People

As a lifelong nature and history enthusiast, after retiring from my professional career as a learning designer, developer and facilitator in 2023, I began to seek out opportunities to put my passion into action.  For the past year I've been serving as a nature educator and historic interpreter for two organizations in western NY and am now preparing to launch a new business that incorporates nature and history education and helps families, schools, and homeschool communities to learn and explore the natural and human history of the region.

Professor Emeritus, Environmental Studies & Natural Resources, University of Vermont http://www.uvm.edu/rsenr/profiles/thomas_hudspet 

Founder and Co-coordinator, Greater Burlington Sustainability Education Network  http://www.gbsen.org
802-578-7792  
Thomas.Hudspeth@uvm.edu

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.