Staff

Robin Kelsey joined the Harvard faculty in 2001 and has been Shirley Carter Burden Professor since 2009. From 2016 to 2024, he served as Dean of Arts & Humanities, and prior to that he served as Chair of the Department of History of Art & Architecture. He...

Lindsay Froess manages logistics for the Mahindra Humanities Center events, including conferences, lectures, panel discussions, and University-wide programs.  In addition to the work at the Center, Lindsay has held various roles in communications, and...

Gerta Uruci-Limani is the Financial Administrator at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard and Arts and Humanities Administrative Services (AHAS). She is responsible for monitoring the budget, providing financial analysis, forecasting, approving...

Lisa Brown joined the Mahindra Humanities Center in September 2022 as the Assistant to the Director. She recently worked for Brandeis University’s Film, Television and Interactive Media Program, where she was the Administrative Coordinator; previously...

Charlotte M. Wittmann is the Programs and Events Assistant at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard. She coordinates the diverse seminar programming, facilitates the New Faculty Lunches, and works closely with the team on a wide range of events at the...

Julia Corso is the Communications & Design Coordinator at the Mahindra Humanities Center. She is responsible for all of the print and digital communications at the Center. Julia first joined the Mahindra Humanities Center in 2021 as the Assistant to the...

Mary MacKinnon manages the logistics for the Mahindra Humanities Center events, including conferences, lectures, panel discussions, platforms, performances, and University-wide programs such as the Norton Lectures, Tanner Lectures, and Hauser Forum for...

Steve Biel is Executive Director of the Mahindra Humanities Center. He is also Senior Lecturer in History and Literature, where he served as Director of Studies from 1999 to 2006. He is the author of American Gothic: A Life of America's Most Famous...

Suzannah Clark is Director of the Mahindra Humanities Center and Morton B. Knafel Professor in the Department of Music. In 2019, she was named Harvard College Professor. Before joining Harvard in 2008, she was a don at Oxford and Tutorial Fellow of...