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Bora Simmons serves as the founding director of the National Project for Excellence in Environmental Education. The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) initiated the Project in 1993 to help educators develop and deliver effective environmental education programs. The Project has drawn on the insights of literally thousands of educators across the United States and around the world to craft guidelines for top-quality environmental education.

My name is Colleen. I live in Columbus, Ohio, and work for the ODNR Division of Forestry. I am the mother of three grown children and the grandmother of two. I love to travel, and one of my favorite things is identifying accents. I like the woods more than the beach and the fall season over the summer, although I do like summer concerts and county fairs. I do not have any pets, as I travel often. I love coffee and always try to find the best coffee shops in a town. A fun fact about me is that I like a variety of music genres; my favorite is music played on the piano.

Instructional designer graduate of Wayne State University' Master of Instructional Technology. Life long environmentalist, educational work has always been done through  informal settings and community education engagement and outreach.  Have codirected a GED program in Detroit, environmental work has included education and outreach concerning recycling/composting, 8 Rs of Zero Waste, basic climate change information and mitigation and other materials management information.   

L. E. Carmichael is a scientist and the award-winning author of more than 20 STEM books for young readers including The Boreal Forest: A Year in the World's Largest Land Biome (2020) and Polar: Wildlife at the Ends of the Earth (2023).