The editorial consultant for the HMWF, he is a journalist and author of two books. He assisted Shirley Ann Higuchi with her book about the incarceration. He will be the key faculty member guiding the participants throughout the week. He is the main contact for faculty.

Mr. Emborg is a Nationally Board Certified master history teacher; he is the great-grandson of three sets of Montana homesteaders and has long incorporated lessons of Heart Mountain in courses ranging from 8th grade history through 12th AP U.S. government and politics. He is a Mock Trial and five-time Wyoming State Champion We the People sponsor. He will be leading teachers through applying lessons in the classroom and beyond. He is the main contact for content.

Ms. Newlin took the helm of Heart Mountain in May of 2022. Prior to that, she was an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming. A fourth-generation Wyomingite and fourth-generation Japanese American, her heritage involves intertwined stories of imprisonment at Heart Mountain, Tule Lake, and Manzanar; racially-segregated military service; and hardships suffered by Wyoming railroaders who were fired because of their Japanese ancestry. She actively educates about the contemporary relevance of Japanese American incarceration, and has delivered presentations to legal and lay audiences around the country.