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
Farah Karim-Cooper
Director
director@folger.edu
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
Facilities
Part Time Associate Director of Architectural Projects
JD Berkeley
JD Berkeley
Associate Director of Architectural Projects
jdberkeley@folger.edu
202-608-1707
Building Services Technician
Operations Project Manager
Facilities Manager, Projects and Restoration
Inventory and Procurement Specialist
Facilities Manager
Part Time Facilities Manager
HVAC Specialist
Chief Engineer
Finance
Director of Finance
Accounting Assistant
Staff Accountant
Payroll Staff Accountant
Folger Shop
Contact
Part Time Seasonal Retail Associate
Information Technology
Head of IT
Software Developer
Systems Engineer
IT Systems and Support Specialist
Tessitura Administrator
Security
Head of Security and Safety
Assistant Head of Security and Safety
Security Shift Supervisor
Security Officer
Part Time Security Officer
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 Experience
Director of Visitor Experience
Associate Director of Visitor Experience
Meetings and Events Manager
Folger Shop Manager
Accessibility and Floor Manager
Assistant Ticket Services Manager
Assistant Floor Manager
Ticket Services Manager
Part Time Visitor Experience Expert
Patrick Kilbride
Patrick Kilbride
Praised for his “beautiful,” “sweet-voiced” tone, and “superbly acted” portrayals, Patrick Kilbride, tenor, is enjoying an international career. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Maryland Opera Studio, with fellowships from the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival, and L’Académie du Festival Aix-en-Provence. He was the winner of the 24th Concours international de chant de Clermont-Ferrand, France, making his European debut in opera houses throughout France in Handel’s Acis and Galatea with Damien Guillon and Le Banquet Céleste (Rennes, Clermont-Ferrand, Chaise-Dieu, Avignon). He has sung roles with Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in Francesco Cavalli’s Erismena with Leonardo García Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea in the opera houses of Paris, Saint-Denis, Luxembourg, and Versailles, and with the Britten-Pears Arts Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Frederich Handel’s Theodora with Christian Curnyn and Sarah Connolly.
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 and Paper Conservator
Acquisitions Specialist
Acquisitions Librarian
Collection Description and Imaging
Associate Librarian for Collection Description and Imaging
Head of Collections 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
Library Assistant, Circulation
Reading Room Coordinator
Researcher Experience Librarian
Collections Care Coordinator
Library Assistant, Reference
Communications
Melanie Bender Martin
Director of Marketing and Communications
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
Colleen Kennedy
Juliana Avery
Social Media Manager
Paola García Acuña
Peter Eramo
Esther French
Digital Managing Editor
efrench@folger.edu
(202) 675-0326
PRESS
Development
Glenda Noel-Ney
Executive Assistant to the Director of Development
Tina Contis-Quinn
Tina Contis-Quinn
Executive Assistant to the Director of Development
Associate Director of Development, Planned and Major Gifts
Aileen Marquez
Aileen Marquez
Associate Director of Development, Planned and Major Gifts
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving
Development Associate, Planned and Major Gifts
Development Specialist, Membership and Individual 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
Museum Education Manager
Administrative Coordinator, Education
Folger Institute
Dr. Patricia Akhimie
View full biographyAssociate Director, Scholarly Programs
Associate Director, Fellowships
Program Coordinator, Folger Institute
Administrative Coordinator, Folger Institute
Program Assistant, Scholarly Programs
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
Director of Engagement
Engagement Program Manager, Folger Music
Production Manager / Technical Director
Special Assistant, Programming and Performance
Artistic Associate
Audio/Visual Specialist
Community and Audience Engagement Programs Manager
Poetry and Lectures
OB Hardison Poetry Series, Folger Poetry Program Manager
Theatre
General Manager, Folger Theatre
Company Manager, Folger Theatre
Wardrobe Head
Other
