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National Office Staff

The national NHD office is located at the University of Maryland in College Park.

Cathy Gorn, Ph.D. - Bio
Executive Director

Kim Fortney - Bio
Deputy Director
E-mail Kim

Ann Claunch, Ph.D. - Bio
Director of Curriculum
E-mail Ann

Lorena Torres
Business Manager
E-mail Lorena

Erikka Washington
Administrative Assistant
E-mail Erikka

Michael Kern
Program Assistant
E-mail Michael

Adrienne Pritchard
Contest Manager
E-mail Adrienne
 

Board of Trustees

David Behring
Wheel Foundation

Stephen Cure
Texas State Historical Association

Lynn Fontana
Sylvan Learning

Steven Goldberg
SunTrust Investment Services, Inc.

Deborah Granger
Orange County Department of Education

James F. Harris
University of Maryland

David Larson
Cargill

Gail Leftwich Kitch
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions

Esther Mackintosh
Federation of State Humanities Councils

Cynthia Mostoller
Alice Deal Middle School

Libby O'Connell
History™

Christine Ortega
Southwest Airlines

Robert G. Perry
National Trust for the Humanities

Richard Prasse
Hahn, Loeser and Parks

Ben Stefanski, II

Joseph Suarez
Booz Allen Hamilton

Carol Whitfield

Advisory Council

Molly Berger
Case Western Reserve University

Beth Boland
National Park Service

Lynda DeLoach
The George Meany Memorial Archives
AFL-CIO

Noralee Frankel
American Historical Association

Susan Griffin
National Council for the Social Studies

Carol Harsh
SITES-Smithsonian Institution

Esther Mackintosh
Federation of State Humanities Councils

Lee Ann Potter
National Archives & Records Administration

Peter Seibert
National Council for History Education