People

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Preethi Mony is a specialist in the field of environmental education, program evaluation and grants and has a wide range of experience from developing resource matierials, conducting programs with children and adults, as well as evaluating programs and grant reporting.

Growing up in the busy metropolis of Mumbai, she quickly recognized the importance of the social aspects of conservation in protecting the natural world. She has worked with organizations in India and the US to help with environmental education program planning and resource development. She has over 20 years of experience working with zoos and museums to evaluate programs and exhibits and recommend strategies to improve the overall visitor experience. Over the last 2 years, she has worked at a local community college to support grant work (federal, state, and private) as well as to inform data driven decision making in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space. She brings all of these experiences to her current role of EE Grant and Program Manager at NAAEE.

Preethi holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from The Ohio State University. She earned her M.S. in interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida, and a B.Sc. in Life Sciences from the University of Mumbai, India.

Jennifer Saunders is an educator who has taught for 18 years in elementary and middle schools.  She is a TELL mentor for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and enjoys teaching outdoors.

My name is Lexi and I work for Project Learning Tree Ohio within the Forestry division of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Environmental education is my passion, I love getting outdoors and helping people connect with nature. Before working with PLT I was a naturalist at Blendon Woods Metro park where I interacted with people every day and helped them with identification and environmental stewardship. I am also a student at the Ohio State University study Natural Resource Management!

I'm a student at Ohio State University, currently working towards getting a bachelors in environmental science.

I enjoy to spend time outside and painting. I like to look for interesting flowers and see how bees pollinate with them. Beaches are a place I love to relax at.

Student

Abbey Matre is a Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy Educator with University of Illinois Extension serving Cook County. Her work focuses on environmental education, conservation outreach, and connecting communities with local natural resources through programs related to habitat restoration, water conservation, and climate resilience. She is passionate about helping people build meaningful connections with the natural world and turn education into action in their communities.

I work as an interpreter in several parks in Sonoma County, incl. at Pond Farm Pottery, a National Historic Landmark, Armstrong Redwoods, and at the Sonoma Coast State Park beaches. While working with school-age students, my greatest joy is seeing them lose all sense of time and self-consciousness in exploring their surroundings. I aim to create memories that create understanding, curiosity and appreciation for a place, no matter whether it's a cultural landmark, a harbor seal pup, the grassland or a sprouting redwood tree.