Angelica Hankins

Adriana Cutler, a Senior Program Officer in the Division of Collections and Infrastructure, came to NEH in 2010, having previously worked at a variety of both large and small cultural heritage organizations. She holds a BA from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s in arts management from George Mason University. Her interests include cultural heritage, visual and performing arts, architecture and design, preservation, systems design and technology, and strategic planning.

Adam Wolfson is Assistant Chair for Programs. He has previously served as Acting Chair of NEH and Director of NEH’s Division of Research Programs.  Adam has taught at Johns Hopkins University, Claremont McKenna College’s Washington DC program, and elsewhere.  He is author of Persecution or Toleration: An Explication of the Locke-Proast Quarrel, 1689-1704. Adam holds an AB in history from Harvard University and a PhD in political science from the University of Chicago.

John Cox is a Senior Program Officer in the Division of Fed/State Partnership. He received his PhD in English from the University of Mississippi in 2000. Prior to coming to NEH, he was an associate professor of English and the director of graduate studies at Georgia College & State University. In addition, he has taught secondary school literature and composition in the United States and abroad. His book, Traveling South: Travel Narratives and the Construction of American Identity, was published by the University of Georgia Press in 2005. He has also written and presented on William Bartram, William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, and other topics related to American literature.