Staff Directory
Departmental Contacts
Office of the President and Librarian
Collections and Library Services
Will Hansen
Roger and Julie Baskes Vice President for Collections and Library Services
(312) 255-3590
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Elynnor Sandefer
Administrative Specialist
(312) 255-3534
Email
Jo Ellen McKillop Dickie
Selector for Reference
(312) 255-3522
Email
Jill Gage
Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing and Bibliographer for British Literature and History
(312) 255-3635
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Will Hansen
Curator of Americana
(312) 255-3590
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Alison Hinderliter (she/her)
Lloyd Lewis Curator of Modern Manuscripts and Selector for Modern Music
(312) 255-3694
Email
Suzanne Karr Schmidt (she/her)
George Amos Poole III Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
(312) 255-3645
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Alan Leopold
Selector for Library Science
(312) 255- 3629
Email
Analú López
Ayer Librarian and Assistant Curator of American Indian and Indigenous Studies
(312) 255-3521
Email
Matthew Rutherford (he/him)
Curator of Genealogy and Local History
(312) 255-3671
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David Weimer (he/him)
Robert A. Holland Curator of Maps
(312) 255-3523
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Alan Leopold
Director
(312) 255-3629
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Megan Kelly (she/her)
Head of Cataloging Services
(312) 255-3628
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Mya Lyman (she/they)
Cataloging Assistant
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Emma Morris (she/her)
Manager of Acquisitions
(312) 255-3559
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Patrick A. Morris
Map Cataloging Librarian
(312) 255-3674
Email
Tina Saenz (she/her)
Special Materials Cataloger
(312) 255-3650
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Cheryl Wegner
Cataloging Librarian
(312) 255-3726
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Ash Wolfe
Cataloging Librarian
(312) 255-3562
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Jennifer Thom Dalzin
Director
(312) 255-3536
Email
Angie Cuevas (she/her)
Digital Initiatives Specialist
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Allison DeArcangelis
Digital Asset Management Librarian
(312) 255-3652
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Catherine Gass
Photographer/Digitization Specialist
(312) 255-3643
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Leo Godoy (he/him)
Digitization Technician
(312) 255-3783
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Angela Sullivan (she/her)
Digital Asset Management Assistant
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Nicolas White
Web Developer and Digital Librarian
(312) 255-3566
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Jennifer Wolfe
Digital Scholarship and Outreach Librarian
(312) 255-3538
Email
Lisa Schoblasky (she/her)
Director
(312) 255-3675
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Jo Ellen McKillop Dickie
Reference Services Librarian
(312) 255-3522
Email
Nora Epstein (she/her)
Instruction and Outreach Librarian
(312) 255-3527
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Keva Kreeger (she/her)
Reading Room Librarian for Public Service
(312) 255-3690
Email
Emma Lipkin
Reading Room Librarian for Collection Management
(312) 255-3679
Email
Analú López
Ayer Librarian and Assistant Curator of American Indian and Indigenous Studies
(312) 255-3521
Email
Kinsey Major (she/her)
Postcard Librarian
(312) 255-3561
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Matthew Rutherford (he/him)
Curator of Genealogy and Local History
(312) 255-3671
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Grace Dumelle
Genealogy and Local History Library Assistant
(312) 255-3530
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Kristin Morrison (she/her)
Reading Room Coordinator
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Alexis Flaherty (she/her)
Library Assistant
Email
Ben Greer (he/him)
Library Assistant
Email
Mia Pardel (she/they)
Library Assistant
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Charlie Sellars (he/him)
Library Assistant
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Isabella Strazzabosco
Library Assistant
Email
Research and Education
Public Engagement
Cara Caputo (she/her)
Manager of Volunteers
(312) 255-3526
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Elynnor Sandefer
Administrative Specialist
(312) 255-3534
Email
Sarah Boyd Alvarez (she/her)
Director
(312) 255-3662
Email
Patrick Kepley (he/him)
Assistant Registrar and Exhibition Specialist
(312) 255-3576
Email
Liv Koreman (they/them)
Public Programs Manager
(312) 255-3533
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Nico Marabella (he/him)
Exhibitions Interpretation Specialist
(312) 255-3683
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Kara Philoon (she/her)
Public Programs Coordinator
(312) 255-3592
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Development
Adele Dillon (she/her)
Development Operations Manager
(312) 255-3616
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Stephanie Koll (she/her)
Events Coordinator
(312) 255-3644
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Rob Onorato (he/him)
Director of Individual Giving
(312) 255-3599
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Sierra Salinas (she/her)
Director of Major and Planned Giving
(312) 255-3544
Email
Jennifer Shulman (she/her)
Director of Donor Events and Event Operations
(312) 255-3594
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Ayanna Smith (she/her)
Development and Governance Coordinator
(312) 255-3745
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Newberry Bookshop
Jennifer Fastwolf
Manager
(312) 255-3520
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Finance and Administration
Mary Ellen Borchers (she/her)
Vice President for Finance and Administration
(312) 255-3567
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Michael Mitchell
Facilities Manager and Chief Security Officer
(312) 255-3546
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Chris Cermak
Senior Building Maintenance Worker
(312) 255-3596
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Martin Hernandez
Building Maintenance Worker
(312) 255-3529
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Dearian Muñoz
Facilities Supervisor
(312) 255-3584
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Jason Ulane
Internal Services Coordinator
(312) 255-3695
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Brandon Brooks (he/him)
Director
(312) 255-3660
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