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Dr. Taylor has worked in K-16 science education for 20+ years. He is a proven leader and champion of science education within the State of Utah, leading teams of educators in the development of the State's Science Education and Engineering Standards for K-12 schools.  He continues to provide professional development opportunities for teachers through the Utah Science Teaching Association and now works with Zion National Park's official non-profit partner, Zion Forever Project, as the Director of Education & Visitor Services, supporting the Park in all education efforts.

I live in NC. I was a pediatrician in a former life and now I found my joy and passion in teaching preschoolers in a forest setting. I am a big birder and love to bring my love of the natural world to everyone I see, kids, other adults, friends. because if I am passionate about something, then it spreads and others become passioante too. 

A former classroom teacher, turned naturalist. I believe we never stop learning, and I want students/adults to know we can learn from each other by taking time to make careful observations about the natural world and asking engaging questions that lead to deeper understanding.

I am a special Education teacher assistant at a High School. I am taking classes at a Wisconsin University to get my Special Education Teachers License. 

Georgia Wright (she/they) is RIEEA’s Communications Manager. She a writer, organizer, and audio producer based in Providence, RI. Georgia’s opinion and culture writing can be found in The Guardian, Atmos, and The Indy; the youth climate podcast she co-created, Inherited (a production of YR Media and Critical Frequency) has been critically acclaimed by outlets such as the New York Times, NPR, Vulture, CBS This Morning, and New Scientist. Her work has won a Signal Award, a Casey Shearer Memorial Award, and a Merlyn’s Pen Climate Grant, among other honors.

You can reach Georgia at gwright(at)rieea(dot)org.

Mountain Watershed Association began its life around a kitchen table. The organization was founded in 1994 to oppose an underground coal mine proposal in the Indian Creek Watershed in the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania. MWA’s input and organized opposition resulted in the denial of the permit. MWA’s board of directors and dedicated community members realized that to restore the watershed to a viable community, they would have to address the legacy of more than 150 years of extraction and disinvestment in our rural Appalachian region. Since then, MWA has restored more than 70 percent of the Indian Creek Watershed and prevented countless sources of additional pollution in the broader Youghiogheny River Watershed. The organization has expanded to eleven full-time employees, a 17-person volunteer Board of Directors, and more than 2500 members and supporters.

Naturalist, Storyteller and avid adventurist.