Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

Officers and Trustees of the New Netherland Institute

Officers & Trustees
Michael Vande Woude, Chair
Thomas Ruller, Vice Chair
E. James Schermerhorn, Secretary
John Brownell, CPA Co-Treasurer
Marilyn E. Douglas (Past President)
Richard C. Kiger
Liesbeth Trappenburg
Everett Law Zabriskie, III
Ellen Zunon

Staff

Deborah Hamer, Executive Director, dhamer@newnetherlandinstitute.org
Jeanne Hawkey, Office Manager, jhawkey@newnetherlandinstitute.org
Dennis Maika, Senior Historian, dmaika@newnetherlandinstitute.org
Russell Shorto, Senior Scholar

Ex Officio

Chelsea Teale, Director NNRC
Dr. Charles T. Gehring, Director Emeritus NNRC
Janny Venema, NNRC Associate Director Emeritus
Drs. J. W. P. (Jan) Kennis, Common Cultural Heritage Liaison (NL)
Michael Mastroianni, Acting Deputy Commissioner, OCE
Jennifer Saunders, Director NYS Museum
Brian Keough, Assistant Commissioner for NYS Archives, NYS Archivist
Lauren Moore, Assistant Commissioner for Libraries and State Librarian

Past President
R. J. Jippe Hiemstra

About New Netherland Institute

For over three decades, NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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