People

I founded an environmental education exchange in 2010 between the US PNW and Eastern Russia, focused on botanical gardens. In 2019 this expanded to Ukraine. I previously worked as an educator at Seattle's Arboretum and Mountains to Sound Greenway. My interests include natural history and hiking.

Jamie Hannon is Assoc. Professor of Adventure Education at Plymouth State U. He is a founder and trustee of the Mountain Village Charter School. Promoting nature connection has been his mission since 1985. He dwells with his family in the southwestern foothills of NH's White Mountains.

I'm a museum planner and exhibition developer. My company, ObjectIDEA, works with architects, designers, and cultural attractions of all types including parks, nature centers, zoos, gardens, and public aquariums. I also teach in the Museum Studies Program at Tufts University.

Educator and Professional Development Facilitator for the Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation in New York State.

I'm the lead health educator for ABC Quality, which is SC's statewide QRIS for child care programs. I work with programs & teachers to provide environments & programming that support holistic development of ALL children, including their health, well-being and connection to nature.

As the outreach coordinator for Lynchburg Water Resources, my main goal is to connect people with their utility and therefore their natural resource. I focus mainly on k-12 outreach but work with all different ages. My particular passion is authentic, interdiciplinary, and inquiry based curricula.

Keith Bamberger works for the North Carolina Division of Air Quality out of the Asheville Regional Office of the Department of Environment Quality. His primary responsibility is coordinating the Western North Carolina Air Awareness Program.