Announcing the 2022-23 Educator Advisory Board
The Nora Project is excited to welcome four new educators to its Educator Advisory Board (EAB) for the 2022-23 school year. Established in 2019, the EAB is a highly-competitive application-based advisory board composed of TNP educators with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Together, they provide strategic program support to the organization, serve as mentors to other TNP educators, and generally act as ambassadors of the mission to promote disability inclusion by empowering educators and engaging students.
Julia Freedman is a woman with dark curly hair. She wears a grey sweater and olive green scarf as she poses in her classroom.
Lindsey Fry is a woman with blonde hair. She stands in a cornfield with a grey knit hat and jacket.
Tricia Doyle is a woman with short brown hair. She smiles as she takes a selfie in her car.
Tracy Hubbard is a woman with short greying hair. She wears a red collared shirt as she takes a selfie in a library.
The Nora Project is excited to welcome four new educators to its Educator Advisory Board (EAB) for the 2022-23 school year. Established in 2019, the EAB is a highly-competitive application-based advisory board composed of TNP educators with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Together, they provide strategic program support to the organization, serve as mentors to other TNP educators, and generally act as ambassadors of the mission to promote disability inclusion by empowering educators and engaging students.
New members joining this year include Julia Freedman, Lindsey Fry, Tricia Doyle, and Tracy Hubbard. When asked why they chose to apply for this role, each shared:
Julia Freedman, 3rd Grade Teacher, Pulaski International School (Chicago, IL): At the core of The Nora Project, we are supporting students in becoming inclusive allies and informed upstanders and this is at the heart of why I am in education.
Lindsey Fry, Speech Language Pathologist, Highland Middle School (Libertyville, IL): I am a firm believer in when you know better, do better. This has definitely rung true for me with what I have learned through being part of TNP, both personally and professionally. I am interested in broadening my own knowledge and experiences in creating and advocating for disability inclusion.
Tricia Doyle, Technology Teacher, Hale Elementary (Chicago, IL): I am not only a teacher of TNP , I am also a parent of a child with autism. I have seen first hand how he can feel excluded from his peers. I truly believe that empathy has to be taught in the classroom.
Tracy Hubbard, Library Media Specialist, Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies (Evanston, IL): [TNP has] moved me to think of intersectionality and ableism in ways I had not considered. This work is incredibly important at this point in time. Our students need to be given opportunities to engage in this learning in the interactive way [TNP programs] are set up.
The four are joining returning EAB members: Brian Doolin, Kerry Duffey, Dottie Jendreas, Heather Pearl, Samantha Rosell, Kimberly Smith, Danya Sundh, Samantha Uribe, and Debbie Weinberger in supporting the work of the org this year.
As TNP welcomes this group, Chief Program Officer Katy Fattaleh shares, “The Educator Advisory Board members have provided an incredible sounding board over the years. They serve as thought partners and help us generate ideas that resonate with the audience we desire to serve: educators working in schools right now. I am so excited to welcome our new members this year. Their experience and expertise will be a great asset to this group and the TNP team as a whole.”
Learn more about the role of the EAB here.
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