Challenger Series
Christa Corrigan McAuliffe,
Symbol of Ordinary People Achieving Extraordinary Things
thursday, DECEMBER 4, 2025
5:00-6:00pm
ALUMNI ROOM at framingham state university
in-person and via Zoom
SPEAKERS
Kathleen young
Producer, NHPBS
Kathleen Young is the Senior Multimedia Producer at New Hampshire PBS and produced and edited CHRISTA, a new documentary about Christa McAuliffe. Young felt a deep responsibility to honor Christa’s memory and tell her story with the respect it deserves. She spent months working in local archives and interviewing those who knew Christa. The project wasn’t just about telling Christa’s story—it was about honoring her legacy as a champion for teachers and a trailblazer for women. Young's professional history includes New Hampshire Public Television, the Museum of Science, and the Oyster River Cooperative School District. Young's educational background is in video production and film studies education. Kathleen holds a MA in Visual Arts from Emerson College.
Anna Tucker
Director, Framingham History Center
Anna E. Tucker is the Executive Director of the Framingham History Center. Tucker joined the Framingham History Center in May 2022 and was the previous founding Curator and lead project coordinator for the establishment of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience. A $5.5 million project in a renovated historic building in New Orleans, it was the winner of the 2021-2022 Museum Exhibition of the Year Award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Having grown up in New England, some of Tucker's earliest memories included visits to local historic sites that cultivated a passion for history and public engagement. This set her on a path to pursue the field of public history, earning a B.A. and M.A. in History.