Team
Meet Our Team
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership is a non-profit, four-state partnership dedicated to preserving our American heritage in the region running from Gettysburg, PA through Maryland and Harpers Ferry, WV to Jefferson's Monticello in Albemarle County, VA. Designated by Congress as a National Heritage Area, JTHG offers visitors from around the world a fascinating perspective on the people and events that shaped American history.
Cathleen (Cate) Magennis Wyatt, Founder and President, The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
In 1991, after being the youngest Vice President within both Xerox Realty and Weston Capital Corporation, Cate left the private sector to serve in the public sector as the Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia within Governor Wilder’s Cabinet and was later appointed the Co-Chair of the Defense Conversion Commission with General John Loh. After serving in the Cabinet, Cate created Remington International, in this capacity she created businesses in London, Moscow and Kazakhstan. Cate took a leave of absence from her companies to create The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership in 2005. She serves or has served on many Boards, including: George Mason University, Board of Visitors; The University of Richmond Board of Trustees, The Virginia Community College Foundation, the George C. Marshall International Center, The Center for Innovative Technology, the Waterford Foundation, Oatlands Plantation, The Women’s Center, Wolf Trap National Performing Arts Center, The British American Project, the Colonial Board George Washington University and Waterford Elementary School PTO. She has lectured at numerous Universities including: Harvard, University of Virginia, and has been the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the Shenandoah University.
Beth Erickson, Vice President
With over twenty years experience in marketing for both consumer, business-to-business and non-profit organizations, Beth knows how to communicate information effectively and professionally. An experienced and published writer, Beth has worked in every medium from print to video/television and radio. With her many years of professional skills Beth chose to devote her remarkable acumen to serve as the JTHG Partnership’s Vice President from the first days of its creation. Since then, her capacity as project leader and knowledge of how to facilitate strategic planning, coupled with her ability to create awareness with cutting-edge technology, special events, and public relations have succeeded in creating the JTHG and benefiting every partner within the JTHG Partnership. Beth directs the following JTHG standing committees: Destination Marketing Organization Committee, the National Park Service Committee, Heritage Site Committee and African American History Committee. She serves on the Loudoun County (VA) Sesquicentennial Committee and the Gettysburg Sesquicentennial Committee.
Jennifer Worcester Moore, Executive Administer
Jennifer Worcester Moore, with a degree in history from Mary Washington College, serves as the Executive Assistant to the President, assisting in the President's meetings and initiatives. Jennifer manages the day-to-day collaboration with the JTHG Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors as well as corporate operations and oversees outreach efforts and fundraising. Jennifer joined the JTHG Team in 2007.
Robin Meyers, Director of Education
Robin joins the Journey team with over a decade of professional and volunteer experience in education in both Fairfax County and Loudoun County Public Schools.Her passion for education began while teaching on the collegiate level while pursuing her Master’s Degree in Molecular Genetics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. With almost 15 years of professional experience in the corporate world in sales, documentation specialist and corporate training, she went back to substitute teaching in the middle and high school before becoming a long term Biology Substitute at Loudoun Valley High School. Wanting to pursue education as a career, Robin feels very fortunate to be the Director of Educational Programs at The Journey where her responsibilities include overseeing the Of, By, For Student Service Learning Project; Extreme Summer Camp Programs; and Teach America History for the teachers program as well as continuing education courses.
Esther Turner, Director of Regional and Strategic Partnerships
Esther joins the team with more than a decade of marketing, public relations and event planning experience including two serving as the Prince William County/Manassas Convention & Visitors Bureau Tourism Marketing Manager. As the JTHG’s Director of Regional and Strategic Partnership, Esther is responsible teaching the Journey’s certified tourism ambassador class, creating group tours, and planning logistics for our special events.
Denise M. Harris, AICP, Director or the JTHG National Scenic Byway
Denise has almost twenty years of professional planning experience in transportation and local land use working for a variety of agencies, including a national multi-modal non-profit, Colorado State Parks, and counties in Virginia and Colorado. In her capacity as the Director of the JTHG National Scenic Byway, Denise oversees projects relating to the implementation of the Byway's Corridor Management Plan strategies which detail wayfinding, context sensitive design, landscaping, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, and various other goals. She works with the partner jurisdictions along the 180-mile route to help ensure each individual community's vision for the JTHG National Scenic Byway is advanced. Denise served as President of the American Planning Association's Virginia Chapter from 2004-2008 and now is serving on the American Planning Association's Executive Committee as of the Chapter Presidents Council. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and received the APA CPC Outstanding Leadership Award in 2010.
Michelle Kellogg Production Manager
Blaine Horton Manager of Education and Director of Extreme Camps
Blaine is from North Fork, Virginia in Loudoun County and has lived there nearly all his life. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education, with a concentration in Social Studies, from Shepherd College (now a University). He also holds a M.A. in American History from George Mason University. His fascination with history began while he visited Civil War battlefields with his Dad and was cultivated by his teacher Mrs. Arlene Washington, a fifth grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary. Inspired by the many great teachers and professors he had over the years, he pursued a career in education in an attempt to promote the importance of studying the past. Blaine has taught in various schools and worked with kids from many different grade levels before finding his way to the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership to serve as its Educational Programs Manager and Director of Extreme Camps.
Adrienne Birge-Wilson, Marketing Manager
Adrienne Birge-Wilson is a recent M.F.A. graduate in Historic Preservation from SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), with a focus on historic preservation planning. Most recently Adrienne was a historic preservation planning intern for The Savannah-Chatham County Metropolitan Planning Commission where she conducted a research and (archaeological) survey project and wrote a National Register of Historic Places nomination for Pennyworth Island. During her time with the MPC she also collaborated on the environmental justice report for the I-16 Flyover Removal Initiative.
Her background in internet marketing comes from a Webby award-winning multi-media design firm in San Diego, where she was a search engine marketer. She is currently tasked with managing the website and implementing online search engine marketing endeavors. Her diverse skill set, from years in search engine optimization and content writing, is now being applied in the larger context of cultural heritage preservation for the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. She is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the American Planning Association, Virginia chapter.
Ed Lehman
