Teacher Advisory Council 2023-24 | National Humanities Center

Teacher Advisory Council 2023-24

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.


  • Anna Anderson

    North Central Texas College, Corinth, TX


  • Gretchyn Bedard

    Crossroads Arts & Science Early College, Statesville, NC


  • Changa Bey

    Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, St. Louis, MO


  • Sam Bradford

    The Walker School, Marietta, GA


  • Erik Byker

    University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC


  • LaShonda Carter

    Riverside City College, Riverside, CA


  • Melissa Cohen

    Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, Bronx, NY


  • Julianne Farkas

    Miami Palmetto Senior High School, Pinecrest, FL


  • Jessica Friday

    Saucon Valley High School, Hellertown, PA


  • Rachelle Friedman

    Lycée Français de New York, New York, NY


  • Kurt Hargis

    Destrehan High School, Destrehan, LA


  • Rick Holifield

    Providence High School, Burbank, CA


  • Deborah Holland

    D’Evelyn Jr-Sr High School, Denver, CO


  • Merry Lanker

    Stephen Decatur Middle School, Decatur, IL


  • Keneshia Leveridge-James

    Brightwood Elementary School, Greensboro, NC


  • Vincent Pham

    International High School at Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY


  • Manoj Thadhani

    Syosset Senior High School, Syosset, NY


  • Juan Walker

    Augusta University, Augusta, GA


  • Sarah Wiseman

    Liberty High School, Frisco, TX