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Gerald R. Ford Library Staff Directory
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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
- (Position Vacant) - Secretary to the Director
The secretary 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.
- Samantha Ashby -- Student Archives Aid
Samantha, a graduate student in archives studies, handles a wide range of reference and
project work in AV and textual collections.
Telephone: (734) 205-0598
- 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
- Mark Fischer -- Archivist
Mark's primary work is systematic review for declassification.
Telephone: (734) 205-0558
- Christian Goos -- Archives Technician
Christian processes textual collections, manages both the research room and reference photocopy services, and administers an annual
dissertation research grant program - the Ford
Scholar/Robert Teeter Award.
Telephone: (734) 205-0554
- 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
- Donna Lehman -- Archivist
Donna
manages
the Mandatory
Declassification
Review program.
Telephone: (734) 205-0560
- 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
- Margaret Nader -- Contractor
Maggie assists in declassification processing, especially under the Remote Archives Capture (RAC) program.
Telephone: (734) 205-0555
- Helmi Raaska -- Archivist
Helmi's primary work is systematic review for declassification.
Telephone: (734) 205-0559
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.
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