Heidi Omlor serves on the Educational Initiatives Committee of the Sousa Mendes Foundation.  She is a Holocaust educator at Ellsworth High School in Maine, and is obtaining her Ph.D. in Holocaust Studies at Gratz University.  She participated in the Sousa Mendes Foundation's 2019 Journey on the Road to Freedom tour and is the author of "Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches: Diplomat, Christian, Savior, Hero."