Director and Co-Founder
J. Mark Souther, PhD
Professor of History
Cleveland State University
1860 East 22nd Street, RT 1310
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
(216) 687-3970
m.souther@csuohio.edu
Developer and Project Coordinator
Erin Bell, MLIS
Cleveland State University
1860 East 22nd Street, RT 1351
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
(216) 687-2172
e.j.bell93@csuohio.edu
Graduate Assistants
Riley Habyl, MA candidate
Makialani Kanewa-Mariano, MA candidate
Elena Solá, MA candidate
Matthew Steenbergh, MA candidate
Bali R. White, MA candidate
Andrew Zelina, MA candidate
Research Associates
James Dubelko, MA, JD
James Lanese, PhD
Contributing Writers
Richard Raponi, MA
Christopher Roy, MA
Advisory Board
Nelson Beckford, MA
Cleveland Foundation
Anne H. Berry, MFA
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
Cleveland State University
Nadine Grimm, MA
Coordinator of 21st Century Learning
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County
Shelley Rose, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Cleveland State University
Robert S. Shelton, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Cleveland State University
Jennifer Vasarhelyi
Chief of Interpretation, Education & Visitor Services
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Past Participants
Mark Tebeau, PhD, co-founder and co-director
Michael Barkacs, graduate assistant & research associate
Patrick Basista, undergraduate research assistant
Toni Berry, graduate assistant
Haakon Bjoershol, graduate assistant & research associate
James Blockett, graduate assistant
Tara Bostater, graduate assistant
Shari Bowers, research associate
David Braunlich, undergraduate research assistant
James Calder, graduate assistant
Jessica Carmosino, graduate assistant
Kristen Dute Cherwin, undergraduate research assistant
Benne Christian, undergraduate research assistant
Willette Crawford, undergraduate research assistant
Joseph Dill, research associate
Carol Drake, graduate assistant
Michelle Epps, research associate
Heidi K. Fearing, graduate assistant & research associate
Matthew Ferraton, graduate assistant
Cheyenne Florence, graduate assistant
Julie A. Gabb, honors intern & undergraduate research assistant
Amanda Gedeon, undergraduate research assistant
Katherine Gerchak, graduate assistant
Gabriella Halligan-Taylor, undergraduate research assistant
Erin Hanrahan, graduate assistant
Bethany Hollowell, undergraduate research assistant
Justin Hons, graduate assistant
John Horan, graduate assistant & research associate
Sarah Kasper, graduate assistant & research associate
Arthur Kinney, graduate assistant & research associate
Timothy Klypchak, undergraduate research assistant
Rebekah Knaggs, graduate assistant
Jenna Langa, oral history archival assistant
Judith MacKeigan, graduate assistant
Madison Matuszak, graduate assistant
Victoria McDonough, undergraduate research assistant
Emily Miller Marty, research associate
Robin Meiksins, research associate
Keith Messerman, graduate assistant
Marilyn Miller, graduate assistant & research associate
Natalie Neale, graduate assistant
Sarah Nemeth, graduate assistant & research associate
Allison Newbold, oral history archival assistant
David Nicolai, research associate
Kieth Peppers, research associate
Jasmine Prezenkowski, graduate assistant
Ruth Rachel Pryzbyjewski, undergraduate research assistant
Naomi Randt, undergraduate research assistant
Joseph Reed, research associate
Danielle Rose, graduate assistant & research associate
Erika Rhue, graduate assistant
Angela Robinson, undergraduate research assistant
Cory Ross, graduate assistant
Michael G. Rotman, graduate assistant & research associate
Matthew Seaman, graduate assistant
Matthew Sisson, research associate
Joseph Skonce, graduate assistant & research associate
Kelsey Smith, undergraduate research assistant
Jacob Taylor, graduate assistant & research associate
Katherine Taylor, undergraduate research assistant
Kenneth Valore, research associate
Sarah White, graduate assistant & research associate
Joseph Wickens, graduate assistant & research associate
Jasmine Wilson, research associate
Emma Yanoshik-Wing, graduate assistant
Amanda Zima, research associate
Carolyn Conklin Zulandt, research associate