Locations
The Academy is a private residential community located on the Janiculum Hill in Rome, Italy. AAR also maintains a home office in New York, on East 60th Street near the southeast corner of Central Park.
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.
Administration
Mark Robbins, 1997 Fellow
President and CEO
mark.robbins [at] aarome.org
Archives
Catie Heitz
Archivist
archives [at] aarome.org
Communications & Programs
Christopher Howard
Communications Manager
c.howard [at] aarome.org
Marques McClary
Director of Communications
marques.mcclary [at] aarome.org
Shawn Miller
Programs Director
shawn.miller [at] aarome.org
Development
Katie Eisenberg
Manager of Board Relations and Individual Giving
k.eisenberg [at] aarome.org
Wendy Fisher
Senior Manager of Development, Special Events
w.fisher [at] aarome.org
Elizabeth Harris
Acting Director of Development
elizabeth.harris [at] aarome.org
Ilana Pfefer
Individual Giving Manager
i.pfefer [at] aarome.org
Micah Trippe
Associate Director of Institutional Giving
m.trippe [at] aarome.org
Finance
Jenni Kim
Vice President for Finance and Administration
jenni.kim [at] aarome.org
Roseann Winter
Controller
r.winter [at] aarome.org
Rome Office
An alphabetical listing of Rome office personnel by department is below.
Administration
Gianpaolo Battaglia
Senior Officer for Residential Services
gianpaolo.battaglia [at] aarome.org
Tina Cancemi
External Affairs Officer
tina.cancemi [at] aarome.org
Inga Clausing
Development Officer
inga.clausing [at] aarome.org
Sofia Ekman
Assistant for Residential Services
s.ekman [at] aarome.org
Marina Lella
Executive Assistant to the Director
marina.lella [at] aarome.org
Alessandra Vinciguerra
Bass Superintendent of Gardens
alessandra.vinciguerra [at] aarome.org
Programs
Giulia Barra
Permissions and Programs Associate
giulia.barra [at] aarome.org
Anne Coulson
Deputy Director for Programs and Administration
anne.coulson [at] aarome.org
Lexi Eberspacher
Programs Associate
lexi.eberspacher [at] aarome.org
Valentina Follo
Curator, Norton-Van Buren Archaeological Study Collection
valentina.follo [at] aarome.org
Lynne C. Lancaster
Andrew W. Mellon Humanities Professor
l.lancaster [at] aarome.org
Elizabeth Rodini
Andrew Heiskell Arts Director
e.rodini [at] aarome.org
Finance
Sara Argentieri
Deputy Director for Finance and Administration
s.argentieri [at] aarome.org
Roberto La Gioia
Bookkeeper
roberto.lagioia [at] aarome.org
Giovanna Pazzini
Cashier/Administrative Assistant
g.pazzini [at] aarome.org
Anna Tsyba
Administrative Assistant
a.tsyba [at] aarome.org
Vittorio Zucchetti
Operations Manager
v.zucchetti [at] aarome.org
Library
Paolo Brozzi
Library Assistant
paolo.brozzi [at] aarome.org
Denise Gavio
Assistant Librarian
denise.gavio [at] aarome.org
Sebastian Hierl
Drue Heinz Librarian
sebastian.hierl [at] aarome.org
Kristine Iara
Classical Studies Librarian
kristine.iara [at] aarome.org
Paolo Imperatori
Assistant Librarian
paolo.imperatori [at] aarome.org
Tina Mirra
Acquisitions Assistant
tina.mirra [at] aarome.org
Photographic Archive
Lavinia Ciuffa
Acting Curator
l.ciuffa.ext [at] aarome.org
Giulia Ciccarello
Giuseppe Emiliano Di Carlo
Maria Sole Fabri
photoarchive [at] aarome.org
Villa Aurelia
Paola Gaetani
Villa Aurelia Manager
paola.gaetani [at] aarome.org
Dario Intorrella
Assistant
d.intorrella [at] aarome.org
Gate Reception
Renzo Carissimi
Head Gatekeeper
renzo.carissimi [at] aarome.org
Luca Zamponi
Gatekeeper
luca.zamponi [at] aarome.org
Housekeeping
Sebastiano Bellanca
Luana Di Marzio
Fabrizio Lambiti
Wenura Manathrige
Angeli Mulumba
Fabio Stocchi
Elena Tinaburri
Claudia Tonetti
Head of Housekeeping
Buildings & Maintenance
Mauro Abbatelli
Head of Maintenance
Giorgio Cei
Cristophe Dell’Ospedale
Tommaso Musa
Grounds
Marco Casani
Head Gardener, Villa Aurelia
Luigi Cocozza
Head Gardener, McKim, Mead & White Building
Bruno Crocicchia
Enzo Donati
Andrea Francini
Rome Sustainable Food Project
Tiziana del Grosso
Waitress
t.delgrosso [at] aarome.org
Sara Levi
Sous Chef
s.levi [at] aarome.org
Tesfaldet Libsekal
Dishwasher
t.libsekal [at] aarome.org
Alessandro Lima
Waiter
a.lima [at] aarome.org
Valentina Montrone
Cook
v.montrone [at] aarome.org
Laura Offeddu
Manager
l.offeddu [at] aarome.org
Kyle Pierce
Head Chef
k.pierce [at] aarome.org
Gabriel Soare
Bartender
g.soare [at] aarome.org
Twolde Woldenkidan
Dishwasher
t.woldenkidan [at] aarome.org