Zovaira Rodriguez graduated from CSULA with a B.S. in criminal justice and a minor in anthropology. She has been a member of the American Cancer Society for 10 years. She believes that her work at the Institute will cause a ripple effect that will make the world a better place.

Christopher Records is Assistant Director of Stewardship for USC Shoah Foundation and USC Dornsife.

Christopher came to USC from K-12 education, after five years of teaching high school special education in LAUSD and managing college readiness programs and school design initiatives for a large charter management organization.

He holds a BA in History from UC-Riverside, an MA in Special Education from Loyola Marymount, and an MA in Public Policy from USC.

Outside of USC, Christopher works on refugee relief and education for the non-profit Books Not Bombs campaign.

Shefali is the Project Specialist for the Center for Advanced Genocide Research. She’s a recent graduate of USC with a major in political science and a minor in musical theatre. Her inspiration to work at the Shoah Foundation stemmed from a research trip to Rwanda through the “Problems Without Passports” summer course, through the school of International Relations. There, she studied women and their post-genocide role in rebuilding Rwanda and breaking gender barriers. In addition to her work at the Shoah Foundation, Shefali performs in musical theatre and screen work around Los Angeles, and is a singer-songwriter. She finds that there is a lot of overlap with social awareness and performance art, and is lucky to have these both present in her everyday life.

Crispin Brooks is the curator of the USC Shoah Foundation’s visual history archive. Educated in Russian studies at the University of Manchester and University College London’s School of Slavonic & East European Studies and an accredited translator of the British Institute of Linguists, he has published a book and articles on Russian avant-garde poetry and the Holocaust in Ukraine.

Kia Hays is the Project Manager of New Dimensions in Testimony in the Collections Department. Kia joined USC Shoah Foundation shortly after graduating with her master’s in Public Diplomacy from the USC Annenberg School of Communications in 2013.

Deanna Hendrick joined the communication team at USC Shoah Foundation in July 2013. She manages all of the Institute's social media accounts, including the blog, Through Testimony. Deanna graduated cum laude with a BA in journalism and a Spanish minor from California State University, Long Beach. She is currently a candidate for a master's degree in communication management at USC Annenberg School for Journalism and Communication.

Jeffrey Langham oversees the management and the strategic development of the Institute's website. Prior to the Institute, Jeffrey worked at a Los Angeles-area design firm for seven years as a web designer/programmer with experience in print design and copywriting. He received his doctorate in English literature from the University of Southern California.

Amy Marczewski Carnes, PhD, completed her doctorate in French at UCLA in 2007 and worked at Human Rights Watch in Los Angeles before starting at USC Shoah Foundation in 2008.  Since then, she has overseen educational projects throughout Europe, curated two exhibitions of testimony, and taught a course at USC titled Rebuilding Rwanda:  Memory, Testimony, and Living Together after Genocide.  In her current role, she oversees evaluation of all Institute programs.

Lesly Culp is an ELA National Board Certified teacher who holds both her B.A. in English, Language and Literature and her Master’s in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Southern California. She has been a high school English teacher for 18 years and has had an active role in designing curriculum and teacher professional development.  In September of 2014 Lesly Culp joined USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education team as Senior Content Specialist/Trainer.  In this role, Lesly delivers professional development and creates multimedia content for IWitness and other testimony-based educational resources, works closely with Echoes & Reflections partners, Facing History and Ourselves partners, U.S. Regional Consultants, and the Junior Intern Program – among other projects. 

Caitlin Dobson holds bachelor’s degrees in cultural anthropology and journalism from Michigan State University, with a strong background in philanthropic travel. She graduated in 2015 from the USC Master of Public Diplomacy program, with a focus on nonprofit advocacy and human rights, specifically women’s rights and gender studies.

Inna Gogina has worked at USC Shoah Foundation in a variety of capacities since 1999, including assistant production coordinator, historical content analyst, coordinator of international programs, and, currently, international digital education associate. Gogina holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical philology from Moscow State University and a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, Northridge. She is currently pursuing an MLIS degree at San Jose State University, focusing on digital services and emerging technologies.

Greg became the Institute’s Education Media Specialist in May 2014—but his journey with the Institute began years before, while he was pursuing his USC degree in International Relations and Screenwriting. His four years at USC saw him interning with the Education department, conducting research in Rwanda, winning the Institute’s Student Voices Film Contest, and leading its USC student organization. Today, he produces video, design, and written assets for IWitness.

Kirk Stageberg joined the USC Shoah Foundation's Education Department as Office Technology Coordinator in 2014 and handles the IWitness Help Desk operations. Prior to that, he worked as b2b web content specialist and senior customer service representative for a leading apparel company. He has a Technical Associate's Degree in Drafting/CAD with Emphasis in architectural drafting from High-Tech Institute in Arizona.

Michael Russell is a lead web developer at USC Shoah foundation. He received a BA in French from University College London, England, and has been a software engineer in the Los Angeles area since 1983.