Our Team

Staff profiles

Novotny Lawrence

Director
he/him

Phone:
812-855-6041
Email:
wnlawren@iu.edu

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Ja Quita Joy Roberts

Finance and Office Administrator
she/her

Phone:
812-855-6041
Email:
jjrob@iu.edu

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Dan Hassoun

Archivist
he/him

Phone:
812-855-6048
Email:
dhassoun@iu.edu

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Sarah Petras

Assistant Archivist
she/her

Phone:
812-855-8058
Email:
sgpetras@iu.edu

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Essence London

Publications and Programming Associate
she/her

Email:
etlondon@indiana.edu

Essence London curates, edits, and writes across two fields: literature and film. She holds an MFA in Fiction, works on programming and outreach for the Black Film Center & Archive, and is Editor of Conjure: the docuseries.

Jason Byrne

Project Archivist
he/him

Email:
jasbyrn@iu.edu

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