DEIA initiatives, and as part of that work, help guide us as we look to cultivate a more, collaborative, inclusive and enriching work environment.
Talent Development Manager
Benefits and Training Programs Administrator
Recruitment and Internships Manager
Human Resources Assistant
Other
Other
Programming and Performance
Karen Ann Daniels
Director Of Programming and Artistic Director, Folger Theatre
Before joining the Folger as the Director of Programming/Artistic Director of Folger Theatre in 2021, Karen Ann Daniels was director of the Mobile Unit at The Public Theater in NYC, touring Mobile Unit productions across all five boroughs of NY and launching new programs such as Mobile Unit In Corrections which brings the tools of theater into the lives of incarcerated communities.
Associate Director of Programming and Director of Producing, Folger Theatre
Beth Emelson
Beth Emelson
Associate Director of Programming and Director of Producing, Folger Theatre
(202) 675-0388
Production Manager / Technical Director
Artistic Associate
Audio/Visual Specialist
Community and Audience Engagement Programs Manager
Assistant Technical Director
Consort
Poetry and Lectures
OB Hardison Poetry Series, Folger Poetry Program Manager
Theatre
