People

Jimena Cuenca supports NAAEE's digital presence, helping maintain and improve our websites like eePRO so that it serves as a welcoming and useful space for environmental educators. Jimena brings a deep curiosity about how online communities grow, connect, and collaborate. She enjoys learning new digital tools and is always looking to make our web spaces more engaging. When not at work, she's walking her huskies and birding.

• B.A. in English and Anthropology
• M.A. in Environmental Education
• M.S. in Game-based Community Learning
• Creator of Wildkin, a program used coast-to-coast for inspiring student engagement in outdoor programs
• Lead Teacher at Frolicking Ferns 
• Programs Director and Instructor at Whole Earth Nature School (2013-2022)
• Living Earth School Instructor (2013)
• Adams International Montessori School instructor (2012-2013)

Passionate about the environment, education, and social innovation. I am dedicated to driving meaningful change through community engagement, collaboration, and leadership in conservation efforts.

Biologist with a Master's in Environmental Education, specializing in sustainability consulting in collaboration with national and international organizations. Have held public positions in environmental education within government agencies. Fellow of the Mesoamerican Reef Leadership Program of the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature. Accredited with the Environmental Registry for developing Solid Waste Management Plans. University and Master's Degree Lecturer. Former Licensee for TEDxCancún and TEDx Ambassador for Mexico.

Currently a PhD Candidate in History and Philosophy of Science at Arizona State University, my research focuses on non-cognitive outcomes of environmental science in higher education. I use interviews and surveys of instructors and students to try to understand more about what we are trying to accomplish in the affective domain (the aims and ideals), how we are trying to achieve those targets (the techniques and approaches), and how we are doing on achieving those (the student's experience and outcomes).

My work examines how education can serve as both a mechanism of social reproduction and a catalyst for transformation in the face of environmental challenges. My research investigates climate change education, disaster preparedness, and social change across the Asia-Pacific region.