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Who Does What in the NHD National Office?

ALAINA MCNAUGHTON

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CONTEST, ALAINA@NHD.ORG

National Contest logistics, zFairs contest management platform, NHDWebCentral®, NHD website, NHD IT

Institutional priorities and policies, fundraising and finances, board development, official spokesperson

CATHY GORN, Ph.D.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CATHY@NHD.ORG

LORENA TORRES

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, LORENA@NHD.ORG

Financial reporting, billing, accounts receivables, audits and company policies

KRISTA GRENSAVITCH, Ph.D.

PROGRAM MANAGER, KRISTA@NHD.ORG

Curriculum resources, student and teacher programing, teacher professional development (virtual and live), advice for working with teachers, Teacher of the Year

KIM FORTNEY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, KIM@NHD.ORG

Primary liaison, Affiliate/Regional relations, structure, advice and training, Contest rules and policies, ECC, National Contest structure and judging

LYNNE O’HARA

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, LYNNE@NHD.ORG

Curriculum resources, student and teacher programing, teacher professional development (virtual and live), federal contracts and special contracts

ERIKKA WASHINGTON

EVENTS MANAGER/ADMIN ASSISTANT, ERIKKA@NHD.ORG

Rulebook and curriculum orders, inventory of all publications, National Contest logistics, merchandise, travel arrangements (MD), contact information management

ERIKKA WASHINGTON

EVENTS MANAGER/ADMIN ASSISTANT, ERIKKA@NHD.ORG

Curriculum resources, student and teacher programing, teacher professional development (virtual and live), advice for working with teachers, Teacher of the Year

JAMIE HOLIFIELD

PROGRAM MANAGER, JAMIE@NHD.ORG

MARY WALSH

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, MARY@NHD.ORG

Oversees public outreach to affiliate networks and alumni, manages NHD’s social media, and supports marketing for the NHD National Contest and educational programs

ARMANI WALL

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, ARMANI@NHD.ORG

Assist with donor communication and outreach and support new and ongoing fundraising efforts

SHARON GILLETTE

PROGRAM MANAGER, SHARON@NHD.ORG

Assists with NHD teacher professional development, including in-person and virtual training, conferences, and contests.

JOHANA MATA

NATIONAL CONTEST COORDINATOR, JOHANA@NHD.ORG

National Contest logistics and judging, zFairs contest management platform, NHDWebCentral®

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Who Does What in the NHD National Office?

ALAINA MCNAUGHTON

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CONTEST, ALAINA@NHD.ORG

National Contest logistics, zFairs contest management platform, NHDWebCentral®, NHD website, NHD IT

Institutional priorities and policies, fundraising and finances, board development, official spokesperson

CATHY GORN, Ph.D.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CATHY@NHD.ORG

LORENA TORRES

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, LORENA@NHD.ORG

Financial reporting, billing, accounts receivables, audits and company policies

KRISTA GRENSAVITCH, Ph.D.

PROGRAM MANAGER, KRISTA@NHD.ORG

Curriculum resources, student and teacher programing, teacher professional development (virtual and live), advice for working with teachers, Teacher of the Year

KIM FORTNEY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, KIM@NHD.ORG

Primary liaison, Affiliate/Regional relations, structure, advice and training, Contest rules and policies, ECC, National Contest structure and judging

LYNNE O’HARA

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, LYNNE@NHD.ORG

Curriculum resources, student and teacher programing, teacher professional development (virtual and live), federal contracts and special contracts

ERIKKA WASHINGTON

EVENTS MANAGER/ADMIN ASSISTANT, ERIKKA@NHD.ORG

Rulebook and curriculum orders, inventory of all publications, National Contest logistics, merchandise, travel arrangements (MD), contact information management

ERIKKA WASHINGTON

EVENTS MANAGER/ADMIN ASSISTANT, ERIKKA@NHD.ORG

Curriculum resources, student and teacher programing, teacher professional development (virtual and live), advice for working with teachers, Teacher of the Year

JAMIE HOLIFIELD

PROGRAM MANAGER, JAMIE@NHD.ORG

MARY WALSH

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, MARY@NHD.ORG

Oversees public outreach to affiliate networks and alumni, manages NHD’s social media, and supports marketing for the NHD National Contest and educational programs

ARMANI WALL

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT, ARMANI@NHD.ORG

Assist with donor communication and outreach and support new and ongoing fundraising efforts

SHARON GILLETTE

PROGRAM MANAGER, SHARON@NHD.ORG

Assists with NHD teacher professional development, including in-person and virtual training, conferences, and contests.

JOHANA MATA

NATIONAL CONTEST COORDINATOR, JOHANA@NHD.ORG

National Contest logistics and judging, zFairs contest management platform, NHDWebCentral®