Our Team

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Our people make everything possible. At NAAEE, we strive towards an inclusive and innovative workplace—one that encourages growth and fosters creativity, while keeping our mission in mind. Just like the expansive field of environmental education, our staff has a vast breadth of knowledge and varied academic and professional backgrounds. Learn more about who we are and how we work to provide education we need for the world we want. 

Board

Judy Braus

Executive Director

Executive Director
NAAEE
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Karyl Askew

At Large Board Member

Program Evaluation Consultant
Karyl Askew Consulting, LLC.
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Dawn Chávez

At Large Board Member

Executive Director
Asheville GreenWorks
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Jaime González

Secretary

Houston Healthy Cities Director
The Nature Conservancy
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Kenji Hakuta

At Large Board Member

Lee L. Jacks Professor, Emeritus
Stanford Graduate School of Education
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Will Parish

At Large Board Member

Founder and President
Ten Strands
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Diego Román

At Large Board Member

Assistant Professor in Bilingual/Bicultural Education
UW-Madison School of Education
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William Street

At Large Board Member

Senior Vice President
Indianapolis Zoo
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Staff

Advisory Council

Nicole Ardoin

Associate Professor
Stanford University

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Paul Hart

Professor of Education
University of Regina

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A Michael Marzolla

4-H Youth Development Advisor Emeritus
University of California

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Brenda Metcalf

Executive Director
Environmental Education Council of Ohio

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Angela Mooney D'Arcy

Executive Director
Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples Sustainability Initiative

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Taylor Morton

Co-Lead, Environmental Health and Justice Leadership Training
WE ACT for Environmental Justice/The University of Pennsylvania

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Darryl Ramos-Young

Public Information Specialist
West Basin Municipal Water District

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Bora Simmons

Director
National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education

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Elena Takaki

Director of Conservation Education and Professional Development
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

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eePRO Group Leaders

Maya Alexander

Young and Emerging Professionals Group Moderator

Potomac River Program Manager/Educator
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
mnalex94@gmail.com
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Sarah Bodor

Advocacy, Policy, and Civic Engagement and Affiliates Group Moderator

Director, Affiliate Relations and Advocacy
NAAEE
sarah@naaee.org
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Rebecca Franzen

Higher Education Group Moderator

Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
bfranzen@uwsp.edu
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Helen Kuhns

Spirituality and EE Group Moderator

Assistant Director & Pearl Programs Coordinator
Lynnhaven River NOW
hwkuhns@gmail.com
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Carlos Perez Murcia

Global EE Group Moderator

Community Manager, Environmental Educator and Scuba Diving Instructor
Fundación Mundo Azul, Centro CIMAP.
ce.perez1025@gmail.com
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Bruce Young

Affiliates and Equity & Inclusion Group Moderator

Affiliate Relations Specialist (he/they)
NAAEE
Bruce@naaee.org
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