OAKS - Key Persons
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- Publications Production Coordinator
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- Program Coordinator for Pre - Columbian Studies
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- Riggio Professor of the History of the Arts of Islam, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York
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- Manager, Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives
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- Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture, Hellenic College Holy Cross, Brookline
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- Manager, House Collection
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- Director of Information Technology
- Information Technology Director
- Director of Information Technology Https
Charlotte Johnson Director of Information Technology https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/johnson https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/johnson/@@images/image/zoom
Charlotte Johnson has been with Dumbarton Oaks since 2014. She oversees the Information Technology Department, which provides support for all enterprise applications and data management, user support, technical infrastructure, wired and wireless network systems, telephone communications, audio visual/collaboration integrated systems, and information security. Johnson guides the adoption and implementation of business technologies, assesses institutional needs, and sets the direction for the department.
With over 20 years of experience in the field of information technology, Johnson has a diverse background in both academic and administration computing, with extensive experience with clinical, research, instructional, and enterprise computing. Prior to accepting a position with Dumbarton Oaks, Johnson worked at the Chicago School for Professional Psychology, as the Director for Information Technology, and, before that, as Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Services at Columbia University Medical Center. She holds an AS in computer science from LaGuardia Community College, as well as a BS in information system management and an MS in business administration from American InterContinental University.
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- Manager, Library Research Services
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- Managing Editor, Byzantine Studies
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- Manager of Academic Programs
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- Curator, Skulpturensammlung Und Museum Für Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin
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- Director of Library
- Director of the Research Library Https
Daniel Boomhower Director of the Research Library https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/boomhower https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/boomhower/@@images/image/zoom
Daniel Boomhower provides leadership for all aspects of the library's operations in support of the fellowship program and scholarship in the three fields of study. The Director of the Research Library since 2015, Boomhower oversees the work of the library in maintaining a comprehensive record of scholarship in Byzantine and Pre-Columbian Studies and the history and theory of formal gardens and designed landscapes, as well as a distinguished collection of early printed books and manuscripts relating to all three fields of study. The library also holds distinctive photographic and archaeological documentation of Byzantine art and architecture alongside exhaustive documentation of ceramic iconography of the Moche, Nasca, and Maya civilizations. With Boomhower's leadership, the library staff strive to maintain an optimal research environment for scholars and to make Dumbarton Oaks' unique library resources available to the public through a strategic digitization program.
Boomhower holds an MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a PhD in musicology from Case Western Reserve University. He has published on the history of libraries and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Johannes Brahms and has served on the Board of Directors of the Music Library Association and the Coordinating Committee of the Advisory Council of Rèpetoire Internationale des Sources Musicales. Prior to his appointment at Dumbarton Oaks, Daniel held positions at the Library of Congress and in the libraries at Kent State University and Princeton University.
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- Director of Facilities
- Director of Facilities Https
David Conine Director of Facilities https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/conine https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/conine/@@images/image/zoom
David Conine leads the Facilities Department, which consists of engineering and maintenance of the buildings and their architecture, custodial services, events setup/breakdown, food operations, and mail services. He oversees capital planning and project management for the 16.5-acre urban campus and represents the institution in neighborhood and regulatory commissions and agencies.
Conine has a BS in construction management, with a minor in business from the University of North Florida, as well as an MA in museum studies, with a minor in nonprofit management from Johns Hopkins University. He served as the Director of Facilities at the Museum of the Bible and as Head of Facilities at the Folger Shakespeare Library before coming to Dumbarton Oaks and has nearly 17 years of construction, facilities, and project management experience.
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- Facilities and Construction
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- History / Employment
- Research Library and Collection
Located in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, Dumbarton Oaks is the legacy of Robert and Mildred Bliss, philanthropists and collectors of art. The Gardens, designed by renowned landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand, is an oasis within the city. Explore sixteen acres of terraced gardens and vistas, orchards and kitchen gardens, and a vast wilderness of meadows and wooded pathways. The Museum is home to a world-class collection of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art, housed in magnificent galleries. From the tapestries and paintings in the Renaissance inspired Music Room to the graceful lines and natural sunlight of the Pre-Columbian Gallery, visitors can admire art dating back to antiquity, as well as innovative special exhibitions.
Dumbarton Oaks' collection of approximately 260 textiles has long been known to scholars for their quality and rarity.For more information about the collecting history at Dumbarton Oaks, see G. Bühl and E. Williams, "Textiles in the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection: Past Studies and Future Directions," in Textiles, Tools and Techniques: Proceedings of the 8th Conference of the Research Group "Textiles from the Nile Valley," Antwerp, 4-6 October 2013, ed. A. De Moor, C. Fluck, and P. Linscheid (Tielt, 2015), 62-69; E. D. Williams, "Minor Art, Major Works: An Overview of Dumbarton Oaks' Collections of Late Antique and Medieval Textiles," in Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity, ed. T. K. Thomas (Princeton, NJ, 2016), 104-15.
Thomas B. F. Cummins is the Dumbarton Oaks Professor of the History of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Art in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of ten books, the latest of which is Sacred Matters: Animacy and Authority in the Americas, coedited with Steve Koisiba and John Janusek and published by Dumbarton Oaks in 2020. Cummins is a member of the Executive Committee of Dumbarton Oaks, and former member and Chair of the Pre-Columbian Senior Fellows.
A member of the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Research Institute for the Study of Art from Latin America at the Museum of Modern Art and editor in chief of the Grove Encyclopedia of Latin American Art (Oxford University Press), Cummins is also a Member of the Executive Committee of Villa I Tatti, Florence. He received La Orden "Al Mérito por Servicios Distinguidos" En el Grado de Gran Cruz from the Republic of Peru, the Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize from the Modern Language Association, and the Bryce Wood Book Award from the Latin American Studies Association. Professor Cummins is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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- Program Coordinator for Byzantine Studies
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- Director of Pre - Columbian Studies
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- Director, Museum Für Lackkunst, Münster
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- Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art, Department of Medieval Art and the Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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- Interlibrary Loan Librarian
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- Events and Services Coordinator
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- Program Coordinator for Garden and Landscape Studies
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- Audiovisual Technical Specialist
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- Associate Professor of Art History, Art Department, Brooklyn College
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Senior Executive Assistant and Project Coordinator
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- Director of Gardens and Grounds Https
Jonathan Kavalier Director of Gardens and Grounds https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/kavalier https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/kavalier/@@images/image/zoom
As Director of Gardens and Grounds, Jonathan Kavalier oversees the daily operations and strategic planning for the 16.5 acres of gardens and landscapes at Dumbarton Oaks. Stewardship of the Beatrix Farrand-designed garden involves providing horticultural expertise and directing maintenance activities, directing conservation efforts for historic ornament, and managing greenhouse operations. Kavalier supervises a staff of 11 full-time employees, manages emergency and inclement weather responses, and develops long-term projects and budgets.
Kavalier received a BS in horticulture and international agriculture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has 18 years of experience in the field of horticulture and design. Before coming to Dumbarton Oaks, he managed garden operations and curated the tropical plant collection for Smithsonian Gardens, where he also led exhibit, outreach, and strategic planning efforts. After leaving Smithsonian Gardens in 2015, Jonathan served as a management analyst for the Architect of the Capitol, providing strategic planning and change-management expertise for Capitol Grounds and the United States Botanic Garden, among other internal clients.
Jonathan is a Certified Grounds Manager through the Professional Grounds Management Society, and a Senior Excellence in Government Fellow through the Partnership for Public Service in Washington, DC. He serves on the American Boxwood Society Board and the Tudor Place Advisory Board and is also a certified Crucial Conversations trainer.
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- Payroll and Benefits Coordinator
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- Curator of Coins and Seals
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- Collections Manager and Assistant Registrar
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- Byzantine Studies Librarian
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- Chief Curator, Dumbarton Oaks Museum Https
Juan Antonio Murro Chief Curator, Dumbarton Oaks Museum https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/murro https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/murro/@@images/image/zoom
Juan Antonio Murro joined Dumbarton Oaks in 2004, and currently serves as chief curator for the Dumbarton Oaks Museum. In this role, he oversees collection care, documentation, and dissemination; manages the museum team; advises on gifts and acquisitions; and oversees preparation of the budget. With more than twenty-five years of museum experience, he also provides leadership and liaises with other departments to ensure proper stewardship of the collections, and collaborates on institution-wide research, publication, education, and outreach projects.
After graduating as a professional archaeologist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Murro followed his lifetime interest in museums with postgraduate education in museum studies both in Japan-at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka-and the United States, with a master's degree in museum studies from New York University. His interest includes cultural philanthropy and collecting, the art of Pre-Columbian complex societies, issues in cultural heritage, and the archaeology of the Central Andes. His latest projects include Written in Knots: Undeciphered Accounts of Andean Life (2019), the most comprehensive khipu exhibition to date; and "The History of the Central America and Colombian Collection at Dumbarton Oaks" (2021), a chapter in Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks, the fifth and final catalogue of the "Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks" series, edited by Colin McEwan and John W. Hoopes.
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- Administrative Assistant and Gardener
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- Textile Designer, CEO and Founder, Designers and Artisans Creative Director, St. Coletta of Greater Washington, Washington, DC
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- Director of Security
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Kenneth Calvert Director of Security https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/calvert https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/calvert/@@images/image/zoom
As Director of Security, Kenneth Calvert directs all aspects of safety and security for the campus, collections, and Dumbarton Oaks community. He directs the operations of the security team and serves as the internal expert for security matters related to building and gallery renovations, new construction, and exhibitions. He oversees the development and implementation of emergency preparedness procedures and advises all aspects of the organization on best practices regarding security and safety.
Calvert has a BS in management studies and a certificate in human resource management, both from University of Maryland, University College, and he is a graduate of the Police Staff and Command Program at the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety. He is a member of ASIS International and the International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection.
Before arriving at Dumbarton Oaks in 2017, Calvert served over 29 years at the University of Maryland Police Department in College Park, where he retired as an Assistant Chief of Police. In this capacity, he managed the operations of a full-service police department serving a population of 60,000. He has served in myriad operational and administrative posts including investigative, training, policymaking, and emergency management/critical incident functions.
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- Human Resources Generalist
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- Library Assistant, Public Services
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- Director of Finance
- Director of Finance Https
- Dumbarton Oaks As Director of Finance
Manuel Cuyun Director of Finance https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/cuyun https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/cuyun/@@images/image/zoom
Manuel Cuyun joined Dumbarton Oaks as Director of Finance in 2019. In this role, he advises on strategic policy, ensures efficient management of our resources, manages cash flows, strategizes long-term sustainability of the endowment in relation to the mission of Dumbarton Oaks, and maintains responsibility for the preparation and management of budget and forecast. He works to make certain that accounting principles are followed and that the organization acts in accordance with financial best practices. The Finance Department, which he oversees, handles day-to-day transactional accounting for the organization.
Cuyun has a wealth of knowledge in finance with over 10 years of experience in non-profit institutions. Prior to his arrival at Dumbarton Oaks, he served as Controller for Landon School, an independent school for boys, where he oversaw the business and finance office operations. Manuel has a BS in Finance with a Minor in Business Administration from University of Maryland University College.
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- Assistant Director of Facilities
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- Associate Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Cyprus
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- Facilities and Services Coordinator
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- Client Support Technician
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- Director of Human Resources
- Director of Human Resources Https
- Dumbarton Oaks As Director of Human Resources
Nevena Djurdjevic Director of Human Resources https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/djurdjevic https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/djurdjevic/@@images/image/zoom
Nevena Djurdjevic joined Dumbarton Oaks as director of human resources in October 2021. She first joined Dumbarton Oaks as a member of the Director's Office team in 2012, later serving as human resources specialist until 2018. She and her team support the organization across all areas of human resources, including recruitment and talent planning, hiring and orientation, training and development, employee relations and engagement, performance management, and promotion of a diverse and inclusive work environment, while ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization's mission and strategy.
Djurdjevic holds a master of science in human resources from Brandman University, a master of science in environmental science and policy from George Mason University, and bachelor of science in environmental engineering from University of Nis, Serbia. She also holds a senior professional certification with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP) and is certified with the Human Resource Certification Institute (PHR-HRCI). She previously served as senior human resources partner for QIAGEN Sciences, a German provider of biotechnologies for molecular diagnostics, applied testing, academic and pharmaceutical research, based in Germantown, Maryland.
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- Managing Editor, Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
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- Director of Byzantine Studies
- Director of Byzantine Studies Https
Nikos D. Kontogiannis Director of Byzantine Studies https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/kontogiannis https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/kontogiannis/@@images/image/zoom
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- Columbian Studies Librarian
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- Mechanical Maintenance Technician
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- Museum Exhibit Technician
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- Professor, Abteilung Christliche Archäologie, Universität Bonn
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- Managing Editor, Art and Archaeology
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- Serials and Acquisitions Librarian
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- Executive Assistant
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Senior Curator, the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum, Washington, DC
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- Rare Book Collection Coordinator
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- Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
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- Director
- Member of the Executive Team
- Director and Dumbarton Oaks Professor of the History of Pre - Columbian and Colonial Art
- Professor
Thomas B. F. Cummins Director and Dumbarton Oaks Professor of the History of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Art https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/cummins https://www.doaks.org/about/people/leadership-specialists/cummins/@@images/image/zoom
Cummins served as the Director of the University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies, the Interim Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard, the Chair of the Department of History of Art and Architecture, and Member of the Comisión Sectorial del Sistema Nacional de Museos, Perú. He is a Faculty Member of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University, where he is codirecting, with Professor Alejandro de la Fuente, a three-year international seminar, Afro-Latin American Art: Building the Field, funded by a generous Getty Foundation Connecting Art History Grant.
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- Artistic Director, Music at Dumbarton
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- Executive Director
- Member of the Executive Team
- Executive Director and Co - Investigator, Plant Humanities Initiative Https