Our Mission
PEN/Faulkner’s mission is to champion the breadth and power of fiction in America.
Our Values
PEN/Faulkner is dedicated to the idea that fiction creates empathy within and among communities and advances civil discourse. American culture thrives when stories from diverse perspectives enrich our lives. To further these ideals, we cultivate a vibrant landscape for writers and readers of fiction both locally and nationally.
Our Team
Sherri Hammerman
Marketing Coordinator
Maya Lawrence
Education Programs Director
Meg Kuyatt
Writer in Residence
Madelyn Kye
Lisa Page Literary
Education Fellow
Ofelia Montelongo
Writer in Residence
Sarah Silberman
Awards and Literary Programs Director
Shady Rose
Award Coordinator
Caroline Schreiber
Development Director
Gwydion Suilebhan
Executive Director
Our Board Members
Katherine Boone
President
Jojo Ruf
Vice President
Lauren Francis-Sharma
First Vice President
Tope Folarin
Vice President
Donna Hemans
Secretary
Elliot Ackerman
Board Member
Thomas Lloyd
Treasurer
Anne K. Aaron
Board Member
Marie Arana
Board Member
Susan Ginsburg
Board Member
Jabari Asim
Board Member
Lisa Brooks
Lisa Brooks
Xochitl Gonzalez
Board Member
Bethanne Patrick
Board Member
Linette S. Hwu
Board Member
Sophia McCrocklin
Board Member
Clay Smith
Board Member
Lisa Wardell
Board Member
Ericka Taylor
Board Member
Martha Anne Toll
Board Member
Jung Yun
Board Member
Emeritus Board of Directors
Ginny Grenham
Patricia Griffith
Mary Haft
Willee Lewis
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
Tracy McGillivary
Frazier O’Leary
Lisa Page
George Pelecanos
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Susan Shreve
Katherine Field Stephen
Deborah Tannen
Honored Former Board Members
Conrad Cafritz
Thomas Caplan
H.G. Carrillo *
Stephen Goodwin
Nick Kotz *
Beverly Lowry
E. Ethelbert Miller
Azar Nafisi
Diane Rehm
Mary Lee Settle, Founder *
Susan Stamberg
Lou Stovall *
Mary Kay Zuravleff
* deceased
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