Who We Are
The GCAH staff consists of archivists, historians, student workers, and persons throughout the United Methodist connection.
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Ashley Boggan D., PhD
Dr. Ashley Boggan D. is the General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History. In this role, she …
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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 …
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Mark Shenise
Mark is the Associate Archivist. His major responsibilities are processing agencies and personal papers, handling reference requests, working on museum displays, …
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Frances Lyons
Frances manages delivery of the research services of GCAH. She is the main point of contact for visitors (both physical and …
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Kevin Dusenberry
As the Digital Archivist, Kevin is responsible for the digital records collected by GCAH. He leads the continuing development of …
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Alex Parrish
Alex Parrish is the primary contact for the Methodist Library at Drew University. The collections include more than 50,000 printed …
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Robert J. Williams
Bob was the General Secretary from 2006 through June of 2014. He is an elder in the Greater New Jersey …
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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 …