People

I coordinate EE lessons on gardening, watershed science, nutrition and more. Our programs are enrichment programs for elementary schools in the downtown San Jose area. I love everything about plants and gardening, I am a cyclist & hiker. I am trying to learn spanish & connect in my community.

Laurel Schwartz Potomac Valley Audubon Society's Watershed Program Coordinator and has been working in this role since September 2021. She graduated from Shepherd University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies. She also serves PVAS as a summer camp site director.

Maryam holds a PhD in Ecology & Free-Choice STEM Learning at Purdue University. Currently, she is part of the Center for Community and Citizen Science at UC Davis to work on the impact of natural history museum-led citizen science projects on youth.

I am the Environmental Education Manager at Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful managing programmes such as Eco-Schools, Eco-Campus and Young Reporters for the Environment. I am a qualified teacher and I taught for 10+ years in the post primary sector teaching Geography, Spanish & Irish.