M’Lis is passionate about environmental and place based education that incorporates issues of social justice. She has over 20 years of experience working with teen in urban communities including Flint and Detroit Michigan and NYC. She uses participatory practices re-design school yards that support
I am the Director of the Pennington Marine Science located on Catalina Island. The center is part of Camp Emerald Bay which is owned and operated by the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In the summer we run a scout camp and outdoor education camps in the spring & fall
I'm an active outdoor educator interested in developing programs to involve school groups in citizen science. I hope to create opportunities to make marine environments and scientific research more accessible to students.