People

Alan works at the U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development's Center for Environmental Soluntions and Emergency Response (CESER) as their STEM Outreach Coordinator. Building on over a decade of providing evironmental educaiton and workforce development in the non-profit world, Alan brings this experience to the development of a new outreach program at the EPA's CESER's HQ in Cincinnati, OH. 

Retired science teacher in a local LEA. Now teaching Earth science to elementary education majors and others.

Born and raised in Costa Rica, I developed a passion for nature, which led me to earn a B.S. in Biology from the University of Costa Rica and an M.S. in Nat. Res. with an emphasis in Environmental Education and Interpretation from UW-Stevens Point. I am passionate about conservation and education. I'm part of the K-12 Education team at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 

I am working on getting my teaaching certificate!

3rd grade teacher

I love finding and sharing new ways to learn, especially when it's connected to one's place. My time in the Montana Conservation Corps, AmeriCorps, and as a teacher changed how I view education- the chance to glean a sense of connection from nature is something I want every student to experience.

I am an educator and an advocate for public-involvement and community science, working at the intersection of people, nature, climate, and science. I am the PI on the MacroBlitz project, leading a team of National Geographic explorers to empower educators from the Canadian forests to Chilean Patagonia to teach how to survey aquatic macroinvertebrates using iNaturalist as a data platform. My scope of work includes professional and curriculum development on water, soil, and grasslands. I facilitate and advocate for braiding Indigenous ways of knowing and Western STEM in my work.