John M. Sacher is Professor of History at the University of Central Florida. His research focuses on politics and society in the antebellum South, particularly during the Civil War era. His most recent work Confederate Conscription: A Struggle for Southern Soldiers (LSU Press, 2021) traces the history of the military draft in the Confederacy as southerners had to decide what they were willing to sacrifice (materially and ideologically) to win the war. Sacher also researches US political history broadly construed, with an emphasis on political parties and elections.

Lucinda Evans is a Master teacher with over 35 years of teaching experience. She has taught at the middle school and high school level in Topeka Public Schools for most of her career.  Her content specialty is American History but she is also well versed in teaching US Government and did extensive Masters Degree work in Women’s Studies.  She has numerous accolades to her career including Distinguished Staff awards at the middle and high school level as well as Kansas Teacher of the Year nominee. Since 2005, Mrs. Evans has taught at over 100 school sites nationwide, helping history teachers bring history to life in their classroom. Mrs. Evans is now retired from Topeka Public Schools.  She lives in Kansas with her husband of 47 years, is the mother of 3 adult children and 8 grandchildren.

Cori Greer-Banks is the Director of Carolina K–12 at UNC–Chapel Hill, where she leads statewide professional learning that supports educators in teaching American history, civics, and democracy through inquiry-driven, place-based approaches. A former middle school Humanities teacher, Cori brings over 25 years of experience in education, with a career grounded in primary-source analysis, multiple perspectives, and honest engagement with America’s founding ideals and contradictions. Cori is the 2024 North Carolina Council for the Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year and the 2023–2024 Outstanding Teacher of North Carolina History. She holds a BA in History from the University of Maryland (Heidelberg) and an MA in English from Old Dominion University. Her work centers on helping teachers and students grapple with questions of power, freedom, equality, and identity—past and present—while equipping classrooms to handle complex civic debates with rigor and care.

Dr. Anthony Fitzpatrick is a nationally recognized history educator, and systems-level innovator whose career has bridged instructional excellence, curriculum design, and large-scale school improvement. Beginning as a celebrated history teacher known for inquiry-driven pedagogy and authentic document-based learning, he has since become an Assistant Superintendent and a leading architect of high-impact instructional systems across New Jersey. Dr. Fitzpatrick has authored multiple MTSS and instructional leadership books, developed more than 2,000 research-aligned reading and writing strategies, and created districtwide frameworks that elevate teacher practice through clarity, coherence, and collective efficacy. His work in history education continues to anchor his philosophy—empowering students to think critically, analyze evidence, and understand their world.