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Victoria is passionate about transformational change in schools. Serving as the environmental education and service-learning consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Victoria works with educators and organizations to increase capacity for equitable, authentic learning experiences through meaningful place-based education. She co-founded FIELD Edventures, a non-profit dedicated to taking learning outdoors and designed and led a project-based, environmental middle school.

Environmental activist with a focus on community engagement, communication and social justice. Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working with government, non-profits and business. Oregon Forestry Award Recipient. Elected Board Chair of Columbia Soil & Water Conservation District. Endorsed by the Sierra Club and Our Revolution.

Promoter in the “Formación para la Sustentabilidad” program at Centro de Información y Comunicación Ambiental de Norte América (CICEANA). Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sustainability from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, with experience in both academic and civil society settings across different regions of the country. Particularly interested in environmental education, community development, conservation, and environmental governance.

I am an education biologist with Ducks Unlimited. Part of my position involves outreach presentations to young people about wetlands and waterfowl. I incorporate discussions about the importance of wetlands to clean water and protecting communities from flooding.

Passion Wisdom Fusion with Shrey (PWF) is an independent lifelong learning and systems thinking initiative founded by Shrey Srivastava. Through the Ecological Systems Lab (ESL), PWF translates ecology, conservation, climate science, and sustainability into accessible public learning through research-based visual storytelling. Its work integrates environmental education, media literacy, AI-assisted communication, and interdisciplinary inquiry to help people better understand the relationships between nature, society, and planetary systems.

Christy has worked in environmental education for over twenty-five years, helping international nonprofits, government agencies, private companies, and small nonprofits develop education and communication programs to engage a wide variety of audiences. In 2013, she joined the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to launch the Natural Start Alliance, a project of NAAEE promoting outdoor, nature-based early learning. Natural Start has grown into a vibrant national network of over 1,000 organizations, hosts a national conference, publishes education and policy resources, including the International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, supports advocates and policymakers in outdoor, nature-based education policy, and more. Christy is the editor of the Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook, among other resources. She holds a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida and a master's degree in Environmental Management from Yale University, and is a Switzer Fellow.

Environmental educator, outdoor enthusiast, primitive skills practitioner, social justice warrior, musician, science teacher.  Currently Program Director for a nonprofit.

I have been based on the Eastern Shore of Virginia since 2010 providing public interpretation and environmental education programs to tourists and local community members. I love working among our pristine barrier islands and salt marshes and taking people out in these areas to learn more about the plants and animals that call them home. Our education program currently focuses on providing Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences for 5th, 7th, and 10th grade students as well as professional development for all teachers from Accomack and Northampton Counties.

I have always been passionate about the outdoors. I have been hiking, backpacking, biking, and kayaking in and around NOrth Carolina since I was young. Recently I made the decision to turn that enthusiasm into an education and a career path. I am currenlty working towards a degree in Envrionmental Sceince from UNCC and have had the pleasure of working in an Environmental Education position for my local parks and recreation department. I have found a deep appreciation and enjoyment in learning more about the natural world and how it works and I find a great sense of fulfillment in encouraging this same curiosity in others.

Bora Simmons serves as the founding director of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education. The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) initiated the Project in 1993 to help educators develop and deliver effective environmental education programs. The Project has drawn on the insights of literally thousands of educators across the United States and around the world to craft guidelines for top-quality environmental education.