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I am an enviromental education/arts integration teacher at Watershed Public Charter School in Baltimore County, MD. 

I am an experienced educator and researcher working as the Senior Educator at the Bald Head Island Conservancy. I love the outdoors and was fortunate enough to be surrounded by the ocean, marshes, and mountains for the majority of my life. 

I'm currently the Education Program Manager for Conservation Nation but have worked for several other nonprofits and museums in environmental education. I'm an avid birder with a background in natural history and interpretation, and I am half-Taiwanese! 

Leigh Anne Lawrence has been in public education for 22 years and has grown a love of gardening with elementary students. She has led students to grow and harvest various vegetables and uses the learning opportunity to encourage students to try new foods. Time in the garden is filled with opportunities to observe nature and connect to stories introduced to the students. 

She is the sponsor of the HES youth garden club and works with students to attract pollinators to their courtyard garden, "The Secret Garden." 

Beginning a composting program at the elementary school is the next step in the gardening plan. Students will be able to produce compost to use in the school's vegetable garden.

Hi my name is Isa or (Isabella) Medrano and I am currently a Junior in college at the University of Stevens Point WI. My current major is Environmental Education and Interpretation with a minor in Wildlife. I am truly looking forward to learning the skills I will need to be the best interpreter or educator to get people and communities excited about learning new things and engaged with the environments around them. 

Laurina has been involved in environmental education in some form or another for about twenty years.  She currently teaches at the NW Cary YMCA Homeschool Hub.  She has an undergraduate degree in Biology and a graduate degree in Zoology from NC State.  She has worked in the public schools, at environmental centers, at camps, and in the homeschool community.  Her favorite topics to teach on include reptiles, amphibians, and amphibians, but she's really up for anything environmental.  She is a lifelong learner and always enjoys learning something new.  

I hold a master's of didactics in Outdoor and Sustainability Education. I have 2 years of a experience as a Forest Kindergarten Teacher. I have 3 years of experience as a nature and science camp instructor.