BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A seventeen-member Board of Directors, elected by the membership, governs the NCPH with the active assistance of numerous committees which address administrative or policy issues, investigate and advise the organization on recent developments in the field, and support initiatives that enhance the practice of public history. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for service on the NCPH board, please fill out the form available here.
CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
President: Denise Meringolo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Vice President: Nicole A. Moore, National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Independent Consultant
Immediate Past President: Kristine Navarro-McElhaney, Voces Oral History Center, University of Texas at Austin
Treasurer: Sharon Leon, Digital Scholar
Secretary: Ed Roach, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
Appointed Directors
Executive Director: Stephanie Rowe, National Council on Public History
Editor, The Public Historian: Sarah Case, University of California, Santa Barbara
Elected Directors
B. Erin Cole, Independent Museum Professional
Cheryl Dong, Bowling Green State University
Laura Miller, Independent Historical Consultant
Kirsten Delegard, Mapping Prejudice Project, University of Minnesota Libraries
Charlene Fletcher, IUI and Butler University
Charles Johnson, North Carolina Central University
Elijah Gaddis, Auburn University
Alannah Graves, Bowling Green State University
Donna Graves, Independent Historian / Urban Planner
Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey, Know History
More information about our current board members is listed here. You can contact the board at [email protected]. (Past officers and past members of the board are listed here).
COMMITTEES
Descriptions of the boards and committees appear below, and additional information can be found in the NCPH Bylaws (above). Committee and committee chair appointments are made each year following the annual meeting. The Vice President makes the appointments with input from NCPH staff and committee chairs. Committee members serve for 2 year terms (with exception of the Nominating Committee and the various award committees, which serve 3 year terms) and committee chairs serve for renewable 1 year terms.
If you are interested in serving on an NCPH committee, please review the Committee Member Expectations, and then fill out this form: https://ncph.org/committee-service/ with a little information about yourself, and which committee(s) you are interested in serving on. Most committees have a vacancy or two; though we often have more volunteers than we can take. We also encourage you to contact committee members with your ideas!
NCPH also appoints ad-hoc committees, task forces, and working groups.
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES
Board of Directors
Manages the business, property, and affairs of NCPH. The board defines and advances the NCPH mission, protects its financial and human assets, ensures adequate resources to carry out the mission, supervises and supports the executive director, and promotes the interests, programs, and reputation of NCPH. The Board of Directors includes the president, vice president, immediate past president, secretary-treasurer, and nine other elected members, with the executive director and the editor of The Public Historian serving as ex officio, non-voting members. The board meets during the NCPH Annual Meeting each spring and again in the fall.
Executive Committee
Has the authority and responsibility to conduct the affairs of NCPH on behalf of the Board of Directors, including taking action on advocacy issues, between board meetings. The committee sets the terms of employment for the executive director and reviews the executive office’s financial and other records.
- Denise Meringolo (2022-2026), University of Maryland Baltimore County and NCPH President
- Nicole A. Moore (2024-2026), National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Independent Consultant and NCPH Vice-President
- Kristine Navarro-McElhaney (2020-2026), Voces Oral History Center, University of Texas at Austin and NCPH Immediate Past President
- Sharon Leon (2018-2024), Digital Scholar and NCPH Treasurer
- Ed Roach (2022-2024), Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and NCPH Secretary
- Laura Miller (2024-2025), Independent Historical Consultant and NCPH Member at Large
- Stephanie Rowe (2015-Present; ex officio), NCPH Executive Director
Editorial Board of The Public Historian
Provides advice and contacts to the editors and editorial staff; recommends authors, reviewers, article topics, special issue themes, and general direction and policy for the journal; and reviews manuscripts. The Editorial Board meets in-person twice each year.
- Hilary Green (2020-2025), Davidson College
- Jerome de Groot (2022-2026), University of Manchester, UK
- Mireya Loza (2022-2026), Georgetown University
- Joanna Wojdon (2022-2026), University of Wrocław, Poland
- Catalina Muñoz Rojas (2023-2025), Universidad de los Andes
- Jennifer Stevens (2023-2025), Boise City Department of Arts & History
- Michelle G. Magalong (2024-2026), University of Maryland, College Park
- Angela Sirna (2024-2026), National Park Service
- Stephen Vider (2024-2026), Bryn Mawr College
- Bethanee Bemis (2025-2027), National Museum of American History
- Evan Faulkenbury (2025-2027), University of South Carolina
- Kristin O’Brassill-Kulfan (2025-2027), Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Tara White (2025-2027), University of North Carolina Wilmington
Special Editors
- Sarah Case (Editor), University of California Santa Barbara
- Shelley Bookspan (Contributing Senior Editor), LifeStory Productions, Inc.
- Lindsey Reed (Contributing Senior Editor)
- Randolph Bergstrom (Contributing Senior Editor), University of California Santa Barbara
- James F. Brooks (Contributing Senior Editor), University of Georgia
- Jennifer Dickey (Book Review Editor), Kennesaw State University
- Kendall Lovely (Assistant Review Editor)
- Teresa Barnett (Special Editor), retired, UCLA
- Jennifer Scott (Museum and Exhibitions Editor), Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem
- Taylor Stoermer (Film and Digital Media Editor), Johns Hopkins University
Nominating Committee
Identifies, determines the eligibility of, and recommends to the Board of Directors persons to be considered for elected offices of NCPH. Each October, the committee compiles the slate of candidates for the annual election.
- Sarah Marsom (2022-2025, Chair), Heritage Resource Consultant
- Hilary Green (2022-2025), Davidson College
- Nicole Martinez-LeGrand (2023-2026), Indiana Historical Society
- Krista McCracken (2023-2026), Algoma University
- Anne Lindsay (2024-2027), California State Parks
- Kristine Baldwin Deathridge (2024-2027), Appalachian State University
- Kristine Navarro-McElhaney (2024-2026, Past President), Voces Oral History Center, University of Texas at Austin and NCPH Immediate Past President
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee shall periodically review organization bylaws, committee structures, and committee responsibilities; orient, educate, and assess the Board; and otherwise advise the Board and committees on governance matters and best practices.
- Charles Johnson (2023-2025, Co-Chair), North Carolina Central University and NCPH Board Member
- Kristin Ahlberg (2019-2025, Co-Chair), Office of the Historian, US Department of State, retired
- Sharon Leon (2019-2024), Digital Scholar and NCPH Treasurer
- Ed Roach (2022-2025), Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and NCPH Secretary
- Denise Meringolo (2020-2026), University of Maryland Baltimore County and NCPH President
- Suzanne Fischer (2021-2025), Exhibit Coach, LLC
- Priya Chhaya (2021-2025), National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Daniel Vivian (2022-2026), University of Kentucky
- Teresa Goforth (2023-2025), Michigan State University
- Cassie Sade Turnipseed (2023-2025), Mississippi Valley State University
- Kelley Fanto Deetz (2024-2026), Stratford Hall
- Donna Graves (2024-2026), Heritage, Arts, and Cultural Planning and NCPH Board Member
Advocacy Committee of the Board
Consists of the members of the Executive Committee plus two to three additional non-voting members with special skills and interests in advocacy issues. The committee reports to the Board of Directors on advocacy activities, which may include issuing public statements; and supporting other organizations that mobilize support for funding history museums, historic sites, history education, historic preservation, and accessibility of historical resources; supporting open dialogue and informed discussion about history’s relationship to contemporary debates; and asserting the importance of professional public history practice.
- Adrienne Burke (2021-2026, Co-Chair), Community Planning Collaborative
- Rachel Boyle (2024-2026, Co-Chair), Omnia History
- Michael Brown (2020-2026), Rochester Institute of Technology
- Stephanie Rowe (2015-Present), National Council on Public History
- Denise Meringolo (2022-2028), University of Maryland Baltimore County and NCPH President
- Nicole Moore (2024-2026), National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Independent Consultant and NCPH Vice-President
- Kristine Navarro-McElhaney (2020-2026), Voces Oral History Center, University of Texas at Austin and NCPH Immediate Past President
- Sharon Leon (2018-2026), Digital Scholar and NCPH Treasurer
- Ed Roach (2022-2025), Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and NCPH Secretary
- Laura Miller (2024-2025), Laura Miller Consulting and NCPH Board member-at-large
- Lacey Wilson (2023-2025), Underground Railroad Education Center
- Christopher Cantwell (2023-2025), Loyola University Chicago
- Courtney Hobson (2024-2026), Independent Historical Consultant
- Tracy Neumann (2024-2026), Historic New England
Long Range Planning Committee
The NCPH Long Range Planning Committee works in consultation with the organization’s staff, Board of Directors, and membership to draft a long range plan for the NCPH, to guide institutional decision making during the period 2017-2022.
- William F. Stoutamire (2016-2026, Co-Chair), University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Abby Gautreau (2017-2026, Co-Chair), Grand Valley State University
- Stephanie Rowe (2016-present), National Council on Public History
- Sam Opsahl (2019-2025), Indiana Humanities
- Andy Mach (2021-2025), University of Michigan
- Cheryl Dong (2022-2026), Bowling Green State University
- Laurel Overstreet (2022-2026), Washington State Historical Society
- Julius Jones (2023-2025), University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Kirsten Delegard (2023-2025), Mapping Prejudice Project, University of Minnesota Libraries
- Bethanee Bemis (2024-2026), National Museum of American History
- Shae Nawoj (2024-2026), Log Cabin Village
History@Work Editorial Committee
Advises the digital media editor on the matters of editorial policy and content of History@Work. Members of the Editorial Committee shall: serve as editors for the blog; recommend blog content; encourage potential authors to contact the editorial team; and keep the editors informed about interesting developments within the public history profession.
- Sarah Singh (2023-present), Publications and Marketing Coordinator, National Council on Public History
- Adina Langer (2012-2027), Lead Editor, Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University
- Heidi Aronson Kolk (2022-2025), Lead Editor, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
- Meghan Gelardi Holmes (2021-2026), Lead Editor, Gibson House Museum
- Sarah Lerch (2021-2026), Lead Editor, Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead
- Rebecca Bush (2021-2026), Lead Editor, Columbus Museum (Georgia)
- Modupe Labode (2016-2027), Lead Copy Editor, National Museum of American History
- Richard Anderson (2015-2025), Copy Editor, Moravian University
- Amy Tyson (2011-2026), Affiliate Editor, DePaul University
- Andrea Burns (2014-2026), Affiliate Editor, Appalachian State University
- Joana Arruda (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
- Meredith Clark-Wiltz (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, Franklin College
- Mekarem Eljamal (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, Columbia University
- Caroline Greer (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, George Mason University
- Kaiti Hannah (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, Western Development Museum (Canada)
- Sarah I. Rodriguez (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, University of West Georgia
- Madeleine Rosenberg (2021-2026), Affiliate Editor, AASLH
- Chelsea M. Cohen (2023-2025), Affiliate Editor
- Samir El Azhar (2023-2025), Affiliate Editor, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco
- Taylor LaPoint (2023-2025), Affiliate Editor
- Jennifer Black (2023-2025), Affiliate Editor, Misericordia University
- Mabel Rosenheck (2023-2025), Affiliate Editor, LancasterHistory
- Katie Singer (2023-2025), Affiliate Editor
- Stephanie Rowe (2015-Present, ex officio), National Council on Public History
OPERATIONS COMMITTEES
Finance Committee
Assists the secretary-treasurer and executive director in preparing an annual budget and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the financial activities of NCPH, including the investment and management of endowment money and processes for utilizing these and other NCPH funds.
- Rosalind Beiler (2017-2025, Co-Chair), University of Central Florida
- Eric Nystrom (2016-2026, Co-Chair), University of Nevada, Reno
- Sharon Leon (2017-2026, Treasurer), Digital Scholar
- Stephanie Rowe (ex officio), National Council on Public History
- Nicole Moore (2024-2026, Vice President), National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Independent Consultant
- Amy Wilson (2013-2026), Independent Consultant
- Caren Oberg (2021-2025), Valdez Museum and Historical Archive
- Jessica French (2021-2025), Maryland Historical Trust
- Cassandra Good (2022-2026), Marymount University
- Tom Scheinfeldt (2023-2025), University of Connecticut
- Karen Christianson (2023-2025), The Newberry
- Evan Kutzler (2024-2026), Western Michigan University
Development Committee
Advises and assists the Board of Directors on and with fundraising activities for the organization’s Endowment, Annual Fund, and Digital Integration fund.
- Bill Bryans (2015-2026, Co-Chair), Oklahoma State University
- Elyssa Ford (2017-2026, Co-Chair), Northwest Missouri State University
- Joseph Cialdella (2017-2026), University of Michigan
- Marianne Babal (2017-2026), Wells Fargo, retired
- Mariaelena DiBenigno (2022-2026)
- Dee Harris (2022-2026), National Archives at Kansas City
- Erika Wilhite (2023-2025), North Carolina for Community and Justice
- Elijah Gaddis (2024-2026), Auburn University
- Mark Canavera (2024-2026), University of South Carolina
- Naomi Subotnick (2024-2026)
Membership Committee
Advises the Board of Directors and the Executive Office on membership matters, including marketing, assessing and serving the membership’s needs, evaluating membership trends such as retention and demographic shifts, and recruiting new members. Committee members individually seek out prospective NCPH members at the local, state, regional, and/or national level by promoting NCPH membership when attending conferences and other professional events. The committee also helps to organize the New Member Welcome as well as other events at the annual meeting.
- Kacie Lucchini Butcher (2019-2025, Co-Chair), University of Wisconsin-Madison and NCPH Instagram Manager
- Julie Peterson (2020-2026, Co-Chair), Denver Museum of Nature & Science
- Hilary Miller (2021-2025), Penn State University
- RJ Ramey (2021-2025), Auut Studio
- Emma Lewis (2020-2026), Springfield Museums
- Helen Kyriakoudes (2021-2025), University of North Carolina Press
- Jenny Thompson (2022-2026), Independent Consultant and NCPH LinkedIn Manager
- Brian Whetstone (2023-2025), National Park Service
- William Scott (2023-2025), Heritage Werks
- Chuck Welsko (2023-2025), Kentucky Historical Society
- Sarah Byrne (2023-2025), Jack Hadley Black History Museum
- Ariana Cieslak (2023-2025), IU Indianapolis and NCPH Facebook Manager
- Kate Okayasu (2018-2026), University of Northern Colorado and NCPH Digital Public History Directory
- Christine Ridarsky (2024-2026), Rochester Public Library
- Stasia Tanzer (2020-Present, ex-officio), National Council on Public History
PROGRAMS COMMITTEES
2025 Program and Local Arrangements Committees
- Krista McCracken (Co-Chair), Arthur A. Wishart Library and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University
- Kimberly Springle (Co-Chair), Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives
- Sierra Van Ryck de Groot (Co-Chair), The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Catherine Charlebois, Local Arrangements Co-Chair, Centre des mémoires montréalaises (MEM)
- Steven High, Local Arrangements Co-Chair, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, Concordia University
- Lucie Morisset, Local Arrangements Co-Chair, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
- Jessica BrodeFrank, Chicago Collections Consortium
- Angela Duffett, Parks Canada
- Abby Gautreau, Grand Valley State University
- Michelle Hamilton, Western University Canada
- Porchia Moore, University of Florida and The Incluseum
- Sam Opsahl, Indiana Humanities
- Ashley Robertson Preston, Howard University
- Camille-Mary Sharp, Centre for Sustainable Curating, Western University
- Madeline Smolarz, Base31 (Canada)
- Brian Whetstone, Historic Architecture, Conservation, and Engineering Center (HACE), National Park Service
- Valerie Kaiyang Wood, Ingenium – Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Consultants Committee
Promotes the interests of NCPH members who provide historical services as consultants or contractors and assists the organization in keeping other public history practitioners informed about consulting activities and issues. The committee organizes special sessions, workshops, and a reception during the annual conference and in other ways fosters discussion among individuals interested in consulting.
- Kathleen Conti (2019-2025, Co-Chair), Florida State University
- Julie Coco (2024-2026, Co-Chair), New South Associates
- Jackie Gonzales (2019-2025), Historical Research Associates, Inc.
- Cheri Szcodronski (2018-2026), Firefly Preservation Consulting
- Morgen Young (2013-2026), Historical Research Associates, Inc.
- Scott Miltenberger (2018-2026), JRP Historical Consulting, LLC
- Michael Adamson (2021-2025), FTI Consulting
- Jacqueline Hudson (2021-2025), Bowling Green State University
- Nicole Belolan (2023-2025), Nicole Belolan Consulting
- Saskia Lascarez Casanova (2023-2025), Independent Contractor
- Frank Ordia (2024-2026), Clemson University
- Dominique Luster (2024-2026), The Luster Company
- Tiffany Dzuirman (2024-2026), Athena Research Consultants LLC
- Sara Patton Zarrelli (2024-2026), Museum Insights
Committee for Government Historians
Promotes the interests of NCPH members who provide work as government or federal historians.
- Melissa Queen (2023-2025, Co-Chair), United States Postal Service
- Claire Jerry (2023-2025, Co-Chair), National Museum of American History
- Rebekah Dobrasko (2018-2026), TxDOT
- Jessie Kratz (2018-2026), National Archives
- Owen Rogers (2023-2025), Veterans History Project
- Alison Mann (2023-2025), National Museum of American Diplomacy
- Olivia Williams (2023-2025), Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
- Nick Sacco (2024-2026), National Park Service
- Brian Murphy (2024-2026), Florence Arts and Museums
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Committee is charged with promoting the inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility in all aspects of NCPH’s work; to support NCPH members whose identities have historically been underrepresented, discriminated against, or marginalized; and to advocate for inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility within the public history field.
- Committee membership list is confidential
Curriculum & Training Committee
Monitors education standards and guidelines for the profession, develops ways of involving students in the functions of NCPH, and assists in promoting excellence in education and other training within the public history field. The committee organizes the Public History Educators Breakfast for the annual meeting, operates the Public History Educators email listserv, and conducts other initiatives of the organization.
- Anne Lindsay (2019-2025, Co-Chair), California State Parks
- Caroline Emmons (2022-2026, Co-Chair), Hampden-Sydney College
- Stella Ress (2020-2026), Southern Indiana University
- Kami Fletcher (2021-2025), Albright College
- Andrea Burns (2018-2026), Appalachian State University
- Anne Parsons (2022-2025), University of North Carolina Greesnboro
- Jared Pack (2023-2025), University of Mississippi
- Claire DuLaney (2023-2025), University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Elizabeth Belanger (2024-2026), Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Brigida Blasi (2024-2026), University of Wyoming
- Les Etienne (2024-2026), IU Indianapolis
- Jeannette Vigliotti (2024-2026), Flagler College
- Tara White (2024-2026), University of North Carolina Wilmington
Professional Development Committee
Organizes the Speed Networking event at the annual meeting and reviews and makes recommendations about professional development and continuing education opportunities, such as workshops.
- Vanessa Macias Camacho (2018-2026, Co-Chair), El Paso Community College
- Jon Taylor (2021-2025, Co-Chair), University of Central Missouri
- Sarah Soleim (2018-2026), Wake Forest University
- Megan Smeznik (2022-2026), Kent State University and NCPH Digital Public History Lab
- Alyssa Constad (2021-2025), The Carpenters’ Company
- Emma Winter Zeig (2022-2026), Historic Northampton
- Courtney Burns (2023-2025), University of Central Florida
- Erin Lawrimore (2023-2025), UNC Greensboro University Libraries
- Amanda Biles (2024-2026), Abilene Christian University
- Gordon Steffey (2024-2026), Stratford Hall Historic Preserve
New Professional and Student Committee
Helps the organization consider issues, services, and questions of concern to both students and new professionals. It organizes efforts at the annual meeting, on the NCPH website, and elsewhere aimed at both of these important NCPH constituencies, as well as making resources available to facilitate the transition from student status to new professional.
- Eleanor Shippen (2023-2025, Co-Chair), University of Delaware and Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library
- Kathryn Morgan (2023-2025, Co-Chair), Independent Public Historian
- Patrick Maguire (2021-2025), University of Chicago
- Morgan Miller (2022-2026), University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Nati Roman (2022-2026), San Antonio College
- Alyssa Moore (2023-2025), New York University
- Elliott Archer (2023-2025), University of Missouri – St. Louis
- Katherine Quigley (2023-2025), New York University
- Maddy Enlow (2023-2025), University of Kansas
- Jada Furtick (20224-2026), New York University
- Elise Schrader (2024-2026), Senator John Heinz History Center
- Ummul Muhseneen (2024-2026), University of South Florida
- Alannah Graves (2024-2026), Bowling Green State University
Environmental Sustainability Committee
Addresses and advises on pressing environmental issues as they pertain to the work of public historians in their wide ranging venues of practice and that of the NCPH. The committee uses the broadly-accepted Buntland Commission definition of sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” as its working principle. In an era defined by climate change, a growing world population, and the need to live and work with finite natural and financial resources, the committee seeks to advance environmental sustainability as a core principle of public history practice on par with other long-recognized principles such as shared authority and community empowerment.
- Wendy Soltz (2022-2026, Co-Chair), Ball State University
- Philip Levy (2015-2025, Co-Chair), University of South Florida
- William Ippen (2015-2025), Loyola University Chicago
- Leah Glaser (2015-2025), Central Connecticut State University
- David Glassberg (2015-2025), University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Carolyn Barske (2017-2025), University of North Alabama
- Andy Kirk (2018-2026), University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Maggie Ordon (2019-2025), Newfields
- Katie Macica (2019-2025), Loyola University Chicago
- Chuck Arning (2020-2026), NPS retired
- Donna Graves (2022-2026), Heritage, Arts, and Cultural Planning
- Aislinn Pentecost-Farren (2023-2025), University of Pennsylvania
- Sasha Coles (2023-2025), Penn State University
- Wilmarie Medina-Cortés (2023-2025), Humanities Action Lab – Rutgers University – Newark
- Melody Hunter-Pillion (2023-2025), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Advisory Committee on National Park Service Collaboration
The committee advises and assists with the cooperative agreement between NCPH and the National Park Service (NPS), by consulting on the selection of projects and project participants (but not selecting), advising the Board and NCPH staff on NPS issues, publicizing the program, and advocating for NPS within the organization.
- Ann McCleary (2021-2026, Chair), University of West Georgia
- Anne Mitchell Whisnant (2021-2025), Duke University
- Janet Ore (2021-2025), Montana State University
- Jessica Taylor (2024-2026), Virginia Tech
- Brittani Orona (2024-2026), Hoopa Valley Tribe/University of California Davis
- Stephanie Rowe (2021-current, ex officio), NCPH
- Turkiya Lowe (2024-current), NPS
AWARDS COMMITTEES
Book Award Committee
Helps to promote the award, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipient and any honorable mentions.
- Donna Sack (2023-2026, Chair), Glass Pathways
- Charlene Fletcher (2022-2025), Butler University
- Jessica Taylor (2023-2026), Virginia Tech
- Michelle Delaney (2021-2025), National Museum of the American Indian
Outstanding Public History Project Award Committee
Helps to promote the award, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipient.
- Lauren Cohen (2023-2026, Chair), National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rebecca Wingo (2022-2025), University of Cincinnati
- Callie Hawkins (2023-2026), Lincoln’s Cottage
- Amy Durrell (2024-2027), History Afoot Atlanta
Grassroots Public History Award Committee
Helps to promote the award, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipient.
- Lauren O’Brien (2023-2026, Co-Chair), African American Historic Places Los Angeles Project
- Mariana Brandman (2023-2026, Co-Chair), Smith College
- Marcus Smith (2024-2027), University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Andrea Manolov (2024-2027), Minnesota Historical Society
- Jenn Edginton (2024-2027), Public Historian
G. Wesley Johnson Award Committee
Helps to promote the award, and in conjunction with the Editorial Office of The Public Historian, evaluates all articles from the eligible volume year, and selects and reports on the recipient.
- Sarah Fling (2022-2025, Chair), White House Historical Association
- Steven Mooradian (2022-2025), Hagen History Center
- Harvee White (2024-2027), South Carolina Arts Commission
- Sarah Case (ex officio), University of California, Santa Barbara
Excellence in Consulting Award Committee
Helps to promote the “Excellence in Consulting” award, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipient(s).
- Taylor Brookins (2023-2026, Chair), National Park Service
- Kayla Blackman (2022-2025), Historical Research Associates
- Richard Josey (2024-2027), Collective Journeys LLC
NCPH Diversity Travel Award
Helps to promote the award, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipients.
- Skylee-Storm Hogan Stacy (2024-2027, Chair), Know History
- Monique Davila (2024-2027), Utah Historical Society
- Elizabeth DeBord (2024-2027), International Museum of the Horse
NCPH and HRA New Professional Awards Committee
Helps to promote the awards, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipients.
- Susan Asbury (2023-2026, Chair), Middle Georgia State University
- Taylor Voltz (2022-2025), Historic Mobile Preservation Society
- Ann Abney (2024-2027), University of South Florida
Robert Kelley Award Committee
Helps to promote the award, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipient.
- Bill Peterson (2021-2024, Chair), State Historical Society of North Dakota
- Bill Willingham (2023-2026), Independent Consultant
- Sharon Babaian (2023-2026), Ingenium: Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation
Michael C. Robinson Prize for Historical Analysis
Helps to promote the award, evaluates biennial submissions, and selects and reports on the recipient.
- Greg Donofrio (2024-2027, Chair), University of Minnesota
- Christine Lamberson (2024-2027), Federal Judicial Center
- Chris Haley (2022-2025), Maryland State Archives
Student Project Award and Graduate Student Travel Award Committee
Helps to promote the awards, evaluates submissions, and selects and reports on the recipients.
- LaQuanda Walters Cooper (2023-2026, Chair), George Mason University
- Ari Green (2022-2025), University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
- Tamara Feinstein (2023-2026), Murray State University
- Monica Mercado (2023-2026), Colgate University
AD HOC COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES
Board-Led Subcommittee on Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
- Kristen Baldwin Deathridge (2019-present, Co-Chair), Appalachian State University
- Lara Kelland (2019-present, Co-Chair), University of Missouri – St. Louis
- Mary Rizzo (2019-present), Rutgers University – Newark
- Modupe Labode (2019-present), National Museum of American History
- Joan Zenzen (2019-present), Independent Historian
- Tyler Putman (2019-present), Museum of the American Revolution
- Gregory Samantha Rosenthal (2019-present), Roanoke College
- Kristyn Scorsone (2019-present), Rutgers University – Newark
- Hope Shannon (2019-present), Loyola University Chicago
- Nicole Moore (2020-present), National Center for Civil and Human Rights & Independent Consultant
- Chel Rose Miller (2020-present), Government Law Center at Albany Law School
- B. Erin Cole (2022-present, Board Rep), Independent Historian
Labor Task Force
- Alena Pirok (2024-present, Chair), Georgia Southern University
- John Fulton (2024-present), Minnesota Historical Society
- Sarah Marsom (2024-present), Heritage Resource Consultant
- Andy Urban (2024-present), Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Lacey Wilson (2024-present), Underground Railroad Education Center
- Bonnie McDonald (2024-present), Landmarks Illinois
- Adam Rizzo (2024-present), University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and Union Organizer
- Sierra Van Ryck deGroot (2024-present), Museum Hue
- Heather Bruegl (2024-present), The Henry Ford
- Amanda Tobin Ripley (2024-present), Ohio State University
- Alaina Scapicchio (2025-present), University of South Florida
Council of Past Presidents
Advises NCPH Officers, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Office on a variety of matters involving the organization’s past and its future direction.
Chairs
- Jack Holl (1984-1985)
- Arnita Jones (1987-1988)
- Barbara Howe (1988-1989)
- Ted Karamanski (1989-1990)
Presidents
- Brit Allan Storey (1991-1992)
- Martin Melosi (1992-1993)
- Philip Scarpino (1993-1994)
- Patricia Mooney-Melvin (1994-1995)
- Jeffrey Brown (1995-1996)
- Dwight Pitcaithley (1998-1999)
- Michael Devine (1999-2000)
- Alan Newell (2000-2001)
- Patrick O’Bannon (2001-2002)
- Rebecca Conard (2002-2003)
- James Gardner (2003-2004)
- Sharon Babaian (2004-2005)
- Robert Weible (2005-2006)
- Bill Bryans (2006-2008)
- Marianne Babal (2008-2010)
- Martin Blatt (2010-2012)
- Robert Weyeneth (2012-2014)
- Patrick Moore (2014-2016)
- Alexandra Lord (2016-2018)
- Marla Miller (2018-2020)
- Gregory Smoak (2020-2022)
- Kristine Navarro-McElhaney (2022-2024)
REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
- Stephanie Rowe (NCPH), American Association for State and Local History, US 250 Task Force
- William F. Stoutamire (University of Nebraska at Kearney), American Council of Learned Societies Delegate (1/2023-12/2026)
- Greg Smoak (American West Center, University of Utah), International Federation for Public History 2024 Annual Meeting Program Committee