People

Heather joined the KEEP team as a Project Assistant in October of 2022 and took on the role of Resource Specialist in June 2023. She engages high school green teams around the state through the Mini-Grant program and supports sustainability efforts in their schools. She also lends kits with hands-on materials to educators around the state and manages the WCEE kit collection.  Before joining the WCEE team, Heather worked with the Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change as a youth librarian and taught English in the Philippines and China. 

I am a few years into my professional career in environmental education. I have been involved in EE for 10+ years starting as a teen volunteer at my local zoo. Informal education is important to community success.

I love learning about our Earth and sharing that knowledge with everyone I meet. If you're between three and 103, you're my favorite audience! My two favorite areas of environmental education - both to learn about and teach - are foraging for wild edible plants and entomophagy (the practice of eating bugs!). That's right ... I eat bugs!

Jaime works on the Bay Watershed Education and Training Program, a NOAA environmental education grant program. Previously, Jaime worked for the EPA with the Trash Free Waters and Ocean Dumping Programs. She has a Master in Environmental Management from Duke University and a Bachelor in Marine Science from Boston University. Her background is in marine and coastal conservation, with a particular emphasis on marine mammals.

Branches Outdoor School is a program located in Western Central Oregon outside of Eugene. We serve schools all throughout the state and host outdoor school throughout the year for them.

I am a Science Teacher with a Master's Degree in teaching that includes an endorsement in Environmental Education.  

I work for the City of Raleigh in the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources department. I teach a variety of nature programs to students at local parks, community centers and in schools.

A former Chicago Public School Teacher, Laura moved to Kansas about 25 years ago and continued teaching K-8 students. In 1998, Laura was fortunate to join the staff with the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) and in 2000 became the Executive Director for the organization. KACEE is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization with the mission of promoting and providing quality, non-biased and science-based conservation and environmental education for all Kansans. Laura currently sits on the steering committee for the Affiliate Network of NAAEE, the Educational Operating Committee with PLT, and is active with the National Science Teachers Association. She holds a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, a Master’s in Administration and Supervision and a Doctorate from Kansas State in Curriculum and Instruction for Math, Science and Technology.