People

Hi, my name is Eric. I'm a curiosity-driven, efficiency-minded individual with a decade of experience working as a child educator in various capacities, including one-on-one tutoring, overseeing afterschool programs, providing game and arts and crafts to underserved communities, to now educating the visitors of the nature center I work at all about California flora, fauna, sciences, natural history, and local indigenous cultures.

I am passionate about bringing quality educational programs to students who visit Glenstone Museum. I help to develop the programming for students who come to learn about art, architecture, and nature. 

Lesley Newman is the state coordinator for Project Learning Tree at the Virginia Department of Forestry. She has been an educator for over twenty years. Lesley is also a nature writer & volunteers with her local master naturalist chapter, & is a member of the Virginia Association for Environmental Education (VAEE). In her free time, she loves spending time in nature with her family & engaging with storytelling in all its forms. 

Kayla Soren is a Co-Founder of the International Student Environmental Coalition (ISEC), an organization that engages 30 countries and thousands of youth in environmental activism.

My name is Patricia but I like to be called Trish.  I am a North Carolina teacher of 19 years.  I have 2 grown children and 2 grandchildren.  I love the outdoors and would prefer to work outdoors.  Obtaining my evironmental educators certificate will give me a wealth of resources that I can use in my classroom.  I also look forward to educating my colleagues on how to use evironmental literacy in their classrooms.