The principal founder of the Dublin Seminar was Peter Benes. With his wife, Jane Montague Benes, and in some years their children, Peter organized the conferences for many years and produced the Publications volumes. Read more about Peter Benes here.
The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, Inc., is a non-profit foundation incorporated in the state of New Hampshire. (Legally, it is a 509(a)(1) private foundation, a type of 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.) These are our officers, board members, and committee volunteers as of spring 2022, serving one- to three-year terms.
Board of Trustees
President: Marla Miller
Vice President: Barbara Mathews
Secretary/Clerk: Kathleen Daly
Treasurer: Michelle Landry
Chair, Publications Committee: Caroline Sloat
Additional board members:
Kimberly Alexander
Reed Gochberg
Philippe Halbert
Katie Wood Kirchhoff
Erica Lome
Martha McNamara
Rebecca R. Noel
Jerrad Pacatte
Nan Wolverton
The 2026 Program Committee
Christian Goodwillie, co-chair
Nan Wolverton, co-chair
Richard Candee
Kathleen Daly
Erika Gasser
Tom Kelleher
Anne Lanning
Erica Lome
Barbara Mathews
Caroline Sloat
Finance & Development Committee
Marla Miller
Michelle Landry
Rebecca R. Noel
Publications Committee
Caroline Sloat, chair
Elizabeth Stevens
Membership Committee
William D. Moore, chair
Richard M. Candee
Amanda Goodheart Parks
Erica Lome
Rebecca R. Noel
Nominating Committee
Barbara Mathews, chair
Gail Nessell Colglazier
William D. Moore
Online Presence Committee
J. L. Bell
Marla Miller
Kimberly Alexander
We are grateful to everyone who has volunteered their time and expertise to the Dublin Seminar since 1976.
We hope you’ll join us at an upcoming Dublin Seminar!
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