Staff
Erica Kohl-Arenas
Faculty Director
Erica Kohl-Arenas is an Associate Professor in American Studies at the University of California, Davis, and the Faculty Director of Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life. …more.
Stephanie Maroney
Managing Director
Stephanie Maroney is the Managing Director of Imagining America (IA). She has been active in the IA community since co-organizing the 2017 Gathering …more
Erin Syoen
Operations and Events Manager
Erin Syoen has served as the Operations Manager for Imagining America since 2017, with a focus on event management and business operations. …more
Isabelle Woodruff-Madeira
IA Intern
Isabelle Woodruff-Madeira, originally from the Bay Area, graduated from UC Davis in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies, and a minor in Computer Science …more
Jan Cohen-Cruz
IA Engaged Arts Associate
Grounded in the resistant theater of the early 1970s, Jan Cohen-Cruz performed in street theater and co-facilitated a theater workshop in a maximum-security prison. She earned her PhD at NYU Performance Studies …more
Anuj Vaidya
Communications Director
Anuj Vaidya is the Communications Director for Imagining America. He brings over two decades of experience in community-engaged arts …more
Mathew Foster
Financial Analyst
Financial Analyst Matthew Foster brings over 20 years of accounting experience to Imagining America. Most recently he served as a Budget Analyst for the UC Davis Medical Center …more
Funding has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
