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Hannah Hazewinkel

Tania Marien

Tania Marien is the publisher of Transferable Solutions, a newsletter that reimagines environmental skills, helping environmental educators consider how to apply them to cross-sector work. She is the producer of the TALATERRA podcast, where she hosts conversations with independent environmental education and sustainability professionals, researchers, and authors. Past roles include serving as the publisher of ArtPlantae, a resource connecting artists, naturalists, and educators. Tania is a contributor to The Carbon Almanac (Penguin Random House, 2022) and Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions (Springer Nature, 2024).

 

Christine Biela

Johana Vicente

Brekke Bounds

Megan Fink She/Her

Megan Fink serves as the Partnerships & Policy Manager for the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Working in the field of Environmental Education for over a decade, Megan brings a robust, place-based, outdoor education background to the NAAEE team. She has built enduring working relationships across the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Mid-Atlantic region. As a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Science and Biology, Megan began her career as an Environmental Educator at the North Carolina Aquariums before joining the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) in 2011. Through several program management positions with CBF she led students, teachers, school administrators, and environmental professionals on ecological, cultural, and historical investigations of the Bay. She also managed a statewide leadership program for high school students, teaching them how to become environmental advocates at the local, regional, and national levels.

Megan earned an Executive Master of Natural Resources from Virginia Tech’s Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability in 2020. In 2022-23, she served as Education Director for the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park, supervising 15 Environmental Education Programs and expanding their reach to 14,000 participants annually. She also initiated and managed a project to launch a brand-new, nature-based preschool and served on the Maryland State Department of Education’s Workgroup to develop statewide Outdoor Preschool licensing standards. 

Throughout her career, Megan has designed programs that inspire participants to act on behalf of their local natural resources and enhance people’s understanding of and connection to the natural world through compelling environmental education experiences. In her spare time, she can often be found hiking, gardening, paddling, and spending time with her loved ones, including her dog, Ruby, splashing around the Bay watershed!

Pamela McElmoyle

I am a lifelong learner, teaching middle school to create active community members for our future. 

Jeni Bonilla she/her

Educator, coach, mom, and wife who loves adventure and creating beautiful experiences for others.

Dav Yuan

Dav Yuan is the Program Manager for The Maui Digital Bus, a mobile science education program operated by the Maui Economic Development Board. For more than a decade, he has developed hands-on, place-based learning experiences for K–12 students across Maui County, blending science, Hawaiian culture, and environmental stewardship. Dav holds a Master of Science in Biology from Clemson University and is passionate about connecting students to the natural world through meaningful, real-world exploration.

PATRICIA CROWLEY

Rebekah Olls

Jhanna Levin

Ansley Jones

Ariel Reed

Deborah Carlson

Natalee Good She/her

I am a graduate student pursuing my masters in environmental education at Florida Atlantic University. I spent over 6 years in public health and emergency management before deciding I wanted to focus on my true passion, the environment. I am now gaining invaluble experience as I work splitting my time as a graduate teaching assistant at FAU Pine Jog Environemental Education Center and as an environmental educator at Friends of MacArthur Beach State park. 

Thomas Harbold

Long-time outdoor and environmental educator, conservation educator, and sustainable agriculture educator, and naturalist/natural & cultural history interpreter, now getting back into the field.

Jennifer Gaddy

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Madelyn Mitchell

Hi! My name is Madelyn and I am a recent graduate from San Diego State University. I have a B.A. in Sustainability with a minor in Anthropology. Children are our future, and by introducing environmental education at a young age, we can teach future generations to foster an innate love for our planet, and the necesseties of conservation. 

EcoRise Mobilizing the next gen of leaders

EcoRise is a nonprofit that empowers the next generation of sustainable leaders to tackle real-world challenges. We partner with K–12 educators and enliven conventional classrooms with resources supporting STEM edu, environmental literacy, green careers, and the development of 21st-century skills.

Kelly Frame

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Judy Barbour

Educator in middle school, currently, teaching engineering. In my free time I enjoy being outside especially the NC mountains and it seems interesting to combine STEM programs with environmental education.