Amy Liberi oversees special projects and strategic initiatives that serve the humanities community in New Jersey. She manages the Sponsorships program which provides funding for public humanities events and programs […]
Sylvester Cruz, Ph.D.
Sylvester Cruz coordinates NJCH’s programmatic efforts in grantmaking and capacity building. His work at the Council strengthens existing partnerships and cultivates opportunities for new ones by providing support to our […]
Dan Armstrong
Dan Armstrong has worked with NJCH since 2022. He brings 15 years of experience in communications, primarily in the higher education, K-12 education, and nonprofit sectors in the Midwest, Northeast, […]
Joseph Szumowski
Joseph Szumowski supports the mission and programming of NJCH through development, strategic data collection, and advocacy. He joins the staff after serving as the Supervisor of Visitor Services at the […]
Allie Marchesani
Allie Marchesani primarily supports NJCH’s cohort-based learning programs, Humanities Lab and Community History. She also curates NJCH’s Resource Roundup, an e-newsletter dedicated to humanities-based funding and professional development opportunities in […]
Colleen Tryner
Colleen Tryner supports operations across the NJCH staff, allowing the organization to achieve its mission to serve the New Jersey cultural sector. She joins the NJCH staff after five years […]
Gigi Naglak
In addition to overseeing and administering NJCH’s grants, Community History program, and capacity-building workshops, Gigi Naglak is a theatre performer and producer, avid lover of the outdoors, and community advocate.
Carin Berkowitz, Ph.D.
An accomplished historian, Carin Berkowitz leads all of NJCH’s efforts to explore, cultivate, and champion the public humanities in communities around the Garden State, with a focus upon diversifying New Jersey’s remarkable cultural sector.