People

Ana Leirner oversees Project Learning Tree’s professional learning initiatives and curriculum offerings. She advances the work of the SFI education pillar by ensuring that people working with youth and communities have the resources, knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to advance environmental education, forest literacy, and green career pathways through the lens of trees and forests. Ana is passionate about leveraging the power of education to create a more sustainable future. Before joining SFI, she worked as a learning designer in various industries, developing courses on topics that included climate and STEM education. Originally from Brazil, she now lives in the Washington D.C. area with her family. Ana holds a Master of Education in Educational Media and Technology from Boston University and a Master of Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil.

I am an  environmental education and biodiversity conservation practitioner from Benin. I founded and lead the CPN (Knowing and Protecting Nature) APASAT environmental club, where I facilitate environmental education sessions for children and young people and engage local communities on issues including waste management, tree conservation, climate adaptation, and human-wildlife coexistence. Through my work, I combine education with concrete action, community dialogue, and listening, helping people strengthen their relationship with nature and become active agents of environmental protection.

Student at Michigan State University

I'm an oceanographer and behavioral neuroscientist by training, who has worked at all levels in conservation, from education to international policy. I teach people behavior change skills to make a difference on climate change, plus online courses in climate science and solutions.

As the Associate Director of Conservation Education at The Marine Mammal Center, an educational center and the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, Adam challenges the community to think differently about ocean conservation using the stories of individual patients that are rescued by the Center.

Krysta works to advance environmental literacy in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed through online and in-person training for educators and network building with government and nonprofit partners.

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My mision is to drive climate change adaptation through nature-based solutions. which aims to integrate science, policy, and practice to tackle climate impacts and advance sustainable development goals through environmental research and community-led innovative solutions.

I have been a certified teacher since 1996. I have taught multiple grades where I love to integrate all curriculum together. I specifically enjoys tying science topics into daily lessons as this allows my students to realize that science is all around us. I

I am currently a program assistant in the environmental education program of St. Mary's County Public Schools. We conduct field studies throughout the district.