People

Jean Kayira, Ph.D. is Associate Director of the Environmental Studies Ph.D. program at Antioch University – New England. Jean has a strong commitment to and passion for socio-ecological justice issues, community-based education, and collaborative inquiry. In engaging with these concerns, her work has focused on education as a sociocultural and critical practice, with an additional focus on epistemological and methodological issues of qualitative research. These foci draw on the practice of anti-oppressive education, social and cultural theory, postcolonial theory, and empirical research, which engage directly with educators as well as students.

Hi my name is Shannon and I'm a Natural Resource Management student at OSU, I'm taking an Environmental Education class currently and I enjoy learning about environmental science! 

My name is Anne , I am a socio-educational animator especially on environmental education, I am passionate about climate change , conservation , environmental and sustainable development issues. I am a good communicator and my hobbies are lecture, tourism and home decoration.

Hello I have taught reading, ESL, third grade and AIG since 1998. I love teaching! I have 4 children. Twins that are grown and live in Virginia. I have a daughter that is a freshman at ECU and a son that is a junior in high school. I love watching movies, reading and relaxing outside. It 's nice to have cool weather. I have 3 dogs and 2 cats so basically a zoo at my house. 

I am the Executive Director for Talking Talons Youth Leadership, which focuses on climate change education for students grades 5-12 and Youth Conservation Corps. I formerly was the first Outdoor Learning Specialist in the Math and Science Bureau at the New Mexico Public Education Department. I have been an educator for over the past 15 years in both New Mexico and Colorado; I previously was the Director of Environmental Education and Technology at Cottonwood School (Corrales, NM) but spent my previous five years at the Department of Cultural Affairs at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center (Cedar Crest, NM) as an Environmental Educator and Certified Wilderness First Responder. I am excited to connect the work done through the Senate Memorial 1 Task Force, Environmental Education New Mexico (EENM), the Department of Cultural Affairs, and teaching! I have bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering, and technical writing, with a master's curriculum and instruction and a teaching license. 

Jocelyn is executive director of Looseleaf Learning, a nature-based non-profit education organization. A Montessori educator, teacher trainer, and former head of school for Williamsburg Field School, she is committed to restoring nature’s priority in education, recreation, and healthy food systems. In addition to providing the "Nature Hour" programs to area public and private schools, Jocelyn is founder of the Williamsburg Farm Camp and co-founder of Farm Fridays at her Toano farm.

A member of the Williamsburg community since 1994, Jocelyn is passionate about bringing learners of all ages to the joy and delight of nature.

Dr. Kristina Slagle is a researcher and instructor in the Environmental and Social Sustainability Lab in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at Ohio State University. She focuses on decision making under risk, and how this impacts policies related to fisheries and wildlife conservation, and is particularly interested in conservation on privately-owned landscapes.   

Ariel joined the NAAEE team in September of 2021 as a Senior Administrative Assistant. Prior to this role, she has over 15 years of administrative experience in a laboratory and office setting. She is originally from the suburbs of Illinois and moved to Washington DC in 2009, where she attended Howard University. She received her B.A. in Psychology at the College of Arts and Sciences with a minor focus in Administration of Justice. She aspires to travel the world to learn and experience cultures outside her own. Should Italy be next?

I am an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist and I work primarily in human-animal studies, environmental education, and sustainable food systems.

See my books:

Animals in Environmental Education: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Curriculum and Pedagogy

Animal Edutainment in a Neoliberal Era: Politics, Pedagogy, and Practice in the Contemporary Aquarium