Kathleen leads the Member Services team in growing the NEHGS constituency and oversees daily operations for membership communications, gift processing, and reporting. Kathleen joined the NEHGS staff in 2014 and has led the Member Services team since February 2018. Kathleen previously worked at Boston Ballet, and interned at Historic Northampton and the Skinner museum of Mount Holyoke. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a BA in History, and is currently earning her Master’s in Library and Information Science from Simmons College.

Kathleen can be reached at kathleen.mackenzie@nehgs.org or 617-226-1256

Originally from New Hampshire, Valerie E. Beaudrault joined the visitor services staff in 2002. In addition to visitor services, she assists in editing NEHGS eNews and in historical and genealogical research related to objects in the Society's object collection. She has a BA from the University of Massachusetts/Boston and an EdM from Boston University. Valerie’s genealogical research pursuits have focused on her family in New England, upstate New York and Quebec. Areas of specialty: New Hampshire, Upstate New York, Quebec with a focus on the Eastern Townships, newspaper research, some southern African American research (Liberty County, Georgia.)

Valerie can be reached at vbeaudrault@nehgs.org

Rachel graduated from Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences in 2019 with a degree in the History of Art & Architecture with a minor in Archaeology. From 2019 to 2020 she worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston before joining the NEHGS team. She enjoys history, archaeology, art, and science so she is currently pursuing a master’s degree in conservation.

Rachel can be reached at rachel.farago@nehgs.org or 617-226-1287.

Although Maria grew up in England, she eventually moved to Boston where she has an extensive New England family. She graduated with a degree from the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University and after working for a few years in publishing, she changed her professional career to managing the front office of a finance firm in Wellesley. During this time, Maria was an active volunteer for the Wellesley Historical Society. She is passionate about art and an avid history reader.

Maria can be reached at maria.kuntz@nehgs.org

Shannon graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Boston in 2018 where she earned a BA in History and Anthropology. Before joining the NEHGS team, she worked in the Member and Visitor Services department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Shannon particularly enjoys the cultural aspects of history, including the arts, pop culture, and the ever-changing sociological patterns throughout the times. Though her focus lies mostly within U.S. and European histories, Indigenous studies took a primary role during her time in college as well. Shannon also enjoys learning about cultures from around the world and hopes to travel to many places to become acquainted with their histories and customs first hand.

Shannon can be reached at shannon.lavoie@nehgs.org or 617-226-1255.

Kyle earned his BA from Providence College in 2014, where he majored in History and American Studies. He later earned his MA in History from the University of Rhode Island in 2017, where he also worked as a Teaching Assistant for the History Department for two years. He previously tutored high school and college students and assisted them with many subjects, including history. Kyle has always had a strong interest in American history, and is happy to work in an area with so many historic sites and institutions.

Kyle can be reached at kyle.lindsay@nehgs.org or 617-226-1257.