NCPH Executive Office Staff
- Executive Director: John Dichtl
- Program Director: Carrie Dowdy
- Graduate Intern: Theresa Koenigsknecht
NCPH Executive Office
327 Cavanaugh Hall – IUPUI
425 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel: (317)274-2716; Fax: (317)278-5230
ncph@iupui.edu
The Public Historian Editorial Staff
Contact Information
Northeastern University
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John Dichtl came to NCPH in 2006 and brought many years of experience working to promote the field of history and interconnect a wide variety of historians and others employed in the historical community. From 1992 to 2005 he served in various capacities at the Organization of American Historians, where he helped to lead the organization during a period of extensive growth in membership, revenue, and programmatic reach. Dichtl held positions ranging from deputy executive director for six years to interim and acting executive director as well as assistant director and assistant editor of the newsletter. He went to the OAH, in Bloomington, Indiana, from Capitol Hill, where he worked for two years as an editor for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Dichtl received his Ph.D. (2000) and M.A. (1993) in American history from Indiana University and is a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he earned a B.A. in European and World history. He is the author of, Frontiers of Faith: Bringing Catholicism to the West in the Early Republic (University Press of Kentucky, 2008).
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Carrie Dowdy joined the NCPH staff in July 2009. She came to the organization from the University of Kentucky where she worked with a federal grant program serving underrepresented students. For nearly seven years prior to that, she served at the Kentucky Historical Society in several capacities, including Community History Resource Manager and Education Specialist. In these roles, Carrie acted as liaison to small historic sites and museums and coordinated two statewide student programs, National History Day in Kentucky and the Kentucky Junior Historical Society. She also administered a Teaching American History grant program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and formed in partnership with the Kentucky Historical Society, the University of Kentucky, the Kentucky Heritage Council, and twelve southeastern Kentucky school districts.
A native of Oklahoma, Carrie earned her B.A. in History Education (1999) and M.A. in History/Museum Studies (2001) from the University of Central Oklahoma.
GRADUATE INTERN
Theresa Koenigsknecht joined the NCPH executive office in August 2011. She grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan and is pursuing an MA in Public History at IUPUI. In May 2011 she graduated from Michigan State University with two BA degrees, one in History and another in Anthropology, and also earned her Museum Studies Certification. Her varied training and interests have taught her the value of multidisciplinary collaboration for creating a more efficient and insightful historical perspective.