Staff & Trustees

RESEARCH The Admiral's Reading Room offers books and periodicals on American maritime history, literature and art. EDUCATION / PROGRAMS Working with on-island and off-island organizations, the Foundation presents lectures, films, concerts, and symposia focusing on Nantucket and other maritime topics. Located in the lower level of the school, Nantucket Community Sailing (NCS) offers sailing courses at a reasonable cost. NCS and the Egan Maritime Foundation co-sponsor the Admiral's Cup, an annual dingy race and the Whaleboat Program.. PUBLICATIONS Established to preserve and record the history of Nantucket, Mill Hill Press publishes books about the island and other maritime subjects. EXHIBITS Permanent and temporary exhibits focusing on Nantucket and topics relating to the history of The Coffin School are on display.				"Map of the Island of Nantucket" by Dr. James Tupper, 1772 "South-Eastern View of Nantucket, Mass." Drawn by J.W. Barber - Engraved by S.E. Brown, Boston, ca. 1840
Founding Director Nathaniel Philbrick wrote Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 for Mill Hill Press in 1994. He followed its success with the international best-seller In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, for which he received the National Book Award. His most recent work, Sea of Glory: The U. S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, was awarded the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize for maritime writing. He is currently at work on a new book about the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. Nat has degrees from Brown and Duke Universities and is a Research Fellow in History at the Nantucket Historical Association. He has also written several books about sailing. He has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986 and continutes to guide the institute as a member of the Board of Trustees.
OPERATIONAL STAFF
Executive Director Jean Grimmer joined the Egan Maritime Foundation in October 2004. She served as the associate director & director of development for the Nantucket Historical Association for the past six years and led the Capital Campaign to restore the Whaling Museum and Research Library on Fair Street.  Jean was educated in Great Britain and graduated from Stover School for Girls and the College of Commerce in Bristol, England. She has held senior management positions at the Capital District of upstate New York’s PBS affiliate and at Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. Jean has been visiting Nantucket since 1974 and became a full-time resident with her husband in 1998.
Jeremy Slavitz is curator of the Nantucket Life-Saving Museum. A life-long islander, Jeremy has over ten years of museum experience ranging from developing and implementing educational programs for adults and children, to exhibit design and construction.
Richard Duncan, Editor of Mill Hill Press, has been a summer resident of Nantucket since 1981, and a fulltime ‘Sconseter since 2000. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he served in the Navy as Gunnery Officer on a destroyer before going on to study Journalism and International Relations at Columbia University.  He worked for the Associated Press and then became a correspondent in the Time-Life News Service, Chief of Correspondents, Assistant Managing Editor and finally Executive Editor of TIME. He edited several books published by TIME during that period, and also oversaw the development of TIME.Com and other online sites for Time. Inc.  Since retiring to Nantucket he has edited “Voices of the Village,” an oral history of Siasconset by Nancy Newhouse, and served on the board of the Mill Hill Press.
Jascin Leonardo Finger became the curator of the Egan Maritime Foundation in September 2005. She has an undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in History with a minor in Art History, as well as graduate work in Preservation Law at the University of New Orleans. Ms. Leonardo Finger has been the curator of the Mitchell House at the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) since 1999 and has worked for the MMA for eighteen years. Additionally, she taught Social Studies at the Nantucket New School from 2001-2005. The Egan Maritime Foundation and the Maria Mitchell Association will share the services of Ms. Leonardo Finger who will work as the curator for both organizations on a part-time basis. Ms. Leonardo Finger has been coming to the island since she was two years old and moved here year-round with her husband, a naval architect, in 2000.
Office Manager Anastasia (Stacy) Fusaro has a bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Swain School of Design. For the past twenty-five years she has worked as a scrimshaw artist on the island working with many of the islands top lightship basketmakers. She has also put her artistic talents to work by crafting hand painted signs for island businesses. Stacy is a second generation Nantucketer and with her husband is raising their three children on the island.

Albert F. Egan Jr. & Dorothy H. Egan Foundation, Inc.

Operating as

Egan Maritime Foundation

Board of Trustees

January 2007

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Curator

The Egan Maritime Foundation, a private operating foundation, on Nantucket,

MA seeks a curator.  The Foundation has an extensive collection of

contemporary maritime art and artifacts as well as a strong nineteenth

century collection of lifesaving artifacts; boats, life-carts, photographs, textiles

and art.  Typical functions include managing all aspects of these two collections; planning and executing two seasonal exhibitions in the Foundation's museums; oversight of the two museums and supervising the work of the director of education and interpretation.  Requirements include a Bachelor's Degree,

Master's preferred, in art and/or maritime history or of a related field with

a minimum of five years experience in collections/registration or equivalent combination of education/experience.  Effective written, interpersonal and

verbal communication skills required.  Applications: Please apply in writing to

Egan Maritime Foundation, 4 Winter Street, Nantucket, MA  02554 or email

letter of application and resume to egan@eganmaritime.org.  The Foundation

is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 

Museum Internship at the Egan Maritime Foundation

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Summer 2008

The Egan Maritime Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of one internship for the2008 summer season.  Situated in the historic Coffin School, the Egan Maritime Foundation was established in 1996 to advance the appreciation, documentation, preservation and scholarly studyof the art, history, literature, architecture and traditions of Nantucket all of which are shaped by the maritime character of the people who live by the sea.  For within these people lies, in great part,the story of America.

In addition to educational programs, exhibitions, and publications, the Egan Maritime Foundation seeks to perpetuate the legacy of the school's founder, Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, through itssupport of nautical training for the youth

of Nantucket.

The successful applicant will be an undergraduate student or a high school student who is entering her/his senior year or who will be entering college in the fall of 2008.  The internship is available to those who are interested in or are majoring in: history, arts administration, art history, or business management.  Salary will be based on an hourly rate between $9.00 and $13.00 per hour.  The internship begins on June 2, 2008 and ends on August 28, 2008.  Applicants must have their own housing.  This is a unique opportunity to learn the behind-the-scenes workings of a busy non-profit organization which includes two museums, a small publishing house and a large exhibition space in which is mounted a new exhibition each year which relates to Nantucket’s history and her people.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Tours of the 2008 exhibition and welcoming visitors
• Assisting with and writing press releases
• Working on small curatorial tasks
• Developing and possibly leading children’s activities related to the site and exhibitions

• Assisting with events and lectures
• Research projects pertaining to the Coffin School and island history
• Helping with numerous administrative tasks, including mailings and developmentrelated activities

The application should include a cover letter, resume, official transcript, three letters of recommendation (mailed directly from the recommender), and a writing sample.  The deadlinefor applications is March 15, 2008.  Applications can be mailed to:

Ms. Jascin N. Leonardo Finger, Curator

Egan Maritime Foundation

4 Winter Street

Nantucket, MA 02554

Or emailed to: jfinger@eganmaritime.org

Any questions can be directed to Jascin Leonardo Finger by email.

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