Monique Vogelsang is a subject matter expert in how we tell the human story
About Monique (she/her)
Monique Vogelsang is the founder of Humanizing History™ a pending 501(c)(3) nonprofit, providing free social studies resources for educators and families. Through compelling, multiracial, facts-based narratives, Humanizing History™ inspires and empowers educators and families who want to talk to kids about race, culture, and our collective human story — in ways that debunk stereotypes and enhance empathy and connection.
In addition to founding Humanizing History™, Monique develops curriculum and leads professional development workshops, consultations, strategic coaching for leadership, and presentations for academic audiences — from administrators, educators, and students, as well as other institutions committed to expanding their racial literacy and culturally responsive skill sets. With personal and professional experience with racially, socioeconomically, and culturally diverse populations, Monique is a proud advocate of multiracial, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ communities and voices.
Background & Experience
Born in California, to a large, multiracial family, Monique earned a Bachelor’s degree in Black Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara. Upon graduating, she joined Teach for America and moved to New York City, where she taught in Harlem public schools — IS 172 and PS 76 — and earned her Master’s Degree in Teaching. Monique also served as a head teacher at The Dalton School, an independent K-12 institution in NYC, where she provided mentorship to associate teachers and bolstered equity initiatives, such as co-planning the annual Diversity Conference. Working with various non-profits — including Harlem Children’s Zone, Publicolor, and Creative Arts Workshop — Monique has experience in program development, successfully delivering an array of arts, after school instruction, and career programs to children and young adults.
Currently, Monique works as an educational consultant, speaker, and curriculum writer, developing culturally expansive curriculum for primary and secondary teachers — including an innovative Grades K-8 Racial Literacy Curriculum, as well as a newly released Grades K-6 curriculum, in partnership with Aperture and Angélica Dass, for her book, The Colors We Share. As a consultant for Authentic Education — the creators of Understanding by Design®— Monique served as a Subject Matter Expert for the Washington D.C. public school system, working with a team of educators and scholars to develop the country’s first anti-racist Social Studies State Standards. An experienced speaker, Monique has facilitated workshops at national and regional conferences and associations, such as the NAIS People of Color Conference, NYSAIS, NJAIS, NWAIS, AISGW, ISAS, and NCSS.
Consulting with over 100 schools and organizations, her work has reached thousands of educators across the United States and other countries around the world.
Monique’s family, picture above, has inspired much of her life’s work. (Left, some of her mother’s family, in Belize. Right, some of her father’s family, in southern California.)