People

Hello NAAEE Community. 

I have joined NAAEE to advance my career toward sustainable landscape design environmental awareness and education for all ages. I bring over 12 years of experience in teaching, training, recruiting, advising, onboarding, and managing across universities, art schools, nonprofits, and private institutions. I am committed to leveraging my skills to address the urgent challenges of our time. Motivated by a passion for protecting biodiversity and nurturing the next generation during this critical moment in the climate crisis, I am eager to contribute meaningfully to this field.

I am driven by a belief in the power of mentorship, individual development, and collaborative, innovative problem-solving. My strengths lie in delivering exceptional results, optimizing workflows, and executing strategic plans that make a lasting impact. I am excited to combine my expertise in art and design, higher education and program managment to create positive change and continue expanding my knowledge in service to the greater good!

Coordinates Nebraska Forest Service Conservation Education programs, including the growth and maintenance of Nebraska Project Learning Tree and Nebraska Project WET. Manages a wide network of volunteer facilitators, Leads environmental education programming for adults, youth and family audiences.

Hello! I am an environmental biologist from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana and a great enthusiast of environmental education. My experiences are more in the non-formal field and I joined this network to share more ideas and opinions.

Jenna Cobb (she/her) is passionate about facilitating spaces to cultivate relationship with nature and engaging youth in academic, advocacy, and faith-based settings to seek community transformation together. She is currently located on unceded Tongva land in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California in the United States. As a Program Manager at Active San Gabriel Valley and a former youth pastor, Jenna is excited about incorporating spirituality, Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and civics in environmental education and climate resilience efforts.

Sara B Sweetman, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Education in the College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Rhode Island (URI) and directs the Guiding Education in Math and Science Network (GEMS-Net), a school-university partnership focused continual improvement in STEM teaching and learning. Beginning in the Fall of 2024, Sara will lead the new Environmental Education degree program at URI. Sara is an advisor for children’s media development and productions, including the CBP-PBS Ready to Learn Initiative and Sesame Street. Sara’s research interests focus on educational animation and children's media, gender diverse collaboration in STEM, and multimodal engagement for learning.