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Senior Education Manager at the Vancouver Aquarium. 

I am an Environmental Scientist with three years of experience. Relevant project experience includes environmental site investigation, environmental planning, environmental engineering, remediation, wetland delineation and plant identification, and phase I and phase II environmental site assessments in both New Jersey and New York. I'm looking forward to expanding my knowledge as a new member of this organization.
 

 

Middle School Science MCPS MD

Charissa V. Jones (she/her/hers) is the Outreach and Inclusion Coordinator for the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service Outdoor School Program and a third-year doctoral student at Oregon State University in the College of Education’s STEM Education program. She is a cultural and community connector with over 15 years of experience in outdoor and environmental education. Originally from Suriname, South America, she is interested in (re)connecting folks to their environments by exploring the intersections of EDIJA (equity, diversity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility), and environmental and outdoor education with a particular interest in exploring how culture filters community sense-making around “environment/outdoor/nature-based” and learning.

4th-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies (DPS) at the U of A. My research explores the advancements of increased accessibility, program inclusion, and equitable practices within EE educational opportunities for historically marginalized communities.