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Holocaust Education Resource Center Advisory Board 2004-2005
Director
Nancy Kersell is a specialist in Holocaust studies who participated in the Jewish Federation’s Holocaust and Resistance 2000 Fellowship Program in Poland and Israel . She also was selected as a participant in the Advanced Center for Holocaust Studies 2004 summer seminar on “Using Primary Sources to Teach about the Holocaust” sponsored by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . A former director of the Northern Kentucky Writing Project for six years, she supervised the summer graduate education program for local project Fellows. She teaches a general studies course on Holocaust literature, an Honors seminar in Holocaust studies, and team-teaches with Dr. Tiffany Hinton a course focusing on narratives by enslaved African Americans and Jewish laborers in Europe . She has been an invited speaker on Holocaust literature and education at numerous conferences, published articles in refereed journals, and served as a consultant for exhibits and educational programs related to the Holocaust.
Educational Consultants
Dr. Denise Dallmer is an Associate Professor in the College of Education. She holds a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in Education Theory and Practice. At Northern Kentucky University, she teaches courses in secondary education as well as graduate courses on the Underground Railroad. She has been involved in collaborative projects with Cincinnati Public Schools, WCET-TV, and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Before teaching at the college level, she taught high school social studies.
Ellen Fettner, a retired Cincinnati Public Schools teacher, has been involved with Holocaust education for over twenty-five years, including work as Vice President for Education for the Greater Cincinnati Interfaith Holocaust Foundation and as a curriculum advisor for the prestigious Holocaust and Resistance Fellowship Program in Poland and Israel . Since 1986, she has served on the Ohio Council for Holocaust Education. In 1988, she received the Distinguished Teacher Service Award from the Cincinnati Public Schools. In 1995, she received the National Conference of Christians and Jews (greater Cincinnati region) Community Service Award for her “distinguished contribution to the multicultural education of youth.” In 1998, she received the Spirit of Anne Frank Award given annually to two educators in the United States for “fighting bigotry and intolerance.”
Lisa Nack is a Principal in the Nack Reuther Group, LLC. Her background includes in-house staff training and development as well as facilitation and consulting services to a diverse list of clients from business and industry, educational and community organizations, and professional associations. Her programs focus on leadership and team development, managing change, and communication and problem-solving skills for entry-level to top executive levels. With over twenty years of experience in outdoor education and experience-based learning, she has designed and conducted training processes that combine traditional training techniques with hands-on experience. Her clients include: Proctor & Gamble, Winton Woods City Schools , Time-Warner Cable, the Lakota School District, Arthur Anderson Consulting Group, the Urban League, the Jewish Federation, and the Region 5 School to Work Program. Ms. Nack received her B.S in Science in Recreation and her M.S in Counseling and Administration from the University of Southern Illinois-Carbondale.
NKU Alumni
Amy Fry is a May 2004 NKU graduate of the Honors Program. She is currently collaborating with the educational consultants to design and implement the Center’s pilot educational outreach program in art for middle school students, “Tiles for Tolerance.”
Maridith Yahl is a May 2000 graduate with a B.A. in Psychology. She is currently working in the University Development office as well as assisting Center Director Nancy Kersell with administrative duties. She created a Center feature on “Christianity and the Holocaust” as an independent study project that includes an annotated bibliography, a resource guide for teachers, and a written commentary supplemented with archival photographs.
Holocaust
Education Resource Center:
201 Old Science Building
Northern Kentucky University Nunn Dr.
Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone: 859-572-5894
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