{"id":19979,"date":"2025-05-26T13:47:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ncge.org\/?page_id=19979"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:41:26","slug":"community-and-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/community-and-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Community And Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19979\" class=\"elementor elementor-19979\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3e90d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b3e90d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:13111,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/staging.ncge.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/iceland_004.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:11043,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/staging.ncge.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/IMG_7561-1-scaled.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2851,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/staging.ncge.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/IMG_7964-res.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2559,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/staging.ncge.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/09\\\/570-1.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6826,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/staging.ncge.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/2000x1200_0010_sittingonmap.jpg&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2829,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/staging.ncge.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/NG-EdCertProgram_res-1-e1617369687696.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:8000,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;background_slideshow_ken_burns_zoom_direction&quot;:&quot;in&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6993b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6993b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7a0ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec7a0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build Stronger Geographic Literacy Through Community<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3984fe2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3984fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to NCGE's Hub for Community and Advocacy! 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c14d4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25c14d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NCGE-Blue-4-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9090\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NCGE-Blue-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NCGE-Blue-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NCGE-Blue-4.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780e06c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"780e06c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae23b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aae23b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celeste Reynolds<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc35801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc35801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f11dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95f11dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mashpee High School<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e1549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e1549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mashpee, MA<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9ca6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da9ca6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a201ad8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a201ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/greene_pic-2-300x251.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-17204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/greene_pic-2-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/greene_pic-2.png 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062716f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"062716f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f0e0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f0e0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Scott Greene<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfbd4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cfbd4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President - Elect<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c334672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c334672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oklahoma Geographic Alliance<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d23b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32d23b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Norman, OK<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11ccd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a11ccd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6a41c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e6a41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hare_Philip.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hare_Philip.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hare_Philip-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679a237 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"679a237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9830a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9830a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phillip Hare<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05abbd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05abbd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past President<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c5b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c5b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylorsville High School<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d54a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d54a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Salt Lake City, UT<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935242f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"935242f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854e5b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"854e5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mewborne_Michael-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mewborne_Michael-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mewborne_Michael-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mewborne_Michael-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mewborne_Michael-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mewborne_Michael.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a63cb96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a63cb96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a7744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02a7744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michael Mewborn<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8690c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8690c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Secretary<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2573f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2573f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of South Carolina<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acacfe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acacfe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Columbia, SC<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc2dad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdc2dad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035510a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"035510a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23769db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23769db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herman_Tom_Staff_Photo-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herman_Tom_Staff_Photo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herman_Tom_Staff_Photo-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herman_Tom_Staff_Photo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herman_Tom_Staff_Photo-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Herman_Tom_Staff_Photo.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a738410 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a738410\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6de4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6de4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thomas Herman<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b72a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01b72a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Director<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51128c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51128c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">San Diego, CA<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c811805 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c811805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"mailto:tom@ncge.org\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9081bf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9081bf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4acaa4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4acaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tobin_LisaMarie-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21676\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tobin_LisaMarie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tobin_LisaMarie-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tobin_LisaMarie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tobin_LisaMarie-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Tobin_LisaMarie.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054e38e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"054e38e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d29d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74d29d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lisa Marie Tobin<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac5a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ac5a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Director<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85442cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85442cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gaylord, MI<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1126cf5 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1126cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"mailto:lisamarie@ncge.org\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f93bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5f93bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34df78 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f34df78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wakefield_Julie_Headshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wakefield_Julie_Headshot.jpg 265w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Wakefield_Julie_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8c9df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc8c9df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db11bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db11bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Julie Wakefield<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecdc2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecdc2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Coordinator<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336b73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"336b73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Silver Spring, MD<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d825a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"09d825a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"mailto:julie@ncge.org\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9d1ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df9d1ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe3eca 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/library.ncge.org\/feedback\/surveys\/92a4d8e4920e447da5d4f3a2f20c7340\/explore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Resource_Email_Header-1920-x-1080-px.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Share Resources &amp; Spark Connections: Help us grow the geography education community - one resource at a time!\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tShare Your Favorite Geography Classroom 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elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"d5719cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/teaching-learning\/what-makes-curriculum-high-quality\/2025\/04\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Defining-_Qaulity_Resources-1920-x-1080-px.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Defining High Quality Curriculum\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFeatured Article From Education Week\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConsider how geography educators can lead the way in defining and delivering high-quality learning experiences.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Article\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898a879 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"898a879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19688b4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19688b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cab4a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cab4a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd790d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efd790d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Partner Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03491ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03491ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NCGE offers meaningful partnership opportunities designed to elevate geography education through collaboration, visibility, and impact. We welcome organizations, institutions, and companies that share a common commitment to elevate geography\u2019s impact on K-12 and higher education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-314aebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"314aebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ncge.app.neoncrm.com\/constituent\/dashboard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Partner With Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aeb4ad e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aeb4ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b27c63b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b27c63b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/instant\/filtergallery\/index.html?appid=3fbb1a7bf065470698a060101c490b0c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Esri-768x768.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Esri\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t New Geography Instructional Gallery Launched\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA free collection features 150+ activities and lesson resources that support world, human, and physical geography instruction \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess Resource\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGeoInquiry\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b523c06 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b523c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iscore5_Trivia-768x768.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"iscore5_Trivia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tiScore5 to Host Trivia Night at the 2025 Annual Conference\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack by popular demand, iScore5 will once again be hosting a trivia night at this year's NCGE conference.  Now is the time to brush up on your geography trivia. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/iscore5.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout iScore5\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tConference\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366441b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--valign-top elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"366441b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8726649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8726649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/connecting-educators\/member-spotlight\/thomas-barclay-larsen\/\">Thomas Barclay Larsen<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101f838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"101f838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease welcome Thomas Barclay Larsen, a passionate geography educator whose journey has been deeply shaped by the people and places he\u2019s encountered. From his childhood in North Kansas City to his current role as a doctoral student at Kansas State University, Thomas has dedicated his life to exploring the relationship between people and place. His work spans research in place perception, geography education, and community engagement, reflecting his commitment to expanding the reach of geography education across Kansas and beyond.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb24856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb24856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/connecting-educators\/member-spotlight\/thomas-barclay-larsen\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"19508\" class=\"elementor elementor-19508 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-19503 post-19503 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-spotlight tag-spotlight\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a78c10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a78c10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8849584 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8849584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b8f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74b8f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-768x761.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-768x761.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-1024x1015.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-66x66.jpeg 66w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-200x198.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-400x397.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-600x595.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant-800x793.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Barbara-S.-Hildebrant.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f493167 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f493167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8726649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8726649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/connecting-educators\/member-spotlight\/barbara-s-hildebrant\/\">Barbara S. 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With a rich career spanning from archaeology to curriculum development, Barbara has significantly contributed to fostering a community of geography educators through NCGE and ETS, leaving a lasting impact on the field.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb24856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb24856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/connecting-educators\/member-spotlight\/barbara-s-hildebrant\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"19508\" class=\"elementor elementor-19508 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-19501 post-19501 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-member-spotlight tag-spotlight\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a78c10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a78c10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8849584 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8849584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b8f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74b8f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charlie-Fitzpatrick.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charlie-Fitzpatrick.png 595w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charlie-Fitzpatrick-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charlie-Fitzpatrick-460x295.png 460w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charlie-Fitzpatrick-200x128.png 200w, https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Charlie-Fitzpatrick-400x255.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f493167 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f493167\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8726649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8726649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/connecting-educators\/member-spotlight\/charlie-fitzpatrick\/\">Charlie Fitzpatrick<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101f838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"101f838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPlease join us in honoring Charlie Fitzpatrick, an esteemed Life Member of NCGE, whose contributions to geography education span nearly three decades. From teaching geography at St. Paul Academy to managing Esri\u2019s K-12 Education program, Charlie has dedicated his career to integrating GIS and geographic thinking in classrooms. 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