People

Preethi Mony is a specialist in the field of environmental education, program evaluation and grants and has a wide range of experience from developing resource matierials, conducting programs with children and adults, as well as evaluating programs and grant reporting.

Growing up in the busy metropolis of Mumbai, she quickly recognized the importance of the social aspects of conservation in protecting the natural world. She has worked with organizations in India and the US to help with environmental education program planning and resource development. She has over 20 years of experience working with zoos and museums to evaluate programs and exhibits and recommend strategies to improve the overall visitor experience. Over the last 2 years, she has worked at a local community college to support grant work (federal, state, and private) as well as to inform data driven decision making in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space. She brings all of these experiences to her current role of EE Grant and Program Manager at NAAEE.

Preethi holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from The Ohio State University. She earned her M.S. in interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida, and a B.Sc. in Life Sciences from the University of Mumbai, India.

Krysten is a Program Manager at Earth Force. She works with partners across North America to integrate youth voice, youth-adult partnership, and civic action into their existing work. 

Aspiring environmental educator with a Bachelor's in Conservation Biology with a passion for sparking curiosity. 

I am the Sustainability Coordinator for Douglas County School District in Colorado. I integrate environmental education with district operations to support place-based, student-centered learning. My work spans energy management, waste reduction, and outdoor learning, empowering educators and students to engage in real-world sustainability practices that foster environmental literacy and stewardship.

Madeline Stewart is the Head of Administration at Two Rivers Farm School in Aurora, Oregon, where she is helping lead the school’s growth from an early childhood program into a full elementary model. Her work centers on creating a deeply connected, nature-based learning environment that honors childhood through rhythm, relationship, and meaningful work. Drawing inspiration from Waldorf, Montessori, and Reggio Emilia approaches, she is passionate about building schools where children spend their days outdoors, engaged in hands-on learning and a strong sense of community. Madeline is especially interested in reimagining what education can look like when it is both academically rich and grounded in the natural world.

I am the Owner/Director of a small preschool in coastal Maine. I also teach in the classroom. We are a seasonally outdoors school, but embrace all things nature year round. We have a focus on social and emotional development, and strongly believe in play as the basis for learning. I am the Mom of 15 year old twin girls, and our family enjoys live music, camping, and exploring National Parks. 

Educator | Author | Publisher | Entrepreneur | Non-profit Leader | Systems Thinker 

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.

Naturalist for 15 years in California, Kasas and Missouri. Experience in Policy and Education.

I'm a Restoration Project Manager with Point Blue Conservation Science's STRAW program (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed).

This is my 39th year in the classroom. Unfortunately, I do not have 30 years in any 1 school district due to my husband's 20+ years of military service. I have taught in grades pre-K, 2, 3, 4, & 5 for 27 years), and 12 years in middle school in the states of South Carolina, Deleware, California, Hawaii, Indiana, and Virginia.   

I love animals and teaching people about animals and their part in the ecosystem, I want to preserve what we have and show people what will happen if these creatures and or habitats go away.