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  • Executive Director: Stephanie Rowe
  • Program Manager: Meghan Hillman
  • Membership Coordinator: Stasia Tanzer
  • Publications and Marketing Coordinator: Sarah Singh
  • Graduate Assistant: Ariana Cieslak

NCPH Executive Office

127 Cavanaugh Hall – IUI
425 University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Tel: (317) 274-2716
[email protected]


histdeptSBThe Public Historian Editorial Staff
Contact Information

Editor: Sarah Case

Contributing Senior Editors: James F. Brooks, Randolph Bergstrom, Lindsey Reed & Shelley Bookspan

Book Review Editor: Jennifer Dickey
Special Editor: Teresa Barnett
Film and Digital Media Editor: Taylor Stoermer
Assistant Reviews Editor: Mika Thornburg
Museum and Exhibitions Editor, Jennifer Scott
The Public Historian
Department of History
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9410

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Stephanie Rowe was appointed NCPH Executive Director in 2016. Stephanie began at NCPH in 2012 as Program Manager, then served as Associate Director. She came to the organization after five years with Museumwise, now the Museum Association of New York, where she served as Program Coordinator and Regional Archivist. Originally from New York State, Stephanie earned her BA in Social Studies (2006) from Ithaca College and MA in History Museum Studies (2008) from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Stephanie is active in the National Coalition for History.

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PROGRAM MANAGER

Meghan Hillman joined NCPH full-time as Program Manager in October 2017 after serving as Program Assistant since the spring of 2015 and as NCPH Graduate Assistant for the 2014-2015 school year. Meghan interned with the Indiana Historical Bureau and the Indiana Archives and Records Administration while completing coursework in the IUPUI public history program in downtown Indianapolis. She graduated from Denison University in her home state of Ohio in 2011 with a BA in history and English literature.

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MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR

Stasia Tanzer became the Membership Coordinator in February 2020 after previously serving as the NCPH Graduate Assistant for the 2017-2018 school year. She also interned at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art while completing the public history master’s program at IUPUI. Stasia comes to NCPH from the Chicagoland area, where she earned her BA in history and psychology at North Central College in 2017. 

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PUBLICATIONS AND MARKETING COORDINATOR

Sarah A. Singh is a historian, artist, and community organizer. Sarah’s work is guided by her passion for connecting (with) others around public history and art. She has held positions with City Lore Inc., Operation Restoration (as a Mellon Fellow of Community Engaged Scholarship), and Xavier University of Louisiana’s Office of Inclusion and Social Justice. Sarah received a BA from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU, an MA in twentieth century US History from Tulane University and is currently applying for MFA programs in Studio Art. Originally from New Jersey, now residing in New Orleans, she loves to spend her free time drawing, running, or lounging next to the bayou. Her visual art project can be viewed on Instagram @slimmdoodle or slimmdoodle.com.

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MEMBERSHIP AND CONFERENCE ASSISTANT

Ariana Cieslak is a public historian, librarian, and genealogist originally from Arizona. She graduated in 2024 with a dual Public History MA/MLIS degree from Indiana University – Indianapolis. Previously, she completed a BA in History from the University of Arizona and worked for the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ariana also works as an Adult Services Librarian at the Greenwood Public Library, focusing on history programming.