Susan Sarna joined the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL) in April 2023 as the Senior Curator of Collections. She is the former curator of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Theodore’s home in Oyster Bay, NY. Susan managed over 250,000 objects that tell the story of TR and his family. She managed two separate multi-year, multi-million-dollar renovations of the 26-room historic mansion. She provided a new vision for interpretation through seven temporary exhibits and the redesign of permanent exhibits at the Old Orchard Museum.
Susan has lectured frequently at other institutions, edited multiple Roosevelt books, and wrote articles for newsletter and academic journals. She also worked on several documentaries, including Ken Burns’ series The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.