People

Camp Skyelmar's mission is to be a positive difference in the world. We provide tranformative educational experiences to children across the world by instilling values of kindness, friendship, and respect. Located in Maine's Sebago Lakes Region, Skylemar's 220 acres are the perfect site for summertime-memories. 

I am currently a non-formal education working as a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. I have a BS in Conservation Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and am working towards a MS in Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. I have experience teaching high school environmental science and chemistry.

Emily Schaller's appreciation of the natural world started during her childhood in Connecticut playing in the mud with her brother, hiking in the woods with her dad, and picking flowers and berries with her mom. She was a dedicated Girl Scout for 10 years, which helped instill in her a love of exploration and a sense of civic responsibility. 

She pursued her interest in connecting people to the natural world and inspiring action to sustain it by earning her MS in Ecological Leadership and Education from the Audubon Expedition Institute of Lesley University. This unique program included 3 semesters of living and learning outdoors while traveling across different bioregions of North America in a retrofitted school bus. This transformational experience provided her with a deeper knowledge of herself as well as the role she could play in building connections between people, their communities, and their place. 

She has since developed and delivered a variety of environmental education experiences for all ages at Naturebridge Yosemite, Teton Science Schools, and the University of Michigan's Center for Education Design, Evaluation, and Research (CEDER). Emily currently supports professional learning programs offered through Shelburne Farms' Institute for Sustainable Schools, focusing on education for sustainability, climate education, and food systems education.

Tina Harte Ballinger is a Project Support Specialist for the NASA Langley Science Directorate's Education Team. She is also the founder and Project Manager for the NASA GLOBE Goes to Camp Project providing informal outdoor environmental education opportunities to communities across the United States. She has over 30 years of experience in STEAM based instruction and curriculum development with a M.S. in Secondary Science Education from the Univeristy of Tennessee at Martin with an emphasis in Geoscience.  

I am the Sr Director of Operations at Heritage Conservancy. Through partnerships with schools and educators as well as through direct community engagement, we promote Heritage Conservancy’s mission to protect and care for the lands of our region and to engage with and share the history that unfolded on these lands.

Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP) and a permanent professor at the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Teaching (PPGECT) at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR).

I run an all outdoors preschool - kindergarten in Yamhill County - Oregon. I am a program under the LLC Outdoor Education Adventures and am lead teacher and director of the preschool. We just finished up our third year and are excited to implement best practices, play based learning in nature and connection for years to come. 

Educator, Yoga Alliance, National Park Geek. My goal is to create safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth and inspire community among the underserved. Proud Latina mom.

Interpretive Naturalist at Red Rock Canyon. I like to focus on youth and family programming. I have one 3 year old and another on the way!

Noemi Flores-Sahagun is an Interpretive Naturalist/ Education Specialist with Southern Nevada Conservancy, working in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. She designs engaging, inclusive educational programs that connect people of all ages, especially children to the natural and cultural wonders of the Mojave Desert.

I’m passionate about connecting people—especially children—with the outdoors through hands-on, engaging education. I manage a team of five interpreters at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, where we lead desert ecosystem programs that incorporate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) along with science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM). I believe that empowering kids with knowledge builds confidence and helps set them up for future success. Outside of work, I enjoy exploring nature through birding, running, hiking, backpacking, canoeing, skiing, and snowshoeing.