Category: Public Programs

Category: Public Programs

In September, we sent out our first Associate Survey. The following summarizes the responses we received:

Microfunding Grants Program: The majority of associates polled were very interested in the microfunding program. We consider the program a success and will continue to offer the grants again next year.

Professional Development Programs: The majority of associates are very interested in professional development programs. Associates also expressed that they would like more consistency with programs. NHN is a volunteer-run organization, and we are currently looking for an associate to chair the Programs Committee and manage upcoming professional development programs as well as additional volunteers to serve on the committee. If you are interested, please contact Morgen Young (morgen.young@gmail.com).

Associate Directory: Over half of respondents are listed in the associate directory. This is a great improvement, but we are aiming for 100%. If you have not already, please send your directory information to Val Ballestrem (portlandhistory@gmail.com)

NHN Listserv: Almost all of the associates surveyed utilize the mailing list. We encourage people to post to the listserv with job postings, news and announcements, historical events, questions, etc.

Additional suggestions: Respondents suggested NHN get more involved in regional activities, participate or coordinate history conferences, and share more information about employment opportunities.

Many thanks to all who participated in the survey. The board will look into the suggestions as we continue to improve NHN and how it can best serve its members.

Professional Credentials

  • Ph.D. Candidate, University of Michigan
  • MA, University of Michigan
  • BA, Lewis & Clark College

Personal Statement

I serve as volunteer co-director of the Northwest History Network because it is an an opportunity and context for independent historians to support each other’s work and to advocate for history. I’ve conducted research in a wide-variety of topical areas to help inform projects including exhibit and media design, environmental cleanup, litigation, public programs, and public policy.

Areas of Specialization

  • Research
  • Evaluations
  • Program and project management
  • Grant writing
  • 20th century U.S. political culture
  • Oral history
  • Education
  • Gender studies

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

  • Content Director, Night & Day Studios
  • Program Manager, Center for Columbia River History
  • Program Manager and Grant Director, Educational Service District 112

Contact Information:
503-240-3344
mary.wheeler@gmail.com

Heather Mayer, Northwest History Network - Board of DirectorsProfessional Credentials

  • Ph.D. Candidate, History, Simon Fraser University
  • M.A., History, University of California, Riverside
  • BA, History, Portland State University

Personal Statement

I am an educator and an academic historian with an interest in making historical research interesting and accessible.

Areas of Specialization

  • Pacific Northwest history
  • Portland History
  • 20th Century US History
  • Gender History
  • Labor History
  • History of Radicalism

Professional Associations

  • American Historical Association
  • Pacific Northwest Labor History Association
  • Labor and Working-Class History Association

Selected Positions, Projects, and Publications

  • Dissertation (in progress)
    • Beyond the Rebel Girl: Women and the Industrial Workers of the World in Oregon and Washington, 1905-1924.”

Contact Information:
971-678-5150
hmayer99@gmail.com
www.heathermayer.com