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.

2026–27 Teacher Advisory Council

Michael Aday
Gulf High School, New Port Richey, FL

Ariel Simone Alford
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Washington, DC

Ethan George Birney
University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL

Denise DiMarzio
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA

Melanie Diorio
Green Hope High School, Cary, NC

Robert Dean Dittmer
Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs, IA

Ugochi Emenaha
Yes Prep Southwest, Houston, TX

Wendy Harlow
Norfolk County Agricultural High School, Walpole, MA

Nicole Yolanda Jefferson
West Harrison High School, Gulfport, MS

Jennifer Gruca
John F Kennedy Middle School, Plainfield, IL

Terza Silva Lima-Neves, PhD
Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC

Tatiana Danielle McInnis
North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham, NC

Alyssa M. Navapanich
Lemon Grove School District, Lemon Grove, CA

Heather Smith
Golda Och Academy, West Orange, NJ

Tricia Solberg
Wake Preparatory Academy, Wake Forest, NC

Randi Sparks
Rogers Academy of Leadership & Innovation, Rogers, AR

Amanda K. Styles
Ballantyne Ridge IB High School, Charlotte, NC

Angeleique Thomas
Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School, Raleigh, NC

Kimberly Walwyn
Williamsville North High School, Williamsville, NY

Craig Michael Workman
University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, KS