WE ARE AN OPEN
TEAM OF TEAMS
WHO WE ARE.
The History Co:Lab is a systems-change initiative with a bold vision for the future. We envision a world in which all young people can engage to advance civic wellbeing for themselves, society and the planet. We know that such an endeavor requires a collaborative approach, with a fluid, open team that includes and engages anyone with the same vision of world.
We are a small core team that sees all change as a collaborative team sport. We seek to work with any organization and individual interested in using history to empower young people to make our community better.
OUR TEAM.
Fernande Raine
is led by a lifelong conviction that history can be fuel for a new, inclusive democratic culture. She obtained her History Ph.D. from Yale, and early in her career worked as a consultant with McKinsey and Innosight. She ran the Human Rights Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and launched and led the “Measurement in Human Rights” project. She launched several programs during 11 years as an intrapreneur at Ashoka and co-led the research effort into systems change leadership. Fernande learned history in a German high school in the 1980s as if the future of civilization depended on it.
Emily Wegner is Regional Coordinator and Network Manager in Kansas City, Missouri, and is also the 8-12 Curriculum Coordinator for Lee Summit School District in Kansas City. She is the Founder of the Kansas City Social Studies Consortium, and serves on the Board of Missouri Council of History Educators.
Sarah Jencks is the Museum Catalyst and Partner of the Co:Lab. She is an entrepreneurial humanities professional with 25 years of leadership experience in cultural, K12 education, and public history organizations. Having served as the Director of Education and Interpretation at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC for the past 13 years, she is dedicated to finding and telling equitable and inclusive place-based stories through collaborative practice, in both digital and on-site environments. She holds a M.Ed. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and an A.B. in American Civilization from Brown University.
WE ARE HIRING a Youth Programs Coordinator!
Click here to see the Job description. Apply by March 20, 2022 to jointeam@thehistorycolab.org
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Fernande Raine is led by a lifelong conviction that history can be fuel for a new, inclusive democratic culture. She obtained her History Ph.D. from Yale, and early in her career worked as a consultant with McKinsey and Innosight. She ran the Human Rights Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and launched and led the “Measurement in Human Rights” project. She launched several programs during 11 years as an intrapreneur at Ashoka and co-led the research effort into systems change leadership. Fernande learned history in a German high school in the 1980s as if the future of civilization depended on it.
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Meredith is a strategic advisor with deep experience in creating collaborative, large-scale impact initiatives in the for-profit and philanthropic sectors.
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Nick Pineda has been a changemaker all his life and is currently spreading new models for leadership so that organizations can grow and add value to their communities in inclusive and intentional ways.
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Dina is an Ashoka fellow and the founder of Education for Sharing, an organization that works globally to form better global citizens from childhood through the power of play. She was the co-creator of got history’s model at a coffee shop in Boston.
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OUR TEAM.
Fernande Raine
is led by a lifelong conviction that history can be fuel for a new, inclusive democratic culture. She obtained her History Ph.D. from Yale, and early in her career worked as a consultant with McKinsey and Innosight. She ran the Human Rights Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and launched and led the “Measurement in Human Rights” project. She launched several programs during 11 years as an intrapreneur at Ashoka and co-led the research effort into systems change leadership. Fernande learned history in a German high school in the 1980s as if the future of civilization depended on it.
Emily Wegner is Regional Coordinator and Network Manager in Kansas City, Missouri, and is also the 8-12 Curriculum Coordinator for Lee Summit School District in Kansas City. She is the Founder of the Kansas City Social Studies Consortium, and serves on the Board of Missouri Council of History Educators.
Sarah Jencks is the Museum Catalyst and Partner of the Co:Lab. She is an entrepreneurial humanities professional with 25 years of leadership experience in cultural, K12 education, and public history organizations. Having served as the Director of Education and Interpretation at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC for the past 13 years, she is dedicated to finding and telling equitable and inclusive place-based stories through collaborative practice, in both digital and on-site environments. She holds a M.Ed. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and an A.B. in American Civilization from Brown University.
WE ARE HIRING a Youth Programs Coordinator!
Click here to see the Job description. Apply by March 20, 2022 to jointeam@thehistorycolab.org
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Fernande Raine is led by a lifelong conviction that history can be fuel for a new, inclusive democratic culture. She obtained her History Ph.D. from Yale, and early in her career worked as a consultant with McKinsey and Innosight. She ran the Human Rights Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and launched and led the “Measurement in Human Rights” project. She launched several programs during 11 years as an intrapreneur at Ashoka and co-led the research effort into systems change leadership. Fernande learned history in a German high school in the 1980s as if the future of civilization depended on it.
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Meredith is a strategic advisor with deep experience in creating collaborative, large-scale impact initiatives in the for-profit and philanthropic sectors.
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Nick Pineda has been a changemaker all his life and is currently spreading new models for leadership so that organizations can grow and add value to their communities in inclusive and intentional ways.
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Dina is an Ashoka fellow and the founder of Education for Sharing, an organization that works globally to form better global citizens from childhood through the power of play. She was the co-creator of got history’s model at a coffee shop in Boston.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Meredith Kellner is a strategic advisor with deep experience in creating collaborative, large-scale impact initiatives in the for-profit and philanthropic sectors.
Nick Pineda has been a changemaker all his life and is currently spreading new models for leadership so that organizations can grow and add value to their communities in inclusive and intentional ways.
Dina Buchbinder is an Ashoka fellow as the founder of Education for Sharing, an organizations that works globally to form better global citizens from childhood through the power of play. She was the co-creator of got history’s model at a coffee shop in Boston.
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Meredith is a strategic advisor with deep experience in creating collaborative, large-scale impact initiatives in the for-profit and philanthropic sectors.
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Nick Pineda has been a changemaker all his life and is currently spreading new models for leadership so that organizations can grow and add value to their communities in inclusive and intentional ways.
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Dina is an Ashoka fellow and the founder of Education for Sharing, an organization that works globally to form better global citizens from childhood through the power of play. She was the co-creator of got history’s model at a coffee shop in Boston.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Meredith Kellner is a strategic advisor with deep experience in creating collaborative, large-scale impact initiatives in the for-profit and philanthropic sectors.
Nick Pineda has been a changemaker all his life and is currently spreading new models for leadership so that organizations can grow and add value to their communities in inclusive and intentional ways.
Dina Buchbinder is an Ashoka fellow as the founder of Education for Sharing, an organizations that works globally to form better global citizens from childhood through the power of play. She was the co-creator of got history’s model at a coffee shop in Boston.
Victor Ye is a social entrepreneur, and a student at the University of Southern Californian. He is founder of InnovaYouth, a young Ashoka Changemaker and a co-founder and podcaster at UnTextbooked.
Tara Roberts is a master storyteller and social entrepreneur. As the creator of Into the Depths, a podcast about diving for sunken slave ships, she became the first Black female explorer featured on the cover of National Geographic. A backpacker through over 50 countries, she seeks to bring untold stories to life.
Jeffrey R. Katz is a Partner at Ropes and Gray and serves as counsel to got history. He is chairman of the firm’s special situations practice. He advises clients in times of crisis and other major events, and has served as the chair of the firm’s pro-bono Committee.
Sarah Jencks is an entrepreneurial humanities professional with 25 years of leadership experience in cultural, K12 education, and public history organizations. As Director of Education and Interpretation at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC for the past 13 years, She is dedicated to finding and telling equitable and inclusive place-based stories through collaborative practice in both digital & live environments. She holds an M.Ed. from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and an A.B. in American Civilization from Brown University.
OUR PARTNERS.
Our network of collaborative organizations
OUR PARTNERS.
Our work has been made possible by the following generous investors and partners:
The Sherman Family Foundation
Jonathan Bush
Graham Duncan
Eckhard Waelzholz
Amanda Pustilnik
Libby and Aaron Albright
Elizabeth Planet
Anonymous, Florida
George and Bicky Kellner
Francis Wilmerding
Peter Kellner
Matt Ogden
Steve and Marianne Noll via the Minnesota Prairie Wind Foundation
Matt and Covie Weinzierl
Nina and Nick von Moltke
JC de Swaan
William Kelly
Anonymous, Boston
Anonymous, Munich
“History is a wellspring of human wisdom and imagination. We need to tap into it to be effective changemakers for the good of all.”
- Fernande Raine, Founder
