People

Jessica joined Black Rock Forest in 2023 as the Director of Education. Her primary focus is educational programming for K–16 students, teachers, and the general public. Jessica taught middle and high school science in the Bronx for six years, beginning as an NYC Teaching Fellow in 2017. Prior to teaching, Jessica conducted postdoctoral research in wildlife conservation modeling in Germany for four years; first at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and then as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at the University of Konstanz. She also taught college biology courses focused on assessing habitat loss of forest endemic birds. Jessica holds a BS in Nutritional Sciences from Cornell University, an MS and PhD in Biology from Rutgers University, and an MSEd in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, K-12 from City College of New York. 

I teach at the intersection of art and nature.

I am a lifelong learner, teaching middle school to create active community members for our future. 

I am a Montessori Upper Elementary teacher at Sussex Montessori. I teach a plethora of different topics and concepts to my students, but my favorites are grammar, writing, reading, astronomy, and biology. 

Tim has been a lower and upper-elementary Montessori educator in the Washington, DC area since 2001. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing with a focus on Poetry and minors in Literature, Philosophy, and Religious Studies from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2000 and his Master of Arts, Education in Montessori Studies from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2017. He holds Elementary I & II Montessori credentials from the Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies in Silver Spring, MD. Tim has presented a number of workshops at national Montessori Conferences on a range of topics: including poetry, woodworking, ecology, peacemaking, and jazz. A published poet, he is also an avid maker, tinkerer, crafter, carpenter, and scientist. 

Nikita Iyer is an environmental educator and project officer at the Centre for Environment Education, focusing on biodiversity education, nature literacy and experiential curriculum development in India

I am married and have two sons and three grandchildren.  I have worked as a paraprofessional in ID self contained classrooms for 31 years.  I am in a program through Eau Claire Universitiy called "Transition to teaching."  My goal is to become a licensed teacher and teach my own classroom.  I love to read, cook, take walks, travel, shop, and spend time with my family and grandchildren.  

Charles here, founder of EarthLive.TV and British expat living in Vietnam since 2025.

I've worked as an anti-poaching ranger in South Africa, an outdoor activities leader in the US and a primary school English teacher in Thailand.

During my travels, I kept noticing live nature and wildlife webcams everywhere.

So in January 2026, I decided to start EarthLive.TV to help the world find and explore these live cameras online.

I also make videos, articles and documentaries exploring the natural world's odd, overlooked and surprising questions.

It keeps me busy, allows me to keep exploring the world and brings together my interests in wildlife, travel and live media.

I am from Mexico and I have been living in the San Francisco Bay Area, California for 22 years. I have been working in the environmental field for 25+ years. My roles have included-  governmental official, consultant, researcher and environmental science educator. I have lived and worked in Mexico, UK and USA.  

I  hold a PhD in Environmental Sciences and have 10+years experience in developing curriculum and delivering environmental and sustainability education. I have a passion to mentor and cultivate environmental leaders and professionals that will help create a sustainable world.