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Will Parish is a credentialed public high school science educator with a 30-year record of innovative accomplishments in the environmental and educational fields. He taught environmental science and civics at Gateway High School in San Francisco and now serves on their board. He served on the California State Board of Education’s Curriculum Commission and then founded Ten Strands as a nonprofit organization to support California’s efforts to achieve statewide penetration of high-quality environment-based education into schools.

Mother - Wife - Educator - Scholar

I am the administrative assistant at Earth Discovery Institute, a nonprofit that supports the underserved youth of east county San Diego through outdoor exploration and education; we also focus heavily on restoration of conserved lands!

Rosa is an education professional dedicated to creating and delivering impactful programming with a focus on social and environmental sustainability, and reconciliation. Rosa is grateful to be part of NAAEE's 30 Under 30 Class of 2022 for her work as Program Manager at Natural Curiosity (OISE-UofT).

I graduated from Tulane University in 2020 with degrees in Environmental Biology and English. I am passionate about public education and conservation!