People

I am an environmental educator and interpretive guide for North Carolina State Parks. I have a passion for guiding others to a better understanding of land preservation and habitat conservation.

Focus on community-based education about the environment, and changing behaviors related to natural resources. Served as Executive Director of NAAEE, 2001-03; NAAEE President, 2001; Board of Directors: 1991-1993, 1994-1996; Committees: Membership (chair), Publicity, Conference, Research.

My name is Cecilia Mann. I am passionate about education, exploring and studying the outdoors. Outside of work, I spend my weekends and evenings outdoors, whether it be kayking,hiking or fishing.

I own and operate a small nature-based preschool out of my home in West Simsbury. I use the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching and learning in our school and go out in all weather, rain or shine!

Conservation advocate, educator, mystic, artist, writer, doer. Former corporate nonprofit warrior, former NPS interpretation ranger, now making local impact for my county government environmental education and volunteer management program.

Grace joined the NAAEE team in September 2021 and works as an Event and Executive Coordinator. She was raised in western Massachusetts where she developed a deep appreciation and love for the surrounding environment. Grace began her journey in Washington, DC by attending American University, where she earned both her BA and MPA in 5 years. She studied a combination of environmental studies, public health, public administration, and nonprofit management. She comes to NAAEE with a background in programming for youth development, education, and in-person and online farmers markets.

I have been an educator for over 40 years. I currently work in rural Alaskan Villages supporting STEM education with teachers and students in Prince William Sound, across Kachemak Bay, and Cook Inlet. I served as an Einstein Fellow in Washington DC at the National Science Foundation.

Bug Hartsock is a graduating Master's student in an Entomology lab. When he's not staring at small critters, he spends his time reading, making art, and going on hikes (as well as playing plenty of Dungeons & Dragons). Bug is passionate about scientific outreach and communication, creating zines and comics designed to make science accessible to everyone. He's also spoken at conferences, on public radio, and at a variety of school outreach events. It's his hope to encourage the rest of the world to fall a little bit more in love with its tiny, many-legged residents.

As the Youth Education Program Manager at the Center for Community and Citizen Science at the UC Davis School of Education, Peggy supports researchers, students and educators (both formal and non formal) by designing and developing curriculum as well as professional learning opportunities around engagement with participatory science programs. Peggy co-collaborates in research on how community science projects engage students in deepening content learning as well as their connection to the environment as they develop environmental science agency.