Teacher Advisory Council | National Humanities Center

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.
The 2023–24 Teacher Advisory Council meets at the National Humanities Center.

2024–25 NHC Teacher Advisory Council


  • 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