Hosts, Presenters & Historians Biographies

Dr. Daryl Black has spent his life thinking and writing about the Civil War era. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine and since has worked in academic and public history. His published work addresses religion and memory; souvenirs and meaning making at Chickamauga, and the 1863 campaigns in Tennessee. He is currently working on a book length study of religion in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.    

Matt Callery is the host of the Addressing Gettysburg podcast. Since 2018, Addressing Gettysburg has explored the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War and the culture around Gettysburg through the ages. "Ask A Gettysburg Guide" continues to be Addressing Gettysburg's most popular show as it connects the audience to Gettysburg's Licensed Battlefield Guides who join Matt on deep dives of the various actions of the battle, units, personalities and more. Through their Patreon content, Addressing Gettysburg uses the Battle of Gettysburg as a springboard to explore the military, cultural, political, economic and societal aspects of mid-Nineteenth Century America. Most importantly, Matt uses a fun, laid-back approach to exploring these topics that makes the subject feel accessible to his audience. 

Melissa DeVelvis

Melissa DeVelvis is a scholar of the Civil War era and Assistant Professor of History at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. Her book, Gendering Secession: White Women and Politics in South Carolina, 1859-1861, was published by Cambridge University Press this year. Her work can also be found in The Washington Post, the Journal of American Studies, the Organization of American Historians' magazine The American Historian, and soon in an edited volume on the memory of George Washington. Her current public history project, Recovering Reconstruction, hopes to spread the story of Reconstruction in Augusta (which includes the First South Carolina Volunteers!) to the public and public landscape. She has worked alongside the University of South Carolina in Columbia and Beaufort and the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park to gather primary sources relating to the 1st SCV and helped put together public symposiums centered around the regiment. 

Michael C. Harris

Michael C. Harris is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and the American Military University. He has worked for the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Brandywine Battlefield. He has conducted tours and staff rides of many east coast battlefields. Michael is certified in secondary education and currently teaches in the Philadelphia region. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Michelle and son, Nathanael. 

Emily Holmes

Emily Holmes began her museum career simultaneously as a part time Museum Interpreter at the Paul Revere House and Education Department intern at the Scottish Rite Museum & Library in the summer of 2000 while majoring in History at Smith College. Between college and pursuing a graduate degree in Museum Studies she expanded her experience at the Revere House to include teaching school programs, a background that led her to choose a concentration in Education during her graduate work. After finishing her Masters in History Museum Studies at the Cooperstown Graduate Program in 2007, Emily returned to the Paul Revere House to become the Program Assistant. In 2008 she took on her current role of Education Director, managing the Education Department’s functions as well as the museum’s Special Events and Social Media. 

Jared Ludlow Jr.

Jared Ludlow Jr. is the education manager at the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor. His background is in the Ancient Near East, with an MA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. However, he has worked in various education positions while pursuing studies. Jared has been an art museum educator, a K-12 substitute teacher, and taught university language courses. Although his professional historical background is in the Middle East, while working at Pearl Harbor he has studied and learned about related topics, in particular naval warfare and the Second World War. 

Dr. Chris Mackowski

Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Emerging Civil War. He is the series editor of the award-winning Emerging Civil War Series, published by Savas Beatie, and the “Engaging the Civil War” Series, published in partnership with Southern Illinois University Press. Chris is a professor of journalism and mass communication at St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, NY, and historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania battlefield in central Virginia. He has also worked as a historian for the National Park Service at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park, where he gives tours at four major Civil War battlefields (Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania), as well as at the building where Stonewall Jackson died. Chris has authored or co-authored a dozen books on the Civil War, and his articles have appeared in all the major Civil War magazines. 

Mark Maloy

Mark Maloy has been working in the history field for more than 15 years. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in History at the College of William & Mary and received his Master’s Degree in Public History from George Mason University. He has authored two books on the Revolutionary War: Victory or Death: The Battles of Trenton and Princeton and To the Last Extremity: The Battles for Charleston. 

Nathan Schultz

Nathan Schultz is a public historian who serves as the site manager at Alamance Battleground, a North Carolina state Historic site. He holds a degree in History from the University of Mary Washington. His work is focused on Early American History and has worked extensively in Living History Interpretation with a specialty in preserving intangible cultural heritage. 

Timothy H. Smith

Timothy H. Smith has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg National Military Park for over 25 years and is currently the Director of Education at the Adams County Historical Society (ACHS). He was also named County Historian in 2023. Tim has been involved with ACHS since the late 1980s when he began volunteering as a research assistant. He is the author of ten books and numerous articles about the Civil War, the Gettysburg Campaign, and a host of other local history topics. Tim is also a historical consultant for the American Battlefield Trust and a frequent lecturer at Civil War Round Tables and Seminars and appears regularly on the Pennsylvania Cable Network’s Battle Walks Series. Tim is recognized as one of the leading experts on the Battle of Gettysburg and all aspects of Adams County history. 

Teri A. Surber

Teri A. Surber is a Park Guide at Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia. She shares a variety of interpretive programs and outreach to encourage the development of a deeper understanding of American history.  

Madeleine Thompson

Madeleine Thompson is the Site Administrator for the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum, part of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, where she regularly provides guided tours focused on the life of Clara Barton and the history of the Missing Soldiers Office. Prior to joining the Missing Soldiers Office Museum, she received her Master of Arts in Sexual Dissidence from the University of Sussex where she completed her dissertation on medieval women’s bedrooms. Madeleine received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from West Virginia University with minors in History and Women’s and Gender Studies. She has prior experience in talent acquisition and is a founding member of DC Women in Public History. 

Emily Voss

Emily Voss is a highly experienced professional specializing in event management, professional learning, and civic education. As the Senior Manager of National Programs and Professional Learning at the Center for Civic Education, she oversees the organization of national competitions for the Center’s flagship programs, We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution and Project Citizen. In addition to her work on national events, she coordinates virtual professional learning initiatives, including the We the People boot camp and 60-Minute Civics webinars. A significant part of Emily’s role involves supporting the Center’s state coordinators, where she leads monthly planning meetings and assists them with grant-related requirements to ensure the successful implementation of the Center’s programs at the state level. Before joining the Center for Civic Education, Emily held leadership roles at several prominent museums. As Director of Education at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison’s Montpelier, she spent nearly a decade developing professional development programs for teachers, focusing on contemporary constitutional issues. Earlier in her career, she served as the School Programs Manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. In 2018, Emily co-founded Virginia Civics Education, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and continues to coordinate the acclaimed We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution civic education program for students in Virginia. Emily holds a BA in History from Gettysburg College and an MA in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program (SUNY). 

Adrienne G. Whaley

Adrienne G. Whaley is an educator and history-lover who currently serves as Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Museum of the American Revolution.  Adrienne earned her Bachelor's degree in African American Studies from Harvard University and her Master's in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked in both art and history museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum. Adrienne loves the potential for objects, artifacts, and primary source documents to enrich student learning experiences. She carries her love of history and for uncovering the stories of common people into her spare time as an avid genealogist researching her own family history, and as former Programming Chair and President of Philadelphia's African American Genealogy Group. As both a museum educator and as a genealogist, she has presented on television and in workshops and conferences both locally and nationally. 

Melissa Winn

Melissa Winn is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Previously, she was the Marketing Manager for the American Battlefield Trust, and Director of Photography for HistoryNet, publisher of nine history-related magazines, including America’s Civil War, American History, and Civil War Times, for which she served as the primary photo researcher, photographer, and a regular writer. She’s a Senior Editor for Military Images magazine, with a regular column focused on women and the Civil War; is a member of the Board of Directors of the Civil War Roundtable Congress; and President of the Bull Run Civil War Round Table. Winn received a BA in English from the University of Wisconsin. She’s a member of the Professional Photographers Association, Authors Guild, Women's Relief Corps, and the Center for Civil War Photography. 

Hannah Zimmerman

Hannah Zimmerman is Monticello’s Coordinator of Teacher Learning. She previously served as the Digital Programs Coordinator. Prior to coming to Monticello, she taught sixth grade social studies for two years in Central Virginia. Before moving to Virginia, she was the Marketing and Communications Director at Historic Locust Grove in her hometown of Louisville, KY. Hannah has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Spring Hill College and a Master of Arts degree in Early American History with a concentration in Public History from Marquette University.