About American INSIGHT
Who We Are
American INSIGHT's mission is to promote the history and values of Free Speech, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law by empowering students discuss how these values are expressed in societies around the world.
What We Do
We provide students with fresh outlook on the core peaceful values of our nation’s history.
American INSIGHT has developed its online course, Make History Everyday! for use by individuals, institutions, libraries and schools. We provide a number of pricing options to meet various needs, and look forward to discussing them with you.
Why We Do It
COMMUNITY
- Unite Free Speech filmmakers, students, audiences
- Showcase Award-winning Free Speech Directors
- Invest in the future of global Free Speech
VISION
- Investigate the history + values of Free Speech in America
- Share these values through Free Speech Films, blog posts, social media
- Build consensus on what Free Speech accountability means
Board of Directors
MARGARET CHEW BARRINGER is the Founder and Chairman of American INSIGHT, a nonprofit online educational resource that broadens exposure to the history and future of Free Speech through emerging technologies. Barringer is a published poet, producer, director, videographer, video editor and web designer. As a full-time volunteer sine 1983, she founded the American Poetry Center to bring Free Speech and the Spoken Word to audiences across Pennsylvania, providing the statewide model for the creation of America’s National Poetry Month; and in 2005, renamed the organization to American INSIGHT, as Free Speech entered the 21st Century. After five years of research on Violet Oakley’s 13 murals in the Governors Reception Room of the PA State Capitol Building, under her guidance, the Interns at American INSIGHT developed the first Free Speech Film Festival in 2012.
ROBERT HASKELL (President) is an experienced systems architect, strategist and business executive. Recently retired from Siemens Healthcare / Shared Medical Systems, his overarching professional goal was to help improve the quality, efficiency and cost of healthcare delivery through innovative and comprehensive health information technology solutions for domestic and international healthcare markets. Mr. Haskell is the holder of seven US software patents, and is the author of several published articles in decision support systems and clinical terminology.
JENNIFER H. BEACOM (Vice President) is the CEO of Beacom Consulting, Inc. where she works with the libraries of a number of Center City law firms and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to manage their day-to-day operations. She is the volunteer President of the Radnor Historical Society and the co-Chair of the University of Cincinnati Philadelphia Bearcats Alumni Club. Jennifer has a B.A. in Political Science from University of Cincinnati, a J.D. from Capital University in Ohio, and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Syracuse University in New York.
ALICIA GALITZIN (Secretary) is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and has a B.F.A. in Fine Art Photography and Art History. She is an avid amateur genealogist and a member of the DAR under her 5x Great Grandfather Richard Omohundro, as well as a Member of the Jamestowne Society under her 10x GGF John Chew who came to Virginia in 1622. She is fascinated by the use of DNA to research and gain a better understanding of our origins. She is the founder of Galitzin Creative, a Manhattan Based design firm that specializes in luxury Residential & Commercial Design projects, after working as an executive over 25 years in the fashion industry in licensing and merchandising for world class brands.
OLIVER FRANKLIN After a 35-year career in the financial services industry, Oliver now works as a Senior Advisor to next generation financial services firms. He enjoys working with entrepreneurs and learning the latest methodologies for gaining Alpha. Oliver provides advice to businesses, working closely with the British Embassy and Consul General in New York to solve consular issues and engage in public diplomacy. In 2022, Oliver was bestowed the CBE Honour by Her Majesty the Queen, in recognition of his services to British Business. Along with the late Lord Peter Walker, Oliver founded The City Fellows scheme, which was a major change agent in their field. He has a degree from Lincoln University, the first Afro-American college in the US, as well as a BPhil in economics from Oxford University and is a Hon Fellow of Balliol College. Oliver is an experienced diplomat, non-executive chairman, corporate director, advisor and keynote speaker.
ALEXANDRA G. KELLY is a brand strategist and writer; a graphic designer at heart. Excels at connecting not-obvious dots and seeing your hidden strengths. Clients have ranged from celebrities to landmark destinations, from Fortune 500 companies to lean startups. Founder, AlexanderGo, LLC. Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design, Drexel University; Episcopal Academy.
MICHAEL WOOD is professor emeritus of English at Princeton University. He is a literary and cultural critic, and an author of critical and scholarly books as well as a writer of reviews, review articles, and columns. He was director of the Gauss Seminars in Criticism at Princeton from 1995 to 2001, and chaired Princeton's English department from 1998 to 2004. He writes in literary publications such as The New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books, where he is also an editorial board member and writes a column, "At the Movies". Wood also teaches at Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont during the summers. He has written many books. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and a member of the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Philosophical Society.
KAREN CURRY is a veteran broadcast journalist, communications specialist and educator, having served as NBC News London Bureau Chief, CNN Vice President and New York Bureau Chief, National Director of Communications for the ACLU and most recently Executive Director of the Kal and Lucille Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies at Drexel University. She produces exhibitions and symposia on a wide range of topics and consults with non-profits on programmatic and communications issues.
Member, The Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia (CCAP) is the oldest consular organization in the country and today our 81 Members represent countries from around the world.
As a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO), American INSIGHT has committed to the Guiding Principles of the Standards for Excellence: an ethics and accountability code for the nonprofit sector. American INSIGHT pledges to uphold the fundamental values of honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility and accountability upon which the Standards are based.
