Outstanding Educators

Michelle Buck
Outstanding Educator

Michelle Buck is an Interpretive Guide at Mauna Kea Visitor Center and works at the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy in Captain Cook, Hawaii Michelle …

Jennifer Beach
Outstanding Educator

Jennifer Beach is a children’s programmer at the Kenton County Public Library. Jennifer is a Certified Professional Environmental Educator who facilitates training in PLT for …

Susan Linscott
Outstanding Educator

Susan Linscott, High School Science Teacher at Lee Academy Susan believes in the practice of place-based, community-based, and inquiry-based learning. She provides her students with …

Julie Gee
Outstanding Educator

Julie Gee, naturalist for Ohio State Parks Julie has exemplified leadership in education throughout her career. As a naturalist for the Ohio State Parks, she …

Outstanding Educator
Kathleen Ogilvy

Kathleen Ogilvy, area forester with the Virginia Department of Forestry Kathleen became a trained PLT facilitator in 2008. Over the past decade, she has taken …

Outstanding Educator
Lori Nicholson

Lori came to the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida in 2005 and became its first Environmental Education Specialist. She works with groups of …

Outstanding Educator
Debbie Fluegel

  Through the nonprofit group Trees Forever, Debbie works with communities, landowners, and farmers to conduct hands-on planting projects to diversify and enhance community forests …

Outstanding Educator
Jana Willis

Jana researches, teaches, publishes, and presents on the integration of technology and environmental education to improve teaching skills. She incorporated PLT into a Survey of …

Outstanding Educator
Tarneshia Evans

As Children’s Garden Educator at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond, Tarneshia plans and carries out nature activities for children and their families. Previously she …