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I teach environmental science at Bluffton Unviersity and I manage the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.

I am a teacher with a strong belief in environmental education.  We take students camping at least twice each school year, and we have begun to travel to different national parks to allow our students opportunities to explore well beyond their backyards.

As Director of Education and Outdoor Equity at TreePeople, Southern California's oldest and largest environmental nonprofit organization, I oversee a number of programs of informal, place-based environmental education. Our service learning program, Generation Earth, has targeted secondary teachers and students throughout Los Angeles County for 25 years, providing water, waste, and forestry experiential projects. TreePeople’s Outdoor Equity programs support youth and their families to connect with local natural and wildland areas. Through field trips, participants share experiences of their community and explore ways to steward and sustain their neighborhood’s natural resources while they have fun through hands-on learning.

I opened a nature Playschool serving 3-5 year olds in 2021. We are in 24 acres and spend most of our 4 hour program outside. We use emergent curriculum and Conscious Discipline. I find working with children outdoors to be rewarding and I love continuing to learn alongside them. I believe that connecting with nature is the most powerful thing you can do to improve your life and protect the future of the Earth. 

I have taught biology for 20 years at Euclid High school.  I am passionate about Environmental Education and am hopefully for today's youth.  However,  I really only have about 2-3 weeks to deciate to environnemtal education.  I also am the SAVE Environmental Club advisor for the school.  We have done projects like clean up and planting trees.