People

My name is Ashlee, I am a student currently in school for my bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education/Special Education to become a teacher. I am currently working in a school system and within the community with families and children to help different children progress in development. 

Aneesa Jamal is a CEE-Change Fellow with the NAAEE. She has been involved with innovative work in school education for the past 14 years. She currently heads Cogitation Club, an after school program for middle & high school students. Aneesa was the Head of Al Qamar Academy, a progressive micro-school in Chennai, India for over 10 years.  Aneesa holds micro-credentials from Cornell University & National Geographic for teaching climate change, urban environmental education & geo-inquiry.  She has extensive experience in teaching creative writing and has co-mentored children in authoring storybooks on nature and environmental issues. . An alumna of Smith College, USA & an MBA from the University of Washington, she is currently pursuing her PhD in Education in Malaysia.

The San Francisco Waldorf School was founded in 1979 and serves more than 400 students across a parent-child program, a Preschool program, Kindergarten, and the First through Twelfth grades. Our grade school campus (Preschool through Eighth grade) is in the Pacific Heights neighborhood and is easily accessible via Muni lines.

I am an interdisciplinary environmental social scientist and I work primarily in human-animal studies, environmental education, and sustainable food systems.

See my books:

Animals in Environmental Education: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Curriculum and Pedagogy

Animal Edutainment in a Neoliberal Era: Politics, Pedagogy, and Practice in the Contemporary Aquarium

Yulissa joined Ventana Wildlife Society in the Fall of 2020 as an intern for our Education and Outreach Program and later moved into her role as an instructor and bi-lingual educator. In August 2021, Yulissa joined VWS full-time as Youth and Family program coordinator - since then Yulissa has been working on Nature Prescription programming including family camping trips, single-day adventures, and nature classes. Yulissa is excited to work with the community and bring the benefits of nature to others. 

Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center is a private, 501(c)(3) non-profit, accredited school dedicated to fostering awareness, enhancing respect, and promoting personal responsibility for the natural world through inspiring environmental education experiences.