Ken Burns is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including The Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz. His next project is The American Revolution (Fall 2025).

Martin Sheen is one of the most accomplished and versatile actors of the last six decades, with more than 250 professional credits across his storied career in film, television, and theater.

Susan Eisenhower is an author, consultant, and a D.C.-based policy strategist with decades of work on national security issues. She is also the Founder and Chair Emeritus of the Eisenhower Institute.

Stephen Lang is a renowned stage and screen actor known for his roles in James Cameron’s Avatar series, as well as Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, and Tombstone. He is also an accomplished author and playwright. 

Robert M. Edsel is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, and other works on WWII cultural preservation. He is the founder of the Monuments Men and Women Foundation and a recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

Sarah Burns is an acclaimed filmmaker and author known for The Central Park Five, which she co-wrote, directed, and produced with David McMahon and Ken Burns. Her other projects include Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Leonardo da Vinci.

David McMahon is an award-winning documentary filmmaker known for his work with Ken Burns and Sarah Burns. He co-wrote, directed, and produced The Central Park Five, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, and Leonardo da Vinci.

John Orloff is an acclaimed screenwriter known for Band of Brothers, which earned him an Emmy nomination, and A Mighty Heart, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His latest project, Masters of the Air, is a hit streaming series.

Dr. Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy. In addition to receiving numerous awards for his 18 different titles, his Nimitz at War won the 2023 Gilder-Lehrman Prize for Military History. 

Jeff Shaara is the author of more than a dozen New York Times best-selling novels, including Gods & Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Rise to Rebellion. His latest book on the Cuban Missile Crisis is The Shadow of War.

Jean Green is an author and historian specializing in Gettysburg’s Black history and culture. After a long career in business and hospitality, she now serves as President of Lincoln Cemetery Project Association.

Dr. Michel Paradis is a human rights lawyer, historian, and national security law scholar. He is the author of The Light of Battle and Last Mission to Tokyo. A Lecturer at Columbia Law School, he serves on the board of the National Institute for Military Justice.

Stephen Apkon is a filmmaker, social entrepreneur, and co-founder of Reconsider. In addition to directing There is Another Way and various other award-winning films, he is the author of The Age of the Image.

John B. Benitz is an accomplished filmmaker and director known for Children of the Struggle and Behind the Lines. His work has aired on KQED and Netflix, and his theater credits include The Kennedy Center and LaMama.

Gregory S. Cooke is an independent filmmaker and historian. He serves on the National WWII Museum’s advisory board and was the first recipient of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Veterans Braintrust Award for film.

Kevin M. Hymel is a historian for the U.S. Army. He is the author of Patton’s War and Patton’s Photographs, and his article “Fighting a Two-Front War” inspired Tyler Perry’s recent film, The Six Triple Eight.

Matthew Leitch is an accomplished actor and producer known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He also starred in the 2006 action film The Detonator.

Dr. Daun van Ee is a historian and former editor of The Papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower at Johns Hopkins University. He worked in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress until his retirement in 2011.

Mark Lawrence played Corporal William H. Dukeman in Band of Brothers and has worked in television and theatre around the world. He is a passionate supporter of veterans’ charities.

Capt. Dale Dye, USMC, served 20 years, saw combat in Vietnam and Beirut, and later founded Warriors Inc., a top military film consultancy. He’s also a writer, director, and actor with 50+ award-winning credits.

Harold Holzer, winner of The 2015 Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize, is one of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era.

Garry Adelman is Chief Historian at the American Battlefield Trust and a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg. He is the author or editor of more than 100 history books and articles.

Katherine Malone-France is the President & CEO of The Better Angels Society, dedicated to supporting American history documentaries and engaging young filmmakers.

Dr. Michael J. Birkner is a profesor of history at Gettysburg College. He has published extensively on presidential history and co-authored Eisenhower’s Gettysburg Farm. 

Kris White is Director of Education & Events at the American Battlefield Trust and co-founder of Emerging Civil War. An award-winning historian and speaker, he has authored or edited nearly two dozen books.

Alisha Sanders is a public school history teacher and local elected official specializing in history and civics education. She is dedicated to curricular development and fostering civic engagement through education.

J.D. Huitt is the creator of The History Underground YouTube channel, which has more than 700,000 subscribers. Through series like History Traveler and American Artifact, he brings history to life by exploring historic sites and treasures.

Chris Mowery is an author, historian, genealogist, and creator of the popular Vlogging Through History YouTube channel, where he shares his passion for American history with more than 450,000 subscribers.

Dr. Ian Isherwood is a professor of war and memory studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Remembering the Great War, The Battalion, and co-editor of Serpents of War.

Jim Udden is a professor of cinema and media studies at Gettysburg College. He has published over 20 academic articles and is the author of No Man an Island: The Cinema of Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Sarah Kay Bierle is a historian and educator with the American Battlefield Trust.  The author of six books, she has also written numerous articles and essays on American history.

Mark Frederick is the Museum Educator at the Pennsylvania Military Museum. An independent filmmaker and writer, he directed the award-winning documentary, Blair County: A People’s History.

​Joe Cosgrove is a retired judge who served on both the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and the 11th Judicial District (Luzerne County). He also teaches Constitutional Law at King’s College in Wilkes- Barre, Pennsylvania. 

Wayne E. Motts is President Emeritus and Historian at the Gettysburg Foundation. He is a respected author, historian, and licensed battlefield guide with over two decades of leadership experience at museums and historic sites.

Carol Hegeman is the current executive director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society. Hegeman worked for the National Park Service for over 40 years and served as the first supervisory historian of Eisenhower National Historic Site.