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Sarah Johnson she/her

I'm a climate change environmental educator. As a freelancer I'm is focused on climate change, public lands, interdisciplinary watershed studies, geography, and teaching and learning through my gig, Wild Rose Education. I design and facilitate educator professional development workshops, public lands courses, Arctic STEM programs, and a multi-state regional climate change educator cohort. I have created and facilitated numerous environmental education programs including the award winning Youth Water Leadership Program, and Project Learning Tree Canada's Climate Change and Forests curriculum

My expertise includes best practices in watershed and climate change education, adult learning and facilitation, and interpretation. I'm a past board president for Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, am a member of the NAAEE Guidelines Trainers' Bureau, an Environmental Issues Forums deliberation moderator, Certified Interpretive Guide, Certified Interpretive Trainer, Colorado Certified Master Environmental Educator, Land Ethic Leader, Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor, Climate Reality Leader, and Wilderness First Responder. Sarah is currently based in western Colorado Colorado.

Odalis Hernandez

I am a dedicated special education teacher at Paint Branch Elementary School. I am passionate about movement and hands-on, engaging activities that help bring learning to life for my students. I firmly believe that all students can learn and grow at their own pace when provided with the right support, encouragement, and opportunities to succeed.

Brendan Jennings

Jimena Cuenca she/her

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.

Joshua Day

My name is Joshua Day, I am a k-12 science teacher at Bucktail Campus.  This is my 16th year tecaher and love getting my students hands on experince.  I want to get my students involved more with the environment and the commuinity.  I hope to use MWEE as a way of getting my students more involved. 

Catherine Decourcey

Teresa Norman

Judy Fang

As a dedicated educational leader and lifelong learner, I am committed to cultivating school communities where every student and educator can thrive. With diverse teaching and leadership experience in both domestic and international settings, I bring a global perspective, a strong instructional focus, and a deep commitment to equity and excellence in education.

Jada Santoro she/her

Tess Semel

My name is Tess and I am a student leader and founder of Climate in Every Classroom, a youth-led initiative brings climate education into all subject areas and ensuring teachers have simplified resources and confidence to teach climate change. We are developing a workshop model led by a coalition of organizations for our volunteer’s K-12 teachers with continued follow-up throughout the school year designed to help schools easily integrate climate topics across disciplines and to make climate learning more accessible, and connected to everyday education. We’re looking to expand climate literacy and build practical, scalable approaches to environmental education within schools.

Brooke Svites

Gary Thompson

Cassandra Strock

Stephanie Keenan

Melanie May

Donna Yeaman

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.   

Alycia Matz

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

Tamara Peffer

yomeka gaffney

I am a teacher of 4 1/2 years at PGCPS. I have worked in the education sector most of my adult life. I love the Arts and all that it enlightens. I am the eldest of eight children. 

Deanna Gonzalez

I am a special education teacher working in a K-5 elementary school which hosts a specialty program for Talented and Gifted Students. I work directly with about 20-25 students a year, but work in multiple classrooms to teach more than special education. 

Victoria Rydberg-Nania she/her

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.

Abbie Shields

I have a degree in Environmental Studies with a minor in Sociology. Additionally I have work experience in environmental social media marketing as well as intership experience in marine biology. 

Patricia Kelly

Nia Hicks