Sarah Botstein, Filmmaker
Sarah Botstein co-directed and produced a three-part series, The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022). Botstein is also producing a six-part series on the American Revolution and a project on Lyndon Johnson’s life and presidency.
For more than two decades, Sarah produced some of the most popular and acclaimed documentaries on PBS. Her work, in collaboration with directors Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, includes Hemingway (2020), College Behind Bars (2019), The Vietnam War (2017), Prohibition (2011), The War (2007) and Jazz (2001).
In addition to the television broadcasts, Botstein works on digital and education initiatives, in collaboration with PBS Learning Media and WETA-TV. She also helps to produce and curate content for Ken Burns UNUM, a web-based platform designed to highlight active themes in American History. The application utilizes scenes from over 40 different Ken Burns films and encourages users to embrace the relevance of history in our contemporary time.
Sarah Shields, Senior Program Associate and Partner School Network Lead, Facing History and Ourselves
Sarah Shields is a Senior Program Associate in Facing History’s Chicago office. Prior to joining Facing History in 2013, she served as an assistant principal and nationally board-certified high school social studies teacher in Chicago Public Schools.
Frank Stebbins, Senior Program Associate for New Jersey Growth & Strategy, Facing History and Ourselves
Frank Stebbins is a Senior Program Associate for New Jersey Growth & Strategy at Facing History. Before this role, he was a New Jersey educator for 17 years.