Our Team of Experts

Our team has more than 2,700 years of combined research experience and a worldwide reach. We have the passion and knowledge you can trust to discover your family story.



Alicia Palmer

Alicia Palmer has worked in the genealogy industry for her entire...

Angie Bush

As one of the most sought after genetic genealogists and...

Bekah Purcell

Bekah’s interest in genealogy began as she listened to her parents...

Bethany Waterbury

Bethany Waterbury has years of experience using cutting-edge DNA...

Brian Podoll

As a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and with a pedigree of heritage...

Brian Schellenberg

Brian hails from the pretty good state of Minnesota, and he studied...

Cari Taplin

Cari A. Taplin has been a genealogist since 2000 when she was...

Christina Copland

Christina hails from Kent in England. After earning an undergraduate...

Christophe Landry

Christophe is a highly accomplished professional with a diverse...

Cindy Olive

I have been with Ancestry for more than ten years and enjoy ...

Claire Egginton

Claire was born and raised in Ireland and is based in our Dublin,...

Dawne Slater

Dawne Slater has been a Certified...

Debbie Hooper

Debbie Hooper is a board-certified genealogist with over thirty years...

Debra Carter

Debra Carter has long held a passion for genealogy, and developed her...

Eamon Healy

With roots planted firmly in the rich oral history tradition of...

Eimer Shea

Eimer’s interest in genealogy stems from her family, and this has...

Elizabeth M. Miller

With over a decade of professional genealogy experience, Elizabeth...

Emily Pew

Although Emily grew up with passionate family historians all around...

Erika Manternach

Erika Manternach has a diverse background in the fields of broadcast...

Eva Goodwin

Eva Goodwin grew up in Upstate New York and is a graduate of Mount...

Evan Wilson

Evan became a professional genealogist in 2020 after getting a PhD in...

Gary Horlacher

Gary has been doing genealogy since 1979. He was accredited in Danish...

Grace Tabern

My passion for Genealogy started many years ago listening to old...

Janae Brown

Janae graduated with a BA in family history at Brigham Young...

Janette Silverman

Janette began her genealogical journey more than 35 years ago as...

Jennifer Doyle

Jennifer is a historian with extensive experience in both academia...

Jensen Cordon

Jensen specializes in Hispanic research. He was raised and...

Jessica Gourley

Jessica's passion for family history ignited when she met one of her...

Joe Buggy

Joe leads the International research team from our office in...

Julie Merrill

Julie Merrill was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but she was raised in...

Julie Schellen

Julie Schellen, a Certified Genealogist® who has been teaching and...

Kaitlin Vaughan

With a bachelor’s degree in Photography and Film and a master’s...

Karen J Matheson

Karen J. Matheson is an Accredited Genealogist® with 30 years of...

Karin Chamberlain

Karin specializes in Hispanic and Portuguese immigrant research. She...

Katie Ledbetter

Katie fell in love with genealogy during an internship in...

Kelly Bodami

Kelly Barbano-Bodami is a professional Italian genealogist,...

Kelly L. McMahon (formerly Kelly McMahon Willette)

Kelly L. McMahon, CG ® is a Norfolk, Virginia, native and a graduate...

Kimberly McGregor

I have a tremendous amount of experience as a client...

Kirsty Wilkinson

Kirsty grew up in Worcestershire, England, and first became...

Kory L. Meyerink

Kory began his career in genealogy as a record searcher while...

Krista Hansen

I have worked in client relations for more than 15 years,...

Kyle J. Betit

As an avid traveler and the manager of

Laura House

Laura House is based in the London office and specialises in UK...

Lina Kuzminskaite

Lina was born and raised in Lithuania and holds a master's degree in...

Lindsay Jackson

Lindsay Jackson has had an interest in genealogy for years and honed...

Lindsay Levine

Lindsay was raised in the small (and curiously-named) town of...

Lucianna Ravasio

My name is Lucianna Ravasio. Though originally from Ohio, I have...

Marie Thatcher

Marie comes to ProGenealogists from the heir research field, having...

Megan Wright

Megan has always been fascinated by history, and she...

Michael Miller

Michael has a master's degree in history from California State...

Michele Jeglum

Michele Jeglum is a genealogist with extensive experience...

Nathan Murphy

Nathan is one of the world’s leading...

Nicholas Redmon

Nicholas Redmon is from Texas and moved around the country with...

Noah Lapidus

A specialist in African American research, Noah is a licensed...

Paul K. Graham

Paul began his career as a title examiner and has been doing...

Pete Hoyt

Pete is an expert genetic genealogist who specializes in utilizing...

Quentin Burrows

Quentin is an Accredited Genealogist ® specializing in Irish research...

Rebecca Hockaday

Rebecca is a Certified Genealogist® and serves as a trustee for the...

Roberta Lipke

Before coming to AncestryProGenealogists, Roberta operated her own...

Sandra Romero

I have 20+ years of experience in both project management...

Sandy McDougle

Sandy McDougle’s passion for graphic design began way back when she...

Sapphire Heien

Sapphire Heien joined AncestryProGenealogists as a writer in 2021....

Shalese Hinckley

Shalese Hinckley joined the AncestryProGenealogists® Storytelling...

Shalyn Schmelter

When one of your favorite things as a child is to fill out pedigree...

Shaun Gardner

I'm a seasoned professional skilled in cultivating meaningful...

Sherry Lindsay

Sherry discovered her love of genealogy as a college student in...

Simran Noon

Simran Noon brings a unique perspective to lineage and family...

Stephanie LeVeque

Stephanie is American by birth, Mexican by marriage, and...

Susan Skilton

Susan Skilton works from the San Francisco office of Ancestry® as a...

Tanner Sousley

Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. A distinguished alumnus of...

Virginia McAlister

Virginia is originally from the great state of Virginia, and as...

Wendy Brimhall

Wendy Brimhall discovered her passion for genealogy as a child. When...






Request a Research Estimate

Pricing may start as
low as $3,500 USD.



Goals

Tell us why you want to hire a professional genealogist. Include the name, date, and place of birth or death for an individual or family branch you’d like us to research.




To speak with a U.S.-based associate about your research request, call 1-800-596-3230

What influences project costs?

  •   Immigration Research
  •   DNA analysis
  •   Adoption and biological family research
  •   Citizenship research
  •   Pre-1850s research
  •   Multiple family branches/lines
  •   Onsite international research



Request a Research Estimate

Pricing may start as
low as $3,500 USD.



Goals

Tell us why you want to hire a professional genealogist. Include the name, date, and place of birth or death for an individual or family branch you’d like us to research.




To speak with a U.S.-based associate about your research request, call 1-800-596-3230

What influences project costs?

  •   Immigration Research
  •   DNA analysis
  •   Adoption and biological family research
  •   Citizenship research
  •   Pre-1850s research
  •   Multiple family branches/lines
  •   Onsite international research