People

Angela has dedicated her career to serving young people. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tennessee Technological University and a master’s in education from Old Dominion University, specializing in students with emotional and learning challenges. Angela has over 28 years of expereince in education as a teacher. She designed and taught award-winning programs in environmental education and established a non-profit, Full Circle Education Center, created to address the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of students. Angela is a pragmatic visionary dedicated to redesigning K12 educational systems and instruction so they support and inspire young people to change the world for the betterment of all beings.

Angela has worked in special education, taught, designed, and written curricula for Career and Technical Education for the Virginia Department of Education, designed and taught outdoor learning and school-wide sustainability programs that won her the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Education in 2014.

NAAEE’s Senior Director of Capacity Building, Sarah Bodor comes from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, where she held a number of program management and leadership positions throughout the organization. She worked closely with state education agencies in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to develop and pilot standards-based curricula and provide teacher professional development. Her background also includes communications and fundraising. In 2008, she served as the writer of Maryland’s Children in Nature Plan, which resulted in passage of Maryland’s environmental high school graduation requirement.

Madeline is a senior specialist for international and leadership programs at NAAEE, supporting the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP), youth leadership programs, and other global initiatives.

My name is Abbie, I am 22 years old. I am from Mechanicsville, Virginia, and I love to travel, spend time with my family, and drink coffee!

Hi there! My name is Gabby Sanchez and I'm part of the People and Culture department at The Maritime Aquairum in Norwalk, CT. I have a background in education and have a passion for conservation. I recently obtained my Masters degree in HR Management and am thrilled to be part of an amazing recruitment team at the Aquarium. We are looking for amazing, passionate individuals who are commmitted to our environment. 

Attorney and advocate for the environment.

I enjoy to spend time outside and painting. I like to look for interesting flowers and see how bees pollinate with them. Beaches are a place I love to relax at.

Jennifer Saunders is an educator who has taught for 18 years in elementary and middle schools.  She is a TELL mentor for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and enjoys teaching outdoors.

My name is Lexi and I work for Project Learning Tree Ohio within the Forestry division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Environmental education is my passion, I love getting outdoors and helping people connect with nature. Before working with PLT I was a naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro park where I interacted with people every day and helped them with identification and environmental stewardship. I am also a student at the Ohio State University study Natural Resource Management!

I'm a student at Ohio State University, currently working towards getting a bachelors in environmental science.

Student