People

Hi, I'm Frieda,

I currently work as a preschool teacher and run the community garden at my school. 

MS Science Teacher in Dallas, Texas

4-8 Certification

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.

Lucy is an associate teaching professor in the Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM) Department at Penn State University.

Putting a bunch of kids in the woods and seeing what happens

Former Executive Director of the Missouri Environmental Education Association. A longtime youth gardening educator and outdoor education advocate, who believes that teaching systems thinking is key to tackling our myriad, complex, and intertwined environmental and social issues....and knows that environmental education is the perfect avenue for developing that kind of understanding!

As an educator, project coordinator, and STEM/STEAM researcher, I develop innovative learning models that integrate literature with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Serving as a lead and manager in national and international projects under E-STEM, Horizon Europe, and Erasmus+, I focus on sustainable environmental education, digital transformation, and interdisciplinary curriculum design. Through academic papers, book chapters, and hands-on workshops, I contribute to the interdisciplinary educational ecosystem while leading student-centered projects focused on technological innovation, social impact, and sustainability.

Passion Wisdom Fusion with Shrey (PWF) is an independent lifelong learning and systems thinking initiative founded by Shrey Srivastava. Through the Ecological Systems Lab (ESL), PWF translates ecology, conservation, climate science, and sustainability into accessible public learning through research-based visual storytelling. Its work integrates environmental education, media literacy, AI-assisted communication, and interdisciplinary inquiry to help people better understand the relationships between nature, society, and planetary systems.

Lori Mann has more than 40 years of experience in environmental education at the local, state, and national levels. Lori joined the NAAEE staff in 2012 as Program and Conference Manager and now serves as Director of Conferences and Programs. In this capacity, she manages all aspects of the NAAEE annual conference and coordinates several national projects related to building capacity to deliver high-quality environmental education.