Joan Ilacqua

Joan Ilacqua is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in archival work and diversity initiatives. Since January 2020, Joan serves as the Executive Director of The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston. Prior to this role, positions at Harvard Medical School included Archivist for Diversity and Inclusion, Project Archivist for the Archives for Women in Medicine, Oral History Project Coordinator, and Strong Medicine Project Coordinator. Earlier experience includes serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Massachusetts Boston and various archival and museum roles with organizations such as the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the National Park Service. Academic credentials include a Master of Arts in Public History from UMass Boston and a Bachelor of Arts in American History and Studio Art from the University of Puget Sound, supplemented by a certificate in Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management from Harvard Extension School.