People

Leader of Mountain Trail Outdoor School, an experiential outdoor environmental program in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.  We welcome students from 3rd-8th grade for trips to learn about the ecology of WNC and connect with themselves, each other, and nature.

Coordinator, CO-PI, and CO-Instructor of the Climate READY Program (Climate Resilience Education and Action for Dedicated Youth) at FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center. Curriculum writing, program management, Dual enrollment classes, PD to teachers, networking w/community, and grant writing.

Hello, I am a teacher in the lake Tahoe region of California. I work for a small public charter located in the Olympic Valley. I run the homeschool program for our school and also teach science 2 days on campus. Ive been an educator for nearly 20 years now and started out as a naturalist in a residential outdoor education program in the Santa Cruz mountains. I love incorporating environmental education into my classes as much as possible.

Renee Strnad is the Environmental Educator for Extension Forestry, housed in the
College of Natural Resources at NC State University.  She is the state coordinator for Project Learning Tree, has responsibilities for 4-H natural resource
programming statewide, and is a North Carolina Certified Environmental Educator. 

She has served on the board of Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC), the Southeastern EE Alliance's (SEEA) Leadership Team, and the NAAEE Affiliate Network Steering Committee.  She also works closely with the North Carolina Office of Environmental Education by serving on the Certification Committee and Environmental Literacy Plan Committee. Being at NC State University has allowed her to work with faculty with a growing interest in EE research, and helped create and pilot NC State's EE minor for students in any discipline.

Renee was awarded the Governor’s Award for Environmental Education from the NC Wildlife Federation in 2010, Project Learning Tree’s Gold Star Award in 2013, and the EENC’s Melva Fager Okun Lifetime Achievement award in 2014. She completed her Masters degree in Ecological Teaching and Learning from Lesley University in 2015. In her free time, she enjoys traveling (just one more state to go!), gardening, exploring, relaxing in her hammock, and spending time with family and friends.

I am a K-12 educator, teaching middle school science. I would like to further incorporate environmental and ecological themes more fully into my classroom teaching, and then also transition from classroom science teaching to outdoor, experiential, or environmental education of some sort over the next few years.