Genealogical Research Instructor Profiles
Melinde Lutz Byrne
Director of the Genealogical Research Program
Instructor, Forensic Genealogy
- Fellow and former President, American Society of Genealogists
- Author and editor
- National lecturer
- Former Editor, New Hampshire Genealogical Record
- Former Vice president, Massachusetts Genealogical Council
- Co-editor, National Genealogical Society Quarterly
- Cultural anthropologist and archivist
- Donald Lines Jacobus Award Winner
- CEO, The Graceful Companies
Melissa A. Johnson
Instructor, Professional Genealogy
- Certified Genealogist® from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®
- Instructor, Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
- Author of articles published in National Genealogical Society Quarterly, New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, and Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey
- President, New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists
- Chair, Association of Professional Genealogists Professional Development Committee
- Reviews Editor, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
- Trustee, Genealogical Society of New Jersey
- Vice President, International Society of British Genealogy and Family History
- BS in Business Administration, Susquehanna University
Connie Lenzen
Instructor, Foundations
- Holds the credential of Certified Genealogist℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®
- Past president, Board for Certification of Genealogists®
- Former Director, National Genealogical Society
- Recipient of 2010 National Genealogical Society's President's Citation
- Master’s degree in Education
- Working professional genealogist
- Author and lecturer
Julie Michutka
Instructor, Evidence, Evaluation, and Documentation
- Former Latin instructor
- Secretary and Archivist, Massachusetts Genealogical Council
- Volunteer, writing finding aids for manuscript collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Regional lecturer
- Mentor, GenProof Study Groups
- Content developer, Genealogical Research Certificate Program and Genealogical Essentials course, Boston University
- Teacher’s Certificate, University of Michigan School of Education
- Certificate, Genealogical Research Certificate Program, Boston University
- BA and MA in Latin, University of Michigan
Angela Packer McGhie
Instructor, Genealogy as a Profession
- Intermediate Genealogy course coordinator, Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research
- Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum course coordinator, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy
- Holds the credential Certified Genealogist℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®
- Director, Mentor and Former Administrator, GenProof Study Groups
- Trustee, Board for Certification of Genealogists Education Fund
- Instructor, Genealogical Institute on Federal Records
- Contributing author, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly
- Lecturer at national genealogy conferences including NGS, NERGC, RootsTech
- BS in Psychology, Brigham Young University
Allison Ryall
Genetic Genealogy Concepts, Standards, and Ethics
Genealogical Methods
- Modern records research expert
- Technology specialist; online research
- Grader, National Genealogical Society's Home Study Course
- Program director, NERGC 2011
- FGS Ancestors Road Show co-chair
- BA in History, University of Southern Maine
- BA in Russian Studies, University of Southern Maine
- MA in American and New England Studies, University of Southern Maine
Jennifer Zinck
Instructor, Forensic Genealogy
- President, Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, Inc.
- International lecturer
- Genetic genealogy specialist
- Modern records research specialist
- Program director, NERGC 2019
- Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management
- Certificate, Genealogical Research Program, Boston University
- Certificate, Practicum in Genealogical Research, Excelsior College
