People

I have been in the field for over 10 years mostly working at nature centers, currently working in community outreach. I enjoy anything and all things outdoors especially backpacking, running, and just being. I am an active member with the National Association for Interpretation.

Drew is an organizational and logistics specialist with nine years of project and program coordination. Drew has expertise in creating and implementing systems to ensure program success and federal regulation compliance, including budget management, reporting, and program activity coordination. Drew started working for NAAEE in 2012. Prior to that, he worked for ChemStewards, an environmental, health, and safety program, and as a Sustainability Assistant for the City of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, focusing on data management as well as community engagement. He has a bachelor's degree in Political Science, with a minor in biology, from the University of South Dakota.

Lily Jonsek is a Park Naturalist for Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation in northwest Louisiana. She earned her master’s degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her professional background is eclectic, spanning bioremediation research, cancer research, data management for a national education website with 30 million visitors annually and many years in environmental education. She is passionate about E-STEM and spends her time finding ways to introduce more children to joys of each letter in that acronym, hoping to inspire them to find their own wonders there. Citizen science is another passion of Lily’s. She encourages young and old to find the scientist in them, and perhaps awaken a sense of stewardship for natural areas big and small. She is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Citizen Science Working Group, an international group working to raise the profile of citizen science and its contribution to sustainable development worldwide. She and her young son enjoy biking, camping, kayaking and playing music together.