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I am 27 years old, i like to be outside alot especially in nature.I enjoy meeting people often when i travel. Ienjoy sharing my thoughts and ideas with new people i meet,freinds and family members. i am the youngest of 7 and i am enthusiastic about living life. I enjoy going on adventures and seeing new places as life unfolds before my eyes. i am funny, multitalented, and i like to spread peace and posivity. my clothing options are almost always bright and vivid with patterns and shapes ect. i like card games, I can have fun with out needing money, and enjoy brain games aswell as reading books that teach people new things. i am also italian! 

Bilingual environmental educator versed in inquiry-based and object-based learning as well as cultural awareness. Skilled in communication and systems leadership.

Gentian Creek Preserve is a not-for-profit organization established by Jerry Turner and Marta Jones Turner to provide exploratory outdoor education to local students on their 255-acre property in rural Thomas County, Georgia. Gentian Creek offers a horse barn that has been converted to a nature center with two well-equipped laboratories, a large classroom, large screen tvs, observation room, and offices for staff along with access to more than five miles of trails through diverse ecosystems where transects and other study areas have been carefully established. Established units of study include Herpetology, Botany, Avian Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Entomology, and Mammalogy. Three full time staff members conduct programs for third, fifth, and seventh grade students from the local school district as well as special program for other groups. 

I am an environmental educator and activist, and a constant learner. I have experience with informal teaching techniques from my time at the Philadelphia Zoo as a Conservation Interpreter and animal handler in the Zoo-on-Wheels program where we brought ambassador animals to local schools. Academically, I have a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Temple University and a M.S. in Conservation Biology from the University of West Alabama, and I am planning to graduate this December from Miami University's Project Dragonfly program with a M.A. in Biology. Project Dragonfly's M.A. empowered me to engage with my local community more, and nowadays I dedicate time to volunteering and organizing with multiple groups across my hometown of Philadelphia. 

Dr. Taylor has worked in K-16 science education for 20+ years. He is a proven leader and champion of science education within the State of Utah, leading teams of educators in the development of the State's Science Education and Engineering Standards for K-12 schools.  He continues to provide professional development opportunities for teachers through the Utah Science Teaching Association and now works with Zion National Park's official non-profit partner, Zion Forever Project, as the Director of Education & Visitor Services, supporting the Park in all education efforts.

I live in NC. I was a pediatrician in a former life and now I found my joy and passion in teaching preschoolers in a forest setting. I am a big birder and love to bring my love of the natural world to everyone I see, kids, other adults, friends. because if I am passionate about something, then it spreads and others become passioante too. 

A former classroom teacher, turned naturalist. I believe we never stop learning, and I want students/adults to know we can learn from each other by taking time to make careful observations about the natural world and asking engaging questions that lead to deeper understanding.

I am a special Education teacher assistant at a High School. I am taking classes at a Wisconsin University to get my Special Education Teachers License. 

Georgia Wright (she/they) is RIEEA’s Communications Manager. She a writer, organizer, and audio producer based in Providence, RI. Georgia’s opinion and culture writing can be found in The Guardian, Atmos, and The Indy; the youth climate podcast she co-created, Inherited (a production of YR Media and Critical Frequency) has been critically acclaimed by outlets such as the New York Times, NPR, Vulture, CBS This Morning, and New Scientist. Her work has won a Signal Award, a Casey Shearer Memorial Award, and a Merlyn’s Pen Climate Grant, among other honors.

You can reach Georgia at gwright(at)rieea(dot)org.