I've surprised myself when I think back over my education and career, about the extent to which this new role as CEO of Parallel Histories is the culmination of a lifetime’s work and interest.

I have seen the benefits of the Parallel Histories approach in schools in many settings and aim to use this experience to increase opportunities for teachers and their students.

My journey with Parallel Histories started in 2020 as a history teacher working in East London. I fell in love with the charity through delivering the Israel/Palestine scheme of work, and through the fantastic debate opportunities they presented for students. Three years later, and I have joined the team to become part of what I think is an amazing and meaningful cause.

My work for Parallel Histories allows me to unite my passions for History and for seeing young people grow and develop into caring and thoughtful young people who believe they can achieve whatever they set out to.

As Chair of Parallel Histories, I'm looking forward to helping the team drive growth. I’m bringing experience in the education and charity sector and the love of history to the role.

I am the Head of School Development and Managing at the PTI (Prince's Teaching Institute). I passionately believe that teachers should remain curious about their chosen subjects.

I have been involved with Parallel Histories as a student and mentor and witnessed the fascinating debate that evolves from a deeper insight into dual narratives.

I have been drawn to Parallel Histories by the boldness of the strategy, the transparency of the pedagogy and the enthusiasm of students.

I am the Assistant Director of K-12 Education and Outreach at Virginia Tech's European Union center, CEUTTSS (Center for European Union, Transatlantic and Trans-European Space Studies).

I am a historian of early modern Ireland and Britain teaching at Maynooth University. I am fascinated by the reflexes of our pre-modern past in the present day. Having published on the 1641 rebellion and the Cromwellian conquest in Ireland, I am interested in how people remember (or forget!) these events and how they are taught at first level and second level across Ireland and the UK. I particularly enjoy facilitating student-led investigations of these contentious issues, one key strength of the Parallel histories programme. 

I am a teacher of history and geography at GO! K. Atheneum Antwerp (BE) and I am translating the Parallel Histories approach on ‘Israël-Palestine’ into Dutch and introducing it as good practice in Flanders, and then I hope, the Netherlands.

I have been working as a fellow with Parallel Histories for several years and will continue to do so for many more to come! I teach at Christ the King College where I have been involved in implementing Parallel Histories' debating programme on the Israel Palestine conflict into the Year 9 curriculum.

I am a teacher of History and English at St. Joseph’s Secondary school in Tulla, Co. Clare. I’m really delighted to take up this Parallel Histories fellowship focusing on an issue that I feel really passionate about, which is encouraging debate and discussion amongst our students.

My name is Andrew Dermody and I’m a history teacher at St Finian’s College, Mullingar County Westmeath. I’m really happy to be a new teaching fellow with Parallel Histories, working on the topic of partition and the foundation of Northern Ireland in 1921.

As the French Editor for Parallel Histories responsible for the expansion of the programme in French speaking countries, I have been delighted by the reaction of French students and teachers to this new approach.

I live and teach in the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. I taught Modern World History and AP World History in the public schools for 13 years and now work as a freelance writer and educational consultant.

I teach World History and US History at a public high school in Smyrna, Georgia, in the United States. I believe that history is multifaceted and is best understood through many lenses.  To this end, I enjoy cross-curricular learning opportunities.

Throughout my career, I have designed and implemented innovative lesson plans that integrate technology and interactive activities to enhance student learning. I am passionate about creating a classroom environment where students feel empowered to explore historical perspectives and develop a nuanced understanding of complex issues.

I am a history teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois where I have taught AP European History, AP US History, and World History. While on leave from 2014 to 2016, I also served on the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment team for AP US History and AP World History at the College Board.

I am an educational thought leader and practitioner with 20 years of experience in K-16 education at the school, state, international, and federal levels.

My interest in seeing events from multiple perspectives was fostered at the University of Virginia, where I earned my undergraduate degrees in both History and Art History, followed by a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction at Old Dominion University.

I am the Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator for a school district in Central Texas.  Before taking on this role, I spent 12 years as a high school social studies teacher, focusing mostly on AP US History and AP US Government.

My name is Lou Gallo and I teach AP European History, AP US History, and IB History at Dwight Global Online School and West High School in Knoxville, TN.

I am a History and Geography teacher in Lille, France. My role as part of the Parallel Histories team is to develop teaching material about the Algerian War of Independence.

I have been fortunate to look, listen and learn in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, in Bosnia and in different communities across England, about the impact of inherited history and witness the power of education to break down the rhetoric of grievance and justification for conflict.

I am Teresa Cullinan, and my colleague Michael Bennett and I are History teachers at St Genevieve’s High School, Belfast. We are delighted to take part in Parallel Histories. Although we have studied the topic of partition before, we’re looking forward to studying it from a different perspective.

My name is Jonny Erskine and I am a teacher of History and Politics and a Head of Year at Banbridge Academy, County Down Northern Ireland. I am really excited to be awarded a teaching fellowship with Parallel Histories studying the partition of the island of Ireland in this centenary year.

I currently teach a 10th grade modern world history course at an independent secondary school for girls in Los Angeles, California. I began my teaching career in an outer London secondary school, before becoming Head of Department at a boys’ independent school in Shepperton, London.

I am a Religious Education teacher at a secondary school in Essex, and I have been Head of Department since 2014. I have represented RE teachers, and Shi’a Muslims, in different contexts including at seminars for grant making trusts, in the House of Lords and at various international venues.

I am Professor Colette Mazzucelli, MALD, EdM, PhD and I teach courses in conflict resolution, radicalization & religion, international relations in the post-Cold War era and ethnic conflict and am a recipient of the NYU SPS Excellence in Teaching Award 2013.

I teach at Sacred Heart Secondary School, Drogheda, where one of my core values as an educator is to create an environment that is student-centred and (more importantly) student-led. ‘Parallel Histories’ has allowed that.