Teacher Advisory Council

Education Programs at the National Humanities Center work to provide leadership, training, resources, and partnerships that advance humanities education at the K–16 level.

Our work focuses on the integration of strong scholarship and content, inquiry-based pedagogy, and emerging technology. We build bridges that put scholars and educators in conversation to support humanities classrooms at all levels. Critical to this mission is the role of in-service and experienced teachers in providing relevant and critical perspective to our work.

The Teacher Advisory Council supports the Center’s Education Programs for a one-year term of service. Chosen to represent multiple disciplines in the humanities, these teacher leaders accept an active role in the development, evaluation, and promotion of the National Humanities Center’s educational materials and projects.

Teacher Advisory Council

2026–27 Teacher Advisory Council

Teacher Advisory Council

Michael Aday

Gulf High School, New Port Richey, FL

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Ariel Simone Alford

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Washington, DC

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Ethan George Birney

University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL

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Denise DiMarzio

Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

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Melanie Diorio

Green Hope High School, Cary, NC

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Robert Dean Dittmer

Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, IA

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Ugochi Emenaha

Yes Prep Southwest, Houston, TX

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Wendy Harlow

Norfolk County Agricultural High School, Walpole, MA

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Nicole Yolanda Jefferson

West Harrison High School, Gulfport, MS

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Jennifer Gruca

John F Kennedy Middle School, Plainfield, IL

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Terza Silva Lima-Neves, PhD

Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC

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Tatiana Danielle McInnis

North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham, NC

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Alyssa M. Navapanich

Lemon Grove School District, Lemon Grove, CA

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Heather Smith

Golda Och Academy, West Orange, NJ

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Tricia Solberg

Wake Preparatory Academy, Wake Forest, NC

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Randi Sparks

Rogers Academy of Leadership & Innovation, Rogers, AR

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Amanda K. Styles

Ballantyne Ridge IB High School, Charlotte, NC

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Angeleique Thomas

Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School, Raleigh, NC

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Kimberly Walwyn

Williamsville North High School, Williamsville, NY

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Craig Michael Workman

University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS