People

Amy Neblett is a life long educator and has always had a love for nature.  Amy moved from Austin, Minnesota (the hometown of SPAM) to Galveston Island to attend Texas A&M at Galveston and earned a BS in Marine Biology.  Upon graduation, she moved to Singapore where she worked with the Singapore Environment Council writing nature curriculum and leading tours of the rainforest preserve.

Amy began her classroom teaching in Pearland and then in Galveston at Ball High and Trinity Episcopal School.  She taught 6^th -12^th grade sciences for 20 years.  In 2023, Amy made the leap from Artist Boat volunteer to Operations Director over the education programing and Coastal Heritage Preserve.

Amy enjoys birding, hiking, snorkeling and fishing near our island and around the world with her husband and daughter.  She encourages you to go outside and observe your surroundings today. You may just see a new bird for your life list!

I am a retired hydrogeologist with a strong interest in sharing my interest in and love of the natural world.

Gitanjali Paul is an educator and the founder of Gitanjali Learning Design LLC. With over 15 years of experience in global education, she partners with organizations to design learning experiences grounded in systems thinking that spark meaningful social change. She finds joy in nature, culinary experiments, and time exploring with family.

Katie has been active in the field of environmental education for more than 20 years. She currently works as an environmental and outdoor learning consultant, partnering with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to strengthen environmental education networks and support national initiatives that build capacity across the field. Previously, Katie served for 17 years as Executive Director of the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE), where she led environmental literacy planning and implementation efforts and helped advance environmental education through statewide partnerships, policy, and collaboration. Her work continues to focus on building the people, partnerships, and systems needed to ensure everyone has access to high-quality environmental and outdoor learning opportunities.

I am a 4th grade eastern shore math and science teacher who has been teaching for 11 years.

I have been in the EE field for over 27 years. I am currently the Education and Outreach Manager and I oversee our classroom and adult education programs, website, social media, and marketing efforts. 

I am a senior at Mount Aloyuios College, and I am studying early childhood education prek-6. I have alwasy known I wanted to be a teacher because I love helpin gothers, and enjoy being around children. I can not wait to start my career as a teacher, and I am hoping these training I take in college help me on the route to sucess. 

Olga Schmidt is Chief Editor of ALLATRA Media and a contributing author. A healthcare professional with more than 20 years of experience, she brings a practical, evidence-based perspective to the publication’s editorial work and reporting.

She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Data Science at Eastern University, expanding her expertise in data analysis, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. She has also completed professional training in climate journalism through the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at The University of Texas at Austin and the Global Investigative Journalism Network.

As Chief Editor, Olga contributes to ALLATRA Media’s editorial direction and standards while reporting on healthcare, artificial intelligence, data science, emerging technologies, and climate.

Vladimir Krivitsky is an independent photographer and author based in Israel. For over 20 years, he has been building a unique photographic archive of organic fruits and vegetables with non-standard, expressive natural shapes. His work focuses on leveraging nature’s own designs to inspire curiosity, observation, and imaginative thinking in children, offering a meaningful visual alternative to digital screens.