Who We Are
The GCAH staff consists of archivists, historians, student workers, and persons throughout the United Methodist connection.
Ashley Boggan D., PhD
Dr. Ashley Boggan D. is the General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History. In this role, she …
Michelle Merkel-Brunskill
Michelle has been with GCAH since 2000. She provides administrative support for the Commission’s General Secretary. Michelle is the public’s …
Mark Shenise
Mark is the Associate Archivist. His major responsibilities are processing agencies and personal papers, handling reference requests, working on museum displays, …
Frances Lyons
Frances manages delivery of the research services of GCAH. She is the main point of contact for visitors (both physical and …
Kevin Dusenberry
As the Digital Archivist, Kevin is responsible for the digital records collected by GCAH. He leads the continuing development of …
Alex Parrish
Alex Parrish is the primary contact for the Methodist Library at Drew University. The collections include more than 50,000 printed …
Robert J. Williams
Bob was the General Secretary from 2006 through June of 2014. He is an elder in the Greater New Jersey …
Alfred T. Day III
Fred was General Secretary from 2014-2020. He is a clergy member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference and lives with …
David Worthington
Director of John Wesley’s New Room, Bristol, UK 2006-2024 BA (International Relations), Staffordshire University, 1984 David serves as the Global …