Monday, January 26th 2026, 3 P.M. ET
We invite you to attend the upcoming RIC meeting to enjoy presentations and connect with a community of history professionals. Presentations are scheduled through the end of 2025 (see below), and current members are eager to welcome new and interested colleagues. The RIC brings together a diverse group of history professionals and offers participants a supportive space to present in-progress research and receive constructive feedback, and mentorship and encouragement for emerging professionals pursuing careers in the field.
Whether you’re seeking resources, feedback, or professional connections, the RIC provides a welcoming space to grow and share your work. RIC meets the third Monday of every month at 3 p.m. ET. Please reach out to membership@ncwhs.org for the Zoom link.
This coming Monday, join RIC to see a presentation from Pamela Goddard, Mid-Atlantic Senior Program Director for the National Parks Conservation Association titled “National Parks, History, and the Trump Administration.”
Pamela Goddard is the Senior Program Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the National Parks Conservation Association. She works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to restore and protect the 78 national parks, five national trails, and nine national heritage areas in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Since joining NPCA in 2011, Goddard led the coalition that resulted in President Barack Obama establishing the Fort Monroe National Monument; was instrumental in the creation of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument, and successfully worked with Congress to enact a bill allowing over 7,000 acres of unprotected battlefield land to be added to Petersburg National Battlefield. Goddard headed NPCA’s fight to remove a massive transmission line at Colonial National Historical Park, resulting in a precedent setting 2019 court victory reaffirming the importance of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Goddard serves on the steering committee of the Choose Clean Water Coalition, a coalition of over 300 organizations that advocates for the rivers and streams throughout the watershed. She is working in conjunction with historians and park advocates to ensure the rehabilitation of the Clara Barton National Historic Site in Maryland properly honors Barton’s contributions to our country. Goddard works to create, enhance and protect national park sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Before joining NPCA, Goddard worked for nine years in the Sierra Club’s Legislative Office in Washington, DC, on clean water, property rights, and as the Club’s assistant political action committee director. She spent three years as the Campaign Manager of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, advocating for federal research dollars and five years as the Senior Grassroots Outreach Manager for the National Wildlife Federation. Pam enjoys spending time with her family exploring our national parks. She earned her B.A. from Grinnell College.