Speakers Bureau As a resource to help partner organizations plan programs related to the “She Changed the World” initiative, a core group of DNCR staff members are available to present on women’s leadership topics in many locations throughout the state. These speakers inspire and empower audiences, bringing their unique perspectives to a diverse range of topics. To request a speaker please contact them directly at the information listed below. While there is no direct fee we ask the host to cover travel costs for the speakers. Speaker Topic Travels From Travel Limits Archives staff State Archives Oral History Project presentation includes a selection of audio clips from previous women’s oral histories and explains how to get your own community involved in the project Raleigh Negotiable Vera Cecelski vera.cecelski@ncdcr.gov 919-620-0120 Stories of Stagville Women slide presentation detailing resistance and freedom-seeking among Stagville Plantation’s enslaved women Durham 1-hr. drive time Sarah Downing sarah.downing@ncdcr.gov 828-250-3120 Reconstruction Aides worked in Veterans’ Hospitals following WWI. They developed the field of physical therapy and taught arts and crafts to patients Asheville 2-hr. drive time Joy Greenwood joy.greenwood@ncparks.gov 252-441-7132 Carolista Baum, founder of Jockey’s Ridge State Park Presentation describes Baum’s activism and legacy Nags Head NE NC, Triangle, + locations negotiable Lawson Osteen lawson.osteen@ncparks.gov 919-383-1686 Women who founded State Parks includes conservation activist Margaret Nygard, founder of Eno River SP Durham 1-hr. drive, + locations negotiable John Moseley john.moseley@ncdcr.gov 910-251-7342 Women's Air Service Pilots (WASPs) and the role they played in the training of the men stationed at Fort Fisher, where they learned to shoot anti-aircraft artillery during WWII Wilmington negotiable Heather South heather.south@ncdcr.gov 828-250-3120 Women of Black Mountain College presentation features one of the 1933 founders and the farm manager during WWII, among other notable women Asheville 2-hr. drive time
Speakers Bureau As a resource to help partner organizations plan programs related to the “She Changed the World” initiative, a core group of DNCR staff members are available to present on women’s leadership topics in many locations throughout the state. These speakers inspire and empower audiences, bringing their unique perspectives to a diverse range of topics. To request a speaker please contact them directly at the information listed below. While there is no direct fee we ask the host to cover travel costs for the speakers. Speaker Topic Travels From Travel Limits Archives staff State Archives Oral History Project presentation includes a selection of audio clips from previous women’s oral histories and explains how to get your own community involved in the project Raleigh Negotiable Vera Cecelski vera.cecelski@ncdcr.gov 919-620-0120 Stories of Stagville Women slide presentation detailing resistance and freedom-seeking among Stagville Plantation’s enslaved women Durham 1-hr. drive time Sarah Downing sarah.downing@ncdcr.gov 828-250-3120 Reconstruction Aides worked in Veterans’ Hospitals following WWI. They developed the field of physical therapy and taught arts and crafts to patients Asheville 2-hr. drive time Joy Greenwood joy.greenwood@ncparks.gov 252-441-7132 Carolista Baum, founder of Jockey’s Ridge State Park Presentation describes Baum’s activism and legacy Nags Head NE NC, Triangle, + locations negotiable Lawson Osteen lawson.osteen@ncparks.gov 919-383-1686 Women who founded State Parks includes conservation activist Margaret Nygard, founder of Eno River SP Durham 1-hr. drive, + locations negotiable John Moseley john.moseley@ncdcr.gov 910-251-7342 Women's Air Service Pilots (WASPs) and the role they played in the training of the men stationed at Fort Fisher, where they learned to shoot anti-aircraft artillery during WWII Wilmington negotiable Heather South heather.south@ncdcr.gov 828-250-3120 Women of Black Mountain College presentation features one of the 1933 founders and the farm manager during WWII, among other notable women Asheville 2-hr. drive time
