People

I have 4years of teaching elementary. I teach ELA in 5th grade. I started out as a special education teacher. I decided to be a generral education techer after a year.

My name is Sarah.  I have lived in Cecil County all my life.  I have 1 daughter and a son on the way (very shortly). We just bought a new house and we are working to plant native plants on our 2 acres of land!  It is an exciting time for us!  

Stacie joined the NAAEE team in April 2020. She has worked in or alongside the education field for over two decades and in communications for more than 15 years. She started her career teaching at a public charter high school in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining NAAEE, she managed communications for Annenberg Learner, a leading national nonprofit that connects K–12 and college educators with classroom content and professional development to support and strengthen their practice. She holds an M.A. in Spanish and Latin American Studies from American University, and a B.A. in Modern Languages and Linguistics and Certificate in Secondary Education from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She also completed a Certificate in Social Impact Storytelling at Georgetown University. Throughout her career, she has been committed to bringing exceptional educational opportunities to underserved areas and educating to promote civic engagement.

I'm a climate change environmental educator. As a freelancer I'm is focused on climate change, public lands, interdisciplinary watershed studies, geography, and teaching and learning through my gig, Wild Rose Education. I design and facilitate educator professional development workshops, public lands courses, Arctic STEM programs, and a multi-state regional climate change educator cohort. I have created and facilitated numerous environmental education programs including the award winning Youth Water Leadership Program, and Project Learning Tree Canada's Climate Change and Forests curriculum. 

My expertise includes best practices in watershed and climate change education, adult learning and facilitation, and interpretation. I'm a past board president for Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, am a member of the NAAEE Guidelines Trainers' Bureau, an Environmental Issues Forums deliberation moderator, Certified Interpretive Guide, Certified Interpretive Trainer, Colorado Certified Master Environmental Educator, Land Ethic Leader, Leave No Trace Level 2 Instructor, Climate Reality Leader, and Wilderness First Responder. Sarah is currently based in western Colorado Colorado.

I am a dedicated special education teacher at Paint Branch Elementary School. I am passionate about movement and hands-on, engaging activities that help bring learning to life for my students. I firmly believe that all students can learn and grow at their own pace when provided with the right support, encouragement, and opportunities to succeed.

Jimena Cuenca supports NAAEE's digital presence, helping maintain and improve our websites like eePRO so that it serves as a welcoming and useful space for environmental educators. Jimena brings a deep curiosity about how online communities grow, connect, and collaborate. She enjoys learning new digital tools and is always looking to make our web spaces more engaging. When not at work, she's walking her huskies and birding.

My name is Joshua Day, I am a k-12 science teacher at Bucktail Campus.  This is my 16th year tecaher and love getting my students hands on experince.  I want to get my students involved more with the environment and the commuinity.  I hope to use MWEE as a way of getting my students more involved. 

As a dedicated educational leader and lifelong learner, I am committed to cultivating school communities where every student and educator can thrive. With diverse teaching and leadership experience in both domestic and international settings, I bring a global perspective, a strong instructional focus, and a deep commitment to equity and excellence in education.

My name is Tess and I am a student leader and founder of Climate in Every Classroom, a youth-led initiative brings climate education into all subject areas and ensuring teachers have simplified resources and confidence to teach climate change. We are developing a workshop model led by a coalition of organizations for our volunteer’s K-12 teachers with continued follow-up throughout the school year designed to help schools easily integrate climate topics across disciplines and to make climate learning more accessible, and connected to everyday education. We’re looking to expand climate literacy and build practical, scalable approaches to environmental education within schools.