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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.