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 Education Department of the National Humanities Center 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.

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Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2024–25

Elizabeth Ault

Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, KS
Dan Barish

Baylor Universtiy, Waco, TX
Raven Cathey

Southside High School, Chocowinity, NC
Jodi Fernandez

Peekskill High School, Peekskill, New York
Gregory Gallet

Ridge High School, Basking Ridge, NJ
Deanna Gomez

Bloom Trail High School, Chicago Heights, IL
Matthew Hicks

St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, MO
Guy Hill

Triton High School, Erwin, NC
Kamasi Hill

Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
Zoë Holl

Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, CT
Ryan Hurley

Urban Community School, Cleveland, OH
Claudine James

Malvern Middle School, Malvern, AR
Nick Kennedy

Arroyo Grande High School, Arroyo Grande, CA
Jonathan Lancaster

Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ
Angela Lee

Weston High School, Weston, MA
Elizabeth Mulcahy

Augusta County Public Schools, Staunton, VA
Sara Olds

Alameda Middle School, Pocatello, ID
Michelle Rich

Denver East High School, Denver, CO
Samora Sobukwe

Leadership Preparatory Academy, Stonecrest, GA
Luke Sundermeier

Marysville High School, Marysville, OH
Derrick Walker

Cesar Chavez Learning Academies-Technology Preparatory Academy, San Fernando, CA

Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2023–24

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

Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2022–23

Antonia Alberga-Parisi

Forsyth Central High School, Cumming, GA
Charletta Barringer-Brown

Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA
C. Martin Caver

National Louis University, Chicago, IL
Gina Elia

North Broward Preparatory School, Coconut Creek, FL
Aric Foster

Armada High School, Armada, MI
Carl Gregory

Desoto Central High School, Southaven, MS
Don Jenkins

North Whidbey Middle School, Oak Harbor, WA
George Knips

North Brunswick High School, Leland, NC
Rachel Lantz

PORTA High School, Petersburg, IL
Megan Large

South Webster High School, South Webster, OH
Victoria Machado

Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
Barbara Markham

Padua Academy, Wilmington, DE
Bernadette May-Beaver

The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA
Michelle Neyrey

Spring Independent School District, Houston, TX
Jessica Odom

C.E. Jordan High School, Durham, NC
Amanda Oswalt

Collin College, Frisco, TX
Hannah Page

Raleigh Charter High School, Raleigh, NC
Kyle Smith

Superior High School, Superior, WI
Sharolyn Stauffer

Star Valley High School, Afton, WY
Kyle Tingley

White Station High School, Memphis, TN

Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2021–22

Michael Alfieri

Mount Saint Joseph High School
Baltimore, MD
Candace Bailey

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC (NHC Fellow, 2019–20)
Josh Cabat

Roslyn High School
Roslyn, NY
Stacie Christensen

Horizon Elementary School
Boise, ID
Hashim Davis

Albemarle High School
Charlottesville, VA
Judi Freeman

Boston Latin School
Boston, MA
Tisha Hooks

Hopkins School
New Haven, CT
Breann Johnston

Cutter Morning Star High School
Hot Springs, AR
Kathy Keffeler

Douglas High School
Box Elder, SD
Myla Liljemark

Seward Middle School
Seward, AK
Jared Morris

Madison County Public Schools
Madison, VA
Justin Olmstead

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
Elena Samkin

Pinecrest High School
Southern Pines, NC
Amanda Lee Savage

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Erica Shaw

College Now
Concord, CA
Brian Sheehy

North Andover High School
North Andover, MA
Geoffrey Smith

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School
Sewanee, TN
John Terry

The Westminsters School
Atlanta, GA
Kate Van Haren

Pittsville Elementary School
Pittsville, WI
Kymberli Wregglesworth

Onaway Secondary School
Onaway, MI

Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2020–21

Alysha Butler

Social Studies
McKinley Technology High School, Washington, D.C.
Lindsey Charron

Social Studies
Horace Ensign Intermediate School, Newport Beach, CA
Jennifer Connolly

Social Studies
Preston High School, Bronx, NY
Gerald Evans

English
Hungary Creek Middle School, Henrico County, VA
Lindsey Galvao

Social Studies
Dana Hall School, Wellesley, MA
Wendy Harris

Humanities, Math
Metro Deaf School, St. Paul, MN
Breanna Holtz

History, English
Fifer Middle School, Camden, DE
Alina Hunt

French
North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham, NC
Howard Hunter

Social Studies, Academic Dean
Metairie Park Country Day School, Metairie, LA
Jennifer Jolley

History
Palm Bay Magnet High School, Melbourne, FL
Maureen Lamb

Classics
Kingswood Oxford School, West Hartford, CT
Tatiana McKinney-Stokes

Social Science, Middle School Dean
Trinity Preparatory School, Winter Park, FL
Geena Molinaro

Reading Specialist
Harrington Middle School, Mount Laurel, NJ
Jennifer Nichols

Spanish, English, ESL
Cox Mill High School, Concord, NC
David Olson

Social Studies
James Madison Memorial High School, Madison, WI
Ginger Park

English
Windsor High School, Ft. Collins, CO
Phoebe Sherman

Social Studies
Theodore Roosevelt High School, Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Stockdell

Social Studies
James Bridger Middle School, Independence, MO
David Tow

English, Social Science
Terra Linda High School, San Rafael, CA
Lisa Yau

Fourth Grade
Francis Scott Key Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA

Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2019–20

Jennifer Ansbach

English
Manchester Township High School, Manchester Township, NJ
Nathan Antiel

English
St. David’s School, Raleigh, NC
Camille Napier Bernstein

English
Natick High School, Natick, MA
Dani Bostick

Latin
Handley High School, Winchester, VA
Kevin M. Cline

Social Studies
Frankton High School, Frankton, IN
Ron Eisenman

Social Studies
Rutland High School, Rutland, VT
Jedidiah Gist-Anderson

Social Studies
Mallard Creek High School, Charlotte, NC
Mariel Herzog

English, History
Evergreen Academy, Union, IL
Nathan McAlister

History
Seaman High School, Topeka, KS
Bill Melega

History
Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC
William Nesbitt

Social Studies
Green Hope High School, Cary, NC
Lisa Pennington

Assistant Professor
Governors State University, University Park, IL
Craig Perrier

Curriculum and Instruction Specialist
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA
Kimberly Perry-Sanderlin

AIG Specialist and Curriculum Support Coach
Brogden Middle School, Durham, NC
Duke Richey

History Teacher and Adjunct Instructor
The McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN
Irene Sanchez

Latino Studies
Azusa Unified School District, Azusa, CA
Jessica Silveri

Gifted Resource
Reagan Middle School, Haymarket, VA
Amanda Hilliard Smith

Museum Teaching Specialist
Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA
William Smith

Social Studies
Southern Regional High School, Manahawkin, NJ
Rhonda Watton

Social Studies
Templeton Middle School, Sussex, WI

Teacher Advisory Council Members, 2018–19

Bonnie Belshe

Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, CA
Lauren Boop

Hilburn Drive Academy
Raleigh, NC
Kyle Jones

Sacred Heart Academy
Louisville, KY
Michelle Kaighn

Lenape High School
Medford, NJ
Sara Layton

Mountain Heights Academy
Santa Clara, UT
Judy Lindquist

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Rick Parker

J.J. Daniell Middle School
Marietta, GA
Carl Rosin

Radnor High School
Radnor Township, PA
Skye Shirley

Brookline High School
Brookline, MA
Scot Smith

Robertsville Middle School
Oak Ridge, TN
Patrick Sprinkle

New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies
New York, NY
Carolyn Streets

New Haven Public Schools
New Haven, CT
Melissa Tracy

Odyssey Charter High School
Wilmington, DE
Julie Trotter

Alamance Community College
Graham, NC
Katie Willett

Independence High School
Charlotte, NC