About the Institute

The Institute’s Staff

• Arthur Buckland

  Interim Executive Director

  Art Buckland was named Interim Executive Director of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in November 2019. He brings extensive executive and board leadership experience to the Institute, having ignited growth in public, privately held, and nonprofit businesses in seven states and seven countries, ranging from startups to billion-dollar global enterprises in diverse industries, many in the social impact space. Buckland’s entrepreneurial achievements earned him the prestigious recognition as “Entrepreneur of the Year,” co-sponsored by Ernst & Young, NASDAQ, Sprint, Kauffman Fund and USA Today. He is deemed by Sarbanes-Oxley as a financial expert and has earned an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University, and a Professional Director certification from the American College of Corporate Directors.

• Caroline Angel Burke

  Vice President of Education, Visitor Experience & Collections

  Caroline Angel Burke is responsible for all educational programs, exhibits, interpretation, media development, and curatorial collections at the Institute. Angel Burke has worked in and for museums for over twenty years, and believes passionately in the power of informal educational experiences.

  Prior to her arrival at the Institute, she was senior project manager in exhibits at the Museum of Science, Boston; program manager for the Museum’s adult and special programs; and has worked in curatorial, project management, educational, and visitor service management positions at a variety of museums and their support industries in the United States and the UK. She has a BA in history and anthropology from Northeastern University and a master’s degree in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester, UK.

• Gina Perille

  Chief Operating Officer

  Gina Perille oversees technology and the Institute’s digital presence as well as the external relations division at the Institute which encompasses marketing, government relations, public programs, and communications.

  Perille previously worked at Harvard where she was part of the University’s public affairs and communications division and served as the director of communications for the Harvard Library system. Previously, she worked for the City of Boston in the role of chief of communications and strategy for the Boston Public Library where she wrote the award-winning strategic plan, the BPL Compass; and led media, marketing, branding, and engagement efforts across twenty-five locations with a combined average of 800 monthly programs and exhibitions.

  In other roles, Perille led a global corporate foundation where she oversaw philanthropic, corporate culture, and corporate citizenship initiatives; and worked at a management consulting firm that advised government agencies, cultural organizations, academic institutions, and foundations. A former correspondent for the Boston Globe, Perille holds an MBA from Boston University and a BFA from the University of Illinois. She is a graduate of the LeadBoston social justice leadership program, volunteers with the Boston Pride Committee, and serves on the Corporate Executive Council for WGBH. In November 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker appointed her to the Commonwealth’s Board of Library Commissioners.

• Meet the Rest of our Team

  by Department

  Department	Staff	Title
  Development	Kerri Cullen	Director of Membership and Annual Fund
  Development	Lauren Janes	Senior Adviser
  Development	Alessandra Pasquale	Development Coordinator
  Development	Tara Rendon	Alumni Relations Coordinator
  Education	Caroline Angel Burke	Vice President, Education, Visitor Experience & Collections
  Education	Sarah Yezzi	Director of Education, Family & Youth Programming
  Education	Amy Munslow	Education Manager
  Education	Nate Gundy	Manager of Educational Programming
  Education	Will Foster-Nolan	Lead Educator
  Education	Jan Crocker	Senior Exhibit & Content Developer
  Education	Lou Rocco	Program & Content Developer
  Education	Mitchell Carolan	Education & Visitor Experience Senior Staff
  Education	Tyler Crosby	Education & Visitor Experience Senior Staff
  Education	Abigail Courage	Visitor Experience Coordinator
  Education	​Eileen Donovan	Volunteer & Intern Program Manager
  Executive Office	Chelsey Burke	Executive Assistant
  External Relations	Gina Perille	Chief Operating Officer
  External Relations	Claire Cooper	Director of Community Engagement
  External Relations	Miles Halpine	Communications Officer
  External Relations	Allison Kaminsky	Program Coordinator
  External Relations	Katie Leclerc	Multimedia & Graphic Designer
  External Relations	Lauren Scribi	Program & Partnership Manager
  Technology & Infrastructure	Kevin Boothby	Facilities Manager
  Technology & Infrastructure	Luis Colon	Customer Support Engineer
  Technology & Infrastructure	Jason Eliot	Senior Managing Director of Technology & Infrastructure
  Business & Finance	Eileen Driscoll	Cape House Project Manager
  Business & Finance	Paul Rehme	Director of Financial Operations
  Business & Finance	Tim Stancell-Condron	Director of Business Affairs & Events
  Business & Finance	Rachel Frazier	Events Manager