Meet Our Instructors
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Lisa A. AlzoEastern European genealogy specialist Lisa A. Alzo received the Association for Women in Slavic Studies 2002 Mary Zirin Prize for excellence in scholarship, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International. Her books include Three Slovak Women (Gateway Press), Slovak Pittsburgh (Arcadia) and Cleveland Slovaks (with John T. Sabol, Arcadia). |
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James M. BeidlerGerman research expert and Pennsylvania resident James M. Beidler frequently contributes to German Life Magazine and is active in the Federation of Genealogical Societies. |
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Charlotte Marie BocageCharlotte Marie Bocage is a full-time professional genealogist with more than four decades of experience. She volunteers at the Southern California Genealogical Society Research Library, where she is on the Board of Directors. |
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Sharon DeBartolo CarmackSharon DeBartolo Carmack is a Certified Genealogist and partner in the research firm of Warren, Carmack & Associates. Along with specializing in Irish and Italian genealogical research, Sharon offers consulting, writing and editing services for a variety of nonfiction books, with an emphasis on memoirs, biographies, family histories, social histories, and annotated letters and diaries. |
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Lisa Louise CookeLisa Louise Cooke is the producer and host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, an audio and video genealogy show available in iTunes. In addition, Lisa hosts the monthly Family Tree Magazine Podcast and videocasts for Family History Expos. She is a national genealogy speaker, and author of the book Genealogy Gems: Ultimate Research Strategies as well as the Genealogy Gems News Blog. |
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Allison DolanAllison Dolan has been on the staff of Cincinnati-based Family Tree Magazine for more than 10 years. She’s now publisher and editorial director for the Genealogy Community at parent company F+W Media, Inc. |
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Midge FrazelA professional genealogist, educator, author and technology consultant, Midge Frazel enjoys taking photographs of gravestones and cemeteries where her ancestors rest and posting them on her blog Granite in my Blood. |
Diane Haddad
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Nancy HendricksonLong-time genealogist and Family Tree Magazine contributing editor Nancy Hendrickson wrote Finding Your Roots Online (Betterway Books). She’s a freelance writer in San Diego, but her roots lie all over the United States. |
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Sunny McClellan MortonSunny McClellan Morton is a writer and public speaker who specializes in family, heritage and travel topics. A resident of Cleveland, Ohio, she’s a regular contributor to Family Tree Magazine. |
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Tim PinnickTim Pinnick is an author, article writer and national speaker. A recognized specialist in black newspaper research and the author of Finding and Using African American Newspapers, Tim conducts workshops to standing-room-only audiences. |
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Kerry ScottKerry Scott is the Online Community Editor for Family Tree Magazine and the dean of Family Tree University. She has been researching her family history since 1992, and is an active member of the online genealogical community. |
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Diana SmithDiana has been researching since childhood and has served as a lay librarian at the local Family History Center for more than 20 years. She has written for numerous genealogical publications, including current regular columns in the National Genealogical Society’s NewsMagazine and the Association of Professional Genealogists’ APG Quarterly. |
