Dr. Barbre, the Founder and Chair of WBP, has over 20 years of experience as an educator in both public and higher education. His expertise in Social Studies and history, combined with his research and teaching background, provides him with a nuanced perspective on historical representations. Dr. Barbre is highly attuned to contemporary instructional methods in history and social studies education.
Dr. Barbre's passion lies in shedding light on these narratives and ensuring they are accurately and meaningfully portrayed.
Andrew is one of the founding board members of WBP. Andrew has a lifelong love of graphic arts and the culture it produces and inspires. With a career working to support student learning, Andrew understands the inherent possibilities of transformation when a person connects to a story or set of circumstances.
Dr. Parker is an experienced administrator in higher education. With experiences that begin in law enforcement and continue through the administration of student learning at the collegiate level, Dr. Parker believes in the value of history and role of inspiration through example.
Alizabeth brings the perspective of corporate leadership with the experience of working with students and seeing the value of hard work. As a senior leader with the ANTEA Group, Alizabeth understands the unique challenges of the corporate environment and believes in the power of an educated being. With a profound appreciation of history, she is working to help bring individual stories to the fore so young readers can learn about and appreciate history's actors.
Dr. Carroll is a university professor and distinguished historian in the field of American history. Dr. Carroll’s love of history intersects with a deep belief in the authentic representations possible through graphic works. Dr. Carroll’s leadership and acumen in historiographical methods and archival resources provides a powerful focus for our publications and his own interest and talent in graphic arts adds greatly to our process.
A career educator with extensive experience in social studies and higher education, Dr. Watkins believes deeply in the power of equitable representations across history and culture. With a professional perspective grounded the study of history and extensive travel, her commitment to WBP comes from a lifetime of working and traveling across various boundaries, both national and cultural..
Mission Statement, Vision, and Values
Wood Block Press (WBP) is committed to the proposition that storytelling, as it relates to the human experience, is an essential element for a civilized society. Through the use of existing or partnered historical research that is rigorous and vetted, graphic series will be produced that reflect the stories of people whose contributions constitute the social fabric of human experience.
Organizational Goals
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