领导团队

威廉·W. 卖家 serves as the President of 国立历史BTT365 和 the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area.  他有丰富的教育经验.  2008年至2013年, he served as President of Wentworth Military Academy 和 College in Lexington, MO, 成立于1880年. 卖家 received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American 历史 from Harvard University, 在那里他师从大卫·赫伯特·唐纳德和伯纳德·拜伦, 以及密苏里大学的法律学位. 卖家 has served in leadership roles in a broad range of organizations. 在其他职位中, he has served as President of the Association of Military Colleges 和 Schools of the United States; on the Presidential Advisory Committee to Missouri’s Coordinating Board of Higher Education; on the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Missouri; 和 on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Alumni Association. 卖家 has spent the last four years building the 国立历史BTT365 into the preeminent summer history program in the country.

米歇尔Burrelli is the Chief Operating Officer of the 国立历史BTT365 和 the Director of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area. 米歇尔拿的是B.A. in Art 历史 from the University of Illinois 和 a Master’s degree in Museum 和 Gallery Studies from the University of St Andrews. She has been with The Journey since 2010 和 has built relationships with partner historic sites as the Director of Regional 和 Strategic 合作伙伴hips, managed the National Heritage Area program as the Director of the National Heritage Area, 和, 现在是COO, 管理公司的日常运作. Michelle has been involved in the development 和 implementation of many educational, 旅游业和保育/自然保育措施, 和 has played a major role in the foundation 和 development of the 国立历史BTT365.

凯蒂Smolar taught during the inaugural session of 国立历史BTT365 in 2018 和 began as the Educational Director of High School programs in 2020. Katie graduated from Purdue University West Lafayette where she studied Social Studies Education, 西班牙语, 和全球研究. 随后，她进入了普渡大学西北分校，并获得了硕士学位.A. 主修美国历史. Her career has focused on studying 和 teaching history through different perspectives by experiencing different cultures 和 the diverse ways students learn 和 educators teach around the world. 她曾在旧金山任教Morazán, 洪都拉斯, 圣彼得堡, 俄罗斯, 和马德里, Spain where she focused on site-based learning 和 gained TEFL certification. 她在唐纳德E. Gavit High School in Hammond, Indiana where she incorporated the case method into her A.P. U.S. 历史、公民学和经济学课程. She helped to implement the online programs for 国立历史BTT365 in 2020 和 joined NHA full-time in 2021 as the Director of Education Programs.

艾娃·汉普顿 is the 公众外展经理 for the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area 和 国立历史BTT365. 她从2023年就加入了这趟旅程. 她得了B.A. 2021年从哈佛大学毕业, with a concentration in 历史 和 Literature on the American Studies track 和 a secondary in 历史 of Art 和 Architecture. Her undergraduate work focused on the origins 和 evolution of American cultural institutions, 特别是博物馆. Ava has previously held positions in public engagement 和 development departments at the Harvard Art Museums, 伊莎贝拉·斯图尔特·加德纳博物馆, 和敦巴顿橡树研究图书馆.

贝基威廉 joined the Journey Through Hallowed Ground 合作伙伴hip 和 国立历史BTT365 in March 2022.  Becky oversees the accounting 和 finances of the organization, 包括预算领域, 合规性和财务报告. Becky is a graduate of the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business 和 has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1996. 在为圣地之旅工作之前, Becky worked as an external auditor 和 consultant for many clients in the DC metropolitan area. Becky很高兴能成为JTHG团队的一员, working to further Preservation 和 Conservation in the National Heritage Area, 并支持其令人兴奋的教育计划, 包括国家历史BTT365和极限之旅.

哈希姆•戴维斯 joined the 国立历史BTT365 as Assistant Director in 2019. Mr. Davis has over 20 years of experience teaching history 和 boasts professional experiences including serving in leadership roles within Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 合并, 弗吉尼亚中部的100名黑人, 和年轻人, Black 和 Gifted Academy for the UVA Office of African American Affairs. 专门研究种族灭绝, he was also honored to serve as a Museum Teacher Fellow for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016-2017. Mr. Davis has fostered 和 nurtured some of Central Virginia’s best 和 brightest male students of color, an achievement that reinforces his commitment to students in higher education.

布伦特D. 玻璃 is Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American 历史, the world’s largest museum devoted to telling the story of America. 全国文物保护的领导者, 解释, 以及历史的推广, 玻璃 is a public historian who pioneered influential oral history 和 material culture studies, 一个作家, television presence 和 international speaker on cultural diplomacy 和 museum management.