People

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.

Bug Hartsock is a graduating Master's student in an Entomology lab. When he's not staring at small critters, he spends his time reading, making art, and going on hikes (as well as playing plenty of Dungeons & Dragons). Bug is passionate about scientific outreach and communication, creating zines and comics designed to make science accessible to everyone. He's also spoken at conferences, on public radio, and at a variety of school outreach events. It's his hope to encourage the rest of the world to fall a little bit more in love with its tiny, many-legged residents.

Lead Educator and Program Manager at Piedmont Wildlife Center in Durham, North Carolina. Alumni of North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources. 

I have been involved in informal eduaction off and on most of my life. As a camp counslor in a Boy Scout camp I first learned my love for teaching outdoor skills and classes. About 10 years ago I quit my blue color job and began working as an outdoor educator. First with the US Forest Service and then a an NPS Park Ranger in the interpretative and education department. My current job combines a lot of my past experinces in a fulfilling way. 

Middle School Social Studies Teacher, avid gardner and outdoor enthusiast

learner teacher of ecology and art

I am the University of Florida IFAS, Monroe County Extension Director. I have an M.A. Degree in Public Administration with a focus on Sustainable Development. I am a Certified Family and Consumer Science Educator. I work with local governments on climate, energy and sustainability.

My name is Jaimie and I am the Education Chair and Festival of the Birds Chair with Presque Isle Audubon. I have been volunteering here for about four years, conneceting people of all ages and abilities with the birds and natural habitats of northwestern Pennsylvania. I lead and coordinate our educational programming - including our EITC approved - Nurture the Nature Lover program, Junior Festival of the Birds, and school and community outreach initiatives - working to inspire the next generation of conservationists across Erie and Crawford counties.