Gerald R. Ford Museum
Exhibits, Events, Education Center

303 Pearl Street, NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504

616-254-0400 (tel)
616-254-0386 (fax)

e-mail
Ford Museum Facebook Page

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm (Daily)
(Closed New Year's, Thanksgiving, & Christmas Days)



Gerald R. Ford Library
Research, Events, Small Exhibits

1000 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

734-205-0555 (tel)
734-205-0571 (fax)

e-mail
Ford Library Facebook Page

Hours: 8:45am-4:45pm (M-F)
(Closed Federal Holidays)




Gerald R. Ford Library Staff Directory

Sending e-mail to staff members:
We have removed direct links to e-mail addresses to reduce the amount of spam we receive. You can send a message to the Library by using the Contact Us menu above or write directly to a specific staff member using the address format "firstname.lastname@nara.gov".


Administration and Special Events
In addition to the staff listed below, Ford Museum staff in Grand Rapids provide important support to Library staff and programs.

  • Elaine Didier - Director
    Elaine is director of both the Library in Ann Arbor and the Museum in Grand Rapids.
    Telephone: (734) 205-0566

  • Tina Luckett - Secretary to the Director
    Tina provides administrative and secretarial support to the Director and staff. Telephone: (734) 205-0540

  • David Horrocks - Supervisory Archivist
    Dave supervises the archival and special events staffs in Ann Arbor, and assists the director in planning and daily administration of the Library. Telephone: (734) 205-0562

  • John Hurley - Computer System Administrator
    John provides IT support to both the Library and the Museum. Telephone: (734) 205-0553

  • Kate Murray - Special Events Coordinator
    Kate helps plan and implements the Library’s speaker, special event, and facility rental programs. Telephone: (734) 205-0567

Archives
All staff perform reference work and each handles special projects in public programs, exhibits, processing, administration, and web and digital materials development.

  • Stacy Davis - Archivist
    Stacy manages programs for accessioning, digitization, the NARA Archives Research Catalog, and student recruitment via the University of Michigan College Work-Study Program. Telephone: (734) 205-0563
  • Elizabeth Druga - Archives Technician
    Elizabeth works extensively in reference, processing, and access for textual materials. Telephone: (734) 205-0554
  • Mark Fischer - Archivist
    Mark's primary work is systematic review for declassification. Telephone: (734) 205-0558
  • Geir Gundersen - Archivist
    Geir is the manager for Information Security Programs and the Remote Archives Capture (RAC) declassification program. Telephone: (734) 205-0556
  • Kenneth Hafeli - Audiovisual Archivist
    Ken manages the AV unit’s complex preservation and reference programs.
    Telephone: (734) 205-0568
  • Tim Holtz - Archives Specialist
    Tim has recently joined the staff and is being trained to assist in a wide variety of archival processing and reference activities. Telephone: (734) 205-0592
  • Jerry Marshall - Student Archives Aid
    Jerry, a graduate student in archives studies, handles a wide range of reference and project work in AV and textual collections. Telephone: (734) 205-0598
  • Rebecca McNitt - Contractor
    Rebecca, a recent University of Michigan graduate in library and archives studies, handles scanning and metadata for the Digital Ford Presidential Library. Telephone: (734) 205-0555
  • William McNitt - Archivist
    Bill manages the PRESNET collections description/reference database, the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Research Travel Grants program, and website archival content. Telephone: (734) 205-0557
  • Nancy Mirshah - Archives Specialist
    Nancy handles most AV reference, processes AV materials, and manages the Library’s printed works collection. Telephone: (734) 205-0561
  • Helmi Raaska - Archivist
    Helmi's primary work is systematic review for declassification. Telephone: (734) 205-0559
  • Jeremy Schmidt - Archivist
    Jeremy processes textual collections and provides reference from them, among other duties. Telephone: (734) 205-0578
  • Amy Stilgenbauer - Contractor
    Amy, a recent University of Michigan graduate in library and archives studies, handles scanning and metadata for the Digital Ford Presidential Library. Telephone: (734) 205-0555


Interns/Volunteers
The Library does not have a volunteer/intern program.  Instead, each year, the Library accepts a limited number of student workers eligible for the College Work-Study Program of the University of Michigan Financial Aid Office.   These students, often graduate students in archives studies, perform duties in lieu of interns and volunteers. 

View the Gerald R. Ford Museum staff directory

View the Gerald R. Ford Foundation web site, including contacts