Teacher Advisory Council

Teacher Advisory Council

The Gilder Lehrman Teacher Advisory Council advises the Institute on programs and resources that best support American history in K–12 classrooms.  

Teacher Advisory Council Members

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CherylAnne Amendola

Montclair Kimberley Academy, NJ
2017 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year

Nataliya Braginsky

Nataliya Braginsky

Dartmouth College, NH
2021 Connecticut History Teacher of the Year

  • 2021 National History Teacher of the Year
Julian Braxton

Julian Braxton

The Winsor Schools, MA

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Alysha Butler

McKinley Technology High School, DC
2019 District of Columbia History Teacher of the Year

  • 2019 National History Teacher of the Year
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Lindsey Charron

Horace Ensign Intermediate School, CA
2021 California History Teacher of the Year

Headshot of 2016 NHTOY Winner Kevin Cline

Kevin Cline

Frankton Jr. Sr. High School, IN
2016 Indiana History Teacher of the Year

  • 2016 National History Teacher of the Year
Headshot of Master Teacher Justin Emrich

Justin Emrich

Olentangy Berkshire Middle School, OH
2016 Ohio History Teacher of the Year

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Connie Lopez Fink

University School of Nashville, TN
2018 Tennessee History Teacher of the Year

Daniel Gallegos

Daniel Gallegos

Riverside High School, TX

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Jose Gregory

Marist School, GA
2021 Georgia History Teacher of the Year

Georgette Hackman

Georgette Hackman

Cocalico Middle School, PA
2017 Pennsylvania History Teacher of the Year

Mary Huffman

Mary Huffman

Georgia Southwestern State University, GA
2015 South Carolina History Teacher of the Year

  • 2015 National History Teacher of the Year
Ruth King

Ruth King

Cedar Ridge Elementary School, UT

Headshot of Master Teacher Rebecca Luebker

Rebecca Luebker

Haas Hall Academy, AR
2017 Arkansas History Teacher of the Year

Lois McMillan

Lois MacMillan

Grants Pass High School, OR
2006 Oregon History Teacher of the Year

Misha Matsumoto Yee

Misha Matsumoto Yee

St. Andrew’s School, HI
2022 Hawai‘i History Teacher of the Year

  • 2022 National History Teacher of the Year
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Nathan McAlister

Kansas Department of Education, KS
2010 Kansas History Teacher of the Year

  • 2010 National History Teacher of the Year
David Mitchell

David Mitchell

Masconomet Regional High School, MA
2008 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year

  • 2008 National History Teacher of the Year
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Gena Oppenheim

Saint Ann’s School, NY

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Keisha Rembert

National Louis University, IL
2019 Illinois History Teacher of the Year

N'Dia Riegler

N'Dia Riegler

Boston Public Schools, MA
2020 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year

Ryan Scheb

Ryan Scheb

Cristo Rey Brooklyn, NY 

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Ziara Smith

University of Virginia Center for Race and Public Education, VA
 

Peter Vermilyea

Peter Vermilyea

Housatonic Valley Regional High School, CT

 

Headshot of the 2023 State HTOY Winner from Michigan

Matthew Vriesman

Rocky River High School, MI
2023 Michigan History Teacher of the Year

  • 2023 National History Teacher of the Year
Rhonda Webb

Rhonda Webb

Georgia Council for the Social Studies, GA

Joe Welch

Joseph Welch

North Hills School District, PA
2018 Pennsylvania History Teacher of the Year

  • 2018 National History Teacher of the Year
Alona Whitebird

Alona Whitebird Medina

Southmoore High School, OK
2021 Oklahoma History Teacher of the Year

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Corey Winchester

Northwestern University, IL
2020 Illinois History Teacher of the Year

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka

First Avenue Middle School, CA
2019 California History Teacher of the Year

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Sara Ziemnik

Rocky River High School, OH
2017 Ohio History Teacher of the Year

  • 2017 National History Teacher of the Year