People

Katie Walsh Fetzer is a graduate of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina where she earned a B.A. in Environmental Education. For the past 18 years, she has worked as an education manager at an Audubon nature center, public school teacher, naturalist, marine science educator, youth director, summer camp director, and community organizer. She currently serves as Vice President for the Mississippi Environmental Education Alliance and has been an active board member since 2022. Katie is originally from Moss Point, Mississippi but has lived and worked all over the United States. Her goal is to help her community connect to the surrounding ecosystem in order to establish knowledge of and appreciation for its resources. She believes that building this strong sense of place will support the development of personal identity, inspire stewardship, and nurture empathy for all.

Lucy is an associate teaching professor in the Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM) Department at Penn State University.

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My name is Julia Conway, I spent the past year and a half working as a nature based preschool teacher in Pittsburgh, PA. I studied Early Childhood Education and am a certified PreK-4 Teacher in PA, but fell more in love with nature based programs. I am currently a nanny and part time nature based teacher for small preschool enrichment groups. 

I am an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University. I have degrees in wildlife biology and education and have worked in outreach education through the MSU Extension Service for ~15 years. I teach undergraduate students in wildlife conservation and graduate classes in conservation education associated with the MSU online M.S. in Conservation Education. I am Secretary in the Mississippi Environmental Educators Allicance affiliate of NAAEE.

Hi, my name is Deb Schein. I live in Minneapolis. I am an editor for Soul to Soul; I do research and write on the relationship between spirituality and nature; and I am one of the founders of the Loose Parts Laboratory in MN - sponsored by the Reggio Inspired Network of MN.

Katie has been active in the field of environmental education for 20 years. As the executive director of the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education, she leads environmental literacy planning and implementation efforts and is active both locally and nationally.

Hi, I'm Aidan. I'm a college student from Nebraska aiming to go into zoo work specializing in reptiles and amphibians.