People

Professor of Science Education, Millersville University of Pennsylvania co-Director of the Watershed Education Training Institute (WETi)

I am a veteran educator who recently joined our city's outdoor preschool education team as the Early Education Specialist.  

Angela has dedicated her career to serving young people. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tennessee Technological University and a master’s in education from Old Dominion University, specializing in students with emotional and learning challenges. Angela has over 28 years of expereince in education as a teacher. She designed and taught award-winning programs in environmental education and established a non-profit, Full Circle Education Center, created to address the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of students. Angela is a pragmatic visionary dedicated to redesigning K12 educational systems and instruction so they support and inspire young people to change the world for the betterment of all beings.

Angela has worked in special education, taught, designed, and written curricula for Career and Technical Education for the Virginia Department of Education, designed and taught outdoor learning and school-wide sustainability programs that won her the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Education in 2014.

I am a student at Ohio State University where I'm studying Natural Resource Management specializing in Parks and Recreation. I am interested in wildlife within parks, and love to be outside!

Born and raised in Costa Rica, I developed a passion for nature, which led me to earn a B.S. in Biology from the University of Costa Rica and an M.S. in Nat. Res. with an emphasis in Environmental Education and Interpretation from UW-Stevens Point. I am passionate about conservation and education. I'm part of the K-12 Education team at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 

I spent 18 years with SCA, raising more than $10 million for the organization. I am the former development director of ECC, NFF, and Corps Network. I currently consult for environmental education groups interested in youth development in urban areas and diversity,

I contribute to participatory R+D and continuous improvemement process focused on environmental stewardship, justice, and advocacy learning opportunities.