People

Matt Schnabel is the Environmental Education Coordinator for the SC Forestry Commission and directs the Project Learning Tree environmental education program for South Carolina.  Mr. Schnabel obtained his Associate’s in Natural Resource Management from Central Carolina Technical College, his B.S. in Elementary Education from Miami University, and his Master’s in Parks & Recreation from Clemson University.  Mr. Schnabel is a certified teacher in SC and previously taught for Lexington School District One. He also worked as a park ranger for the NC State Parks and at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia, SC before working for the SC Forestry Commission.

I work to foster a passion for celebrating and protecting the natural world through interdisciplinary, exploratory, and inspirational opportunities for kids of all ages and backgrounds. I firmly believe that to protect the future of our environment we must teach our children to love the Earth.

We empower conservationists to protect and restore nature everywhere.

Our vision: Every conservationist has access to the skills, knowledge, and network they need to progress their career and make a meaningful difference for our natural world, no matter who they are or where they are from. 

Bashiru is a Climate and Social Entrepreneurial Leader, specialised in Conservation, Natural Resource Management, Tourism Product Planning and Development.

I am an art teacher in Cincinnati OH, at a school for gifted kids grades 3-12.  I am currently working on my Masters' Degree through Slippery Rock University's Masters of Environmental Education.  For the past 20 years, I have worked with kids in an urban gardening site with a charitable nonprofit I co-founded, called Permaganic (permaganic.org).

I am a Pre K teacher and Assistant Director of Monarch Learning Academy in Orlando, Florida which has a strong core in the belief of infusing nature into whole child development. My passion is educating and connecting children, families and teachers to nature based learning.

Having a passion for conservation, education, and entrepreneurial leadership, I consider my superpower to be championing great causes through relationship building and fundraising via grants. I thrive on the art of grant writing and the attention to detail the start to finish process demands from grant preparedness, grant writing, and budget prep. I especially enjoy working with non-profit leaders to synthesize their ideas and visions into written words and develop grant ready content to establish more sustainable internal operations and, in turn, secure more funding.