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I lead the sustainability, bioinspired design, sustainable design, environmental compliance and community outreach programs for LM Aeronautics Co. I am co-founder and board member of the Santa Clarita Environmental Education Consortium (www.sceec.org).

Kathy McGlauflin has served as the National Director for Project Learning Tree and Senior Vice President of Education for the American Forest Foundation since 1985. She was responsible for all the materials development and professional development implementation, as well as supporting the network of PLT state leaders. She is past president and a former board member of the North American Association for Environmental Education. She served on a number of boards, including World Wildlife Fund’s Windows on the Wild national advisory board and the National Association of Conservation Districts’ Education Board. She also served on the National Science Teachers’ Association Task Force on Environmental Education and the Council for Environmental Education advisory board.

Kathy has a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and an M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She began her career as an urban naturalist at the Schlitz Audubon Center in Milwaukee and later directed youth programs for the National Audubon Society at their headquarters in New York City. Prior to coming to PLT, she worked as education coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation.

Kathy has received several awards, including the Walter E. Jeske Lifetime Achievement Award for Environmental Education from the North American Association for Environmental Education and the Rudolph J. H. Schafer Award from the Western Regional Environmental Education Council for her work with Project Learning Tree and her dedication to environmental education. She is a frequent speaker and advisor on environmental education issues, including international keynotes. She is also co-author of Living Lightly in the City, an urban environmental education curriculum.

As an Educator focusing on Energy & Environmental Stewardship, Abigail Garofalo provides training and education to Cook County residents so that they can better utilize the natural benefits the environment has to offer in an urban environment.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are not only home to the largest living trees on Earth but they also contain some of the darkest skies in California. The first ever Dark Sky Festival during the weekend of July 25-27, 2014, in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks hopes to promote this incredible, scenic wonder to Park visitors, amateur astronomers and wilderness enthusiasts. Activities range from speakers on robotic mars missions to current and former astronauts; water rocket launches to Junior Sky Ranger programs. 
Sadly, we are losing our ability to see the stars with increasing light pollution and only one-third of Americans can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. This event hopes to inspire people to preserve dark skies in their homes and communities through action. The International Dark Sky Association, also attending the Festival, will showcase actions to help share this message such as changing outdoor light fixtures to direct light downward, creating community ordinances, and simply turning off our lights when we don’t use them. If successful, this event will return for 2015, and continue as an annual event for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Tara has been living and working in Sequoia National Park for almost 5 years. Arriving to the Park with a degree in Biology from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont, and experience in outdoor guiding and non-profits, a certain cross-country road trip inspired her to move to the west coast to pursue a career in environmental education. In the Park, Tara leads hiking tours for school groups, and private tours for the general public. She also manages astronomy, living history, campfires, and other naturalist programs and has organized the first ever Dark Sky Festival for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Apart from teaching, Tara also enjoys skiing, backpacking, biking, and traveling. 

Sergio is Communications Specialist at Resource Watch, contributing to bringing the platform’s research and data to the audiences so they can get the best of it. Sergio is a passionate advocate of sustainable urban mobility. He moves around the city on his bike and enjoys being part of its diversity

Andra provides leadership in implementing a broad Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Initiative that focuses on promoting environmental literacy and preparing leaders to integrate environmental sustainability and a climate ready mindset across all facets of school institutions.

Hi! I'm the Education Outreach Coordinator for Forests Ontario, a not-for-profit organization focused on tree planting, forest stewardship, forest education and awareness. We run events such as Tree Bee and the Ontario Envirothon, in addition to programs like Forestry in the Classroom.