Board & Staff
Critical Explorers was incorporated in 2006 and received its 501 (c) (3) non-profit status in 2007. The seven members of its active board of directors are researchers and practitioners in curriculum and pedagogy and have long experience in schools. Its advisory board includes experts in community development and in education, including research, teacher education, school reform, and child and adolescent development.
Board of Directors:
Eleanor Duckworth, President
Susan Jean Mayer, Vice President
Chris Lowry, Treasurer
Scott Barksdale
Lisa Schneier
Advisory Board:
Ruth Ellen Fitch, President and CEO, Dimock Community Health Center
Mel King, Founder, South End Technology Center
Deborah Meier, Founding Principal, Mission Hill School
Steve Seidel, Faculty Director, Arts in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Collaborating Teachers:
Lynn Brown (Slavery & Reconstruction)
Kathy Drew (Industrial Revolution)
Ellen Fitanides (Greek & Persian Wars)
Lynette Goulet (Greek & Persian Wars)
Kerri Lorigan (Greek & Persian Wars)
Lisa McDonagh (Greek & Persian Wars)
Staff:
Alythea McKinney, Founder and Volunteer Director
Rebekah McKinney, Volunteer Organizational and Fund Development Consultant
Contractors:
Curriculum Development: Alythea McKinney
Web + Print Design: Adam Katz | Atomik Design
Web Development: Ian Shultz and Otto Warner | Forward, Inc.
