People

I am an environmental educator with 10 years of experience in childhood development and elementary education. A former gym teacher, kindergarten science teacher, and instructional coach, Milan's broad array of experience helps inform her understanding of how to best serve our community.

I lead an adult climate change education initiative working for community/ecosystem resilience to climate impacts using social-emotional resilience and evidence-based, trauma-aware communication practices. My work includes writing curriculum, training instructors, and performing related research.

I've been an EEducator for 35+ years. I retired in 2020 as Director of Outdoor & EE where I directed an outdoor school. I am presently working at Ten Strands as the Director of Equity & Inclusion focusing on centering equity as we advance environmental literacy in CA.

 

Lauren K. Denney works as an educator, environmentalist, and advocate for social justice in the city of St. Louis, MO. She teaches outdoor education at City Garden Montessori School, where she also manages the school garden. She will soon graduate with her Master of Arts in Teaching Biological Sciences through Project Dragonfly at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and Missouri Botanical Gardens.

 

During college, I worked as a teacher naturalist for the Mass Audubon. I recieved a bachlors in anthropology from Bridgewater State University. After college, I participated in the WWOOF program, hopping from farm to farm. I settled in Vermont and worked as a farm sitter and property caretaker. I am currently living in Boulder, CO and taking courses at CU Boulder. I work as a substitue teacher at Mackintosh Academy. 

Vida Verde is a nonprofit that promotes educational equity by providing free, overnight environmental learning experiences for students who don't otherwise get the opportunity.

My name is Mary Shannon Kaelin and I am currently going through the Arizona Master Naturalist (Pima County Chapter) program as an intern with their seventh cohort. 

Environmental Studies student at the Santa Rosa Junior College.

The 518-acre Jay C. Hormel Nature Center preserve was established in 1971 and is located within the city limits of Austin, Minnesota. The Nature Center features restored and remnant prairie, hardwood forest, wetlands, meandering streams, and ten miles of trails for hiking & cross-country skiing.