Laurel Schwartz Potomac Valley Audubon Society's Watershed Program Coordinator and has been working in this role since September 2021. She graduated from Shepherd University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies. She also serves PVAS as a summer camp site director.
Maryam holds a PhD in Ecology & Free-Choice STEM Learning at Purdue University. Currently, she is part of the Center for Community and Citizen Science at UC Davis to work on the impact of natural history museum-led citizen science projects on youth.
I am the Environmental Education Manager at Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful managing programmes such as Eco-Schools, Eco-Campus and Young Reporters for the Environment. I am a qualified teacher and I taught for 10+ years in the post primary sector teaching Geography, Spanish & Irish.