Locations
The Academy is a private residential community located on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, Italy. AAR also maintains an office in New York, at 535 West 22nd Street in Chelsea, near the High Line.
New York Office
The Academy’s office in New York conducts the annual Rome Prize competition, maintains Trustee relations, and manages the Academy’s financing and fundraising efforts. The New York office also organizes the Rome Prize Ceremony and annual events that benefit the American Academy in Rome.
Leadership
Peter N. Miller
President
pn.miller [at] aarome.org
Administration
Siobhan O’Grady
Administrative Support Manager
s.ogrady [at] aarome.org
Camila Saavedra
Executive Assistant to the President
c.saavedra [at] aarome.org
Archives
Catie Heitz
Archivist
archives [at] aarome.org
Communications & Programs
Andrew Mitchell
Director of Communications
a.mitchell [at] aarome.org
Shawn Miller
Program Director
s.miller [at] aarome.org
Christopher Howard
Communications Manager
c.howard [at] aarome.org
Jacob Rivers
Curatorial and Programs Manager
j.rivers [at] aarome.org
Development
Sally Benner
Chief Development Officer
s.benner [at] aarome.org
Elizabeth Harris
Director of Development
e.harris [at] aarome.org
Cristina Bianchi Nixon
Manager of Board Relations
c.bianchi [at] aarome.org
Rachael Edmonston
Senior Operations Coordinator
r.edmonston [at] aarome.org
Eve Orenstein
Senior Manager of Development, Special Events
e.orenstein [at] aarome.org
Dinah Seiver
Special Projects
d.seiver [at] aarome.org
Micah Trippe
Associate Director of Institutional Giving
m.trippe [at] aarome.org
Finance
Tara Mia Paone
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
t.paone [at] aarome.org
Franca Gaudio
Controller
f.gaudio [at] aarome.org
Medalid Soto
Senior Accountant
m.soto [at] aarome.org
Rome Office
A list of Rome office personnel by department is below.
Leadership
Aliza Wong
Director
a.wong [at] aarome.org
Administration
Sara Argentieri
Deputy Director for Finance and Administration
s.argentieri [at] aarome.org
Anne Coulson
Deputy Director for Programs and Fellowships
a.coulson [at] aarome.org
Marina Lella
Executive Assistant to the Director
m.lella [at] aarome.org
Programs
Marla Stone (1996 Fellow)
Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor
m.stone [at] aarome.org
Ilaria Puri Purini
Andrew Heiskell Arts Director
i.puripurini [at] aarome.org
Giulia Barra
Stephen Kieran & James Timberlake Permissions Associate and Programs Associate
g.barra [at] aarome.org
Lexi Eberspacher
Programs Associate for the Arts
l.eberspacher [at] aarome.org
Tina Cancemi
Programs Associate for Special Events and External Affairs
t.cancemi [at] aarome.org
Laura Cabezas
Communications Assistant
l.cabezas.int [at] aarome.org
Residential Services
Gianpaolo Battaglia
Manager of Residential Life
g.battaglia [at] aarome.org
Sofia Ekman
Residential Life Associate
s.ekman [at] aarome.org
Fabiana Ciccone
Family Life Assistant
f.ciccone [at] aarome.org
Claudia Tonetti
Services Coordinator
c.tonetti [at] aarome.org
Development
Inga Clausing
Senior Development Officer
i.clausing [at] aarome.org
Business
Fabrizio Lucati
Senior Accountant
f.lucati [at] aarome.org
Giovanna Pazzini
Senior Cashier
g.pazzini [at] aarome.org
Library and Archives
Sebastian Hierl
Drue Heinz Librarian
s.hierl [at] aarome.org
Paolo Brozzi
Library Assistant
p.brozzi [at] aarome.org
Denise Gavio
Assistant Librarian
d.gavio [at] aarome.org
Kristine Iara
Classical Studies Librarian
k.iara [at] aarome.org
Paolo Imperatori
Assistant Librarian
p.imperatori [at] aarome.org
Tina Mirra
Acquisitions Assistant
t.mirra [at] aarome.org
Lavinia Ciuffa
Curator, Photographic Archive
l.ciuffa [at] aarome.org
Valentina Follo
Curator, Norton-Van Buren Archaeological Study Collection
v.follo.ext [at] aarome.org
Buildings and Maintenance
Tommaso Musa
Head of Maintenance
t.musa [at] aarome.org
Giorgio Cei
Cristophe Dell’Ospedale
Fares Mountassir
Gate Reception
Luca Zamponi
Head Gatekeeper
l.zamponi [at] aarome.org
Riccardo Palma
Gatekeeper
r.palma [at] aarome.org
Housekeeping
Fabrizio Lambiti
Head of Housekeeping
f.lambiti [at] aarome.org
Luana Di Marzio
Wenura Manathrige
Fabio Stocchi
Elena Tinaburri
Grounds
Alessandra Vinciguerra
Bass Superintendent of Gardens
a.vinciguerra [at] aarome.org
Marco Casani
Head Gardener, Villa Aurelia
m.casani [at] aarome.org
Luigi Cocozza
Head Garden, MMW Building and Bass Garden
l.cocozza [at] aarome.org
Bruno Crocicchia
Enzo Donati
Andrea Francini
Rome Sustainable Food Project
Fausto Ferraresi
RSFP Head Chef
f.ferraresi [at] aarome.org
Sara Levi
RSFP Sous Chef
s.levi [at] aarome.org
Giorgia Lauri
Chef
g.lauri [at] aarome.org
Valentina Montrone
Chef
v.montrone [at] aarome.org
Gabriel Soare
Bartender
g.soare [at] aarome.org
Tiziana del Grosso
Wait Staff
t.delgrosso [at] aarome.org
Alessandro Lima
Wait Staff
a.lima [at] aarome.org
Andemariam Kidane
Dishwasher
a.kidane [at] aarome.org
Tesfaldet Libsekal
Dishwasher
t.libsekal [at] aarome.org
Tewolde Woldekidan
Dishwasher
t.woldekidan [at] aarome.org
Villa Aurelia
Paola Gaetani
Manager of Villa Aurelia
p.gaetani [at] aarome.org
Dario Intorrella
Assistant to the Manager
d.intorrella [at] aarome.org
Yvonne Wijemuni
Housekeeper