WHO’S WHO
Officers and Trustees of the New Netherland Institute
Marilyn E. Douglas, President
Michael Vande Woude, Vice President
Ellen Zunon, Secretary
John Brownell, CPA Treasurer
Phoebe Bender
Richard C. Kiger
E. James Schermerhorn
Melissa Thompson-Flynn
Everett Law Zabriskie, III
Ex Officio
Dr. Charles T. Gehring, Director NNRC
Janny Venema, NNRC Associate Director Emeritus
Drs. J. W. P. (Jan) Kennis, Common Cultural Heritage Liaison (NL)
Past President
R. J. Jippe Hiemstra, deceased
(Current as of 12/2022)
New Netherland Research Center
Dr. Charles T. Gehring, Director
New Netherland Institute
Dr. Deborah Hamer, Director
Jeanne Hawkey, Office Manager
Bonnie Urso, Office Associate
Dr. Dennis Maika, Senior Historian dmaika@newnetherlandinsitute.org
Russell Shorto, Director, New Amsterdam Project and Senior Scholar
Dr. Chelsea Teale, Digital Marketing and Media Specialist
David Smith, NNRC Volunteer
General Office Contact Information
Phone: 518-992-3274
Email: nni@newnetherlandinstitute.org
Mail: P.O. Box 2536, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12220-0536
Packages: P.O. Box 2536, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12220-0536