People

The Misale’s love helping the community within Marquette County. With a vision of how they wanted early childhood care and education to feel for both children and their families, the pair decided to open Discovery Central shortly after getting married. The school was founded in Downtown Marquette with its first school year in September of 2010. In 2023, DC moved to its new home at 1010 Silver Creek Rd. Jeremy and Sarah love cultivating relationships with all children enrolled, overseeing maintenance, and keeping up on admissions and admin tasks so that the teaching team can focus on the kiddos, first and foremost.

Stacey has 20 years of experience in outdoor education, program management, and community partnership development across Colorado and the Northwest. She is also an ACE-Certified Health Coach and serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

My passion for education and my love for the outdoors drew me into the world of environmental education. I have almost twenty years of experience working in various educational roles. My background in history gives me a unique perspective on the impact humans have had on the the natural world over time. I currently work with Muddy Sneakers, which is a non-profit that provides standards based science instruction to students in an outdoor setting. 

I am a research scientist turned NC Public School Teacher turned Environmental educator with over 40 years of experience in the environmental education field.  This has always been my passion and my self-care rolled into one.  

I help organizations, school districts, and local governments achieve stronger connections with their communities and a healthy, more sustainable future for everyone.  

Wendell Berry encouraged us not to find a "better" place, but to make the place we are better.

Carrie earned her B.A. in both Environmental Studies and Spanish, a dual major she explored hands-on while studying in the cloud forests of Ecuador. After attending Indiana University to complete her Masters in Public Affairs, with concentrations in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management, she took on the role of Environmental Educator with the City of Bloomington. Here she connected with community members of all ages, teaching about habitats, sustainability practices, and conservation efforts. 

As an established marketing professional and award-winning public speaker, Carrie brings a variety of skills to NAAEE. Hailing most recently from the private sector, she is versed in planning complex marketing strategies for such names as REI, Icelandair, NPR, and The Weather Channel. A thought-leader in her industry, Carrie has developed and delivered training and audits to hundreds of participants, and prides herself on empowering those around her to excellence. She enthusiastically joins the NAAEE team to combine her creative innovation with her passion for environmental justice and education. 

Carrie has spent her life in the Midwest and currently resides in the rolling hills of southern Indiana. Outside work, Carrie serves on the Bloomington Environmental Commission and takes every opportunity to go hiking with her wife and two rescue pups.

Working as a behavioral health technician has shown me the benefits of nature and healing. With a wide variety of professional education I feel comfortable guiding people through nature while explaining our need for connection with the natural world. 

Hi! I’m Jammica, nice to meet’cha! I’m a proud Norfolk resident, Urban Ag advocate and Environmental Steward. I’m passionate about our planet and have worked in the “green” field for about 10 years as a Regional Environmental Outreach & Education Coordinator, an Environmental Marketing Rep as well as an enthusiastic volunteer. I currently work for Keep Norfolk Beautiful. I'm a member of the Norfolk Food Policy Council, a FEAST VA facilitator, a K.U.S.P volunteer, and I'm on the board of directors at The Fred Heutte Center in Norfolk, VA. I'm also a Master Gardener Volunteer with the Virginia Cooperative Extension program and I help work on projects with the non profit Support & Feed organization. I enjoy healthy eating, gardening, learning about innovative environmental and agricultural techniques and educating kids about the environment while opening their eyes to the immense opportunities awaiting them in the agricultural career space. It is also my absolute purpose and promise to help make Norfolk Virginia THE greenest city on the East Coast.