Our Team

Staff & Consultants

Erin Allaman (she/her)

Manager of Learning & Evaluation

Christian Alvarado (he/him)

Manager of Peer Learning

David Beard (he/him)

Director of Policy & Government Affairs
Avery Cleary

Avery Cleary (she/her)

Conference Manager
Priya Cook

Priya Cook (she/her)

Director, Green Schoolyards and Communities

Devin Cowens (she/her)

Events Manager

Jaime Ehrenberg (she/her)

Sr. Vice President, Development and Partnerships
Cathy Jordan

Cathy Jordan (she/her)

Consulting Director of Research
Ed Kegle

Ed Kegle (he/him)

COO
Marley Kehew Headshot

Marley Kehew (she/her)

Content Strategy Coordinator
Tehlyr Kellog

Tehlyr Kellogg (they/them)

Executive Manager

Brenda Kessler (she/her)

Project Manager

Naomi LaRonde-King, (she/her)

Development Manager

Rachel Lewis (she/her)

Operations Manager
Monica Lopez Magee

Monica Lopez Magee (she/her)

Sr. Vice President, Programs, Research & Policy
Kelly McManus

Kelly McManus (she/her)

Creative Director
Sarah Milligan Toffler

Sarah Milligan-Toffler (she/her)

President & CEO
Laura Mylan

Laura Mylan (she/her)

CSO, External Relations
Kristy Omelianuk

Kristy Omelianuk (she/her)

Network Engagement Manager
Alejandra Pallais

Alejandra Pallais (she/her)

Communications Strategist

Tanya Pappa (she/her)

Manager of Cities and Youth Engagement

Jamie Pérez (she/her)

Membership & Communications Coordinator
Sania Qureshi

Sania Qureshi (she/her)

Project Coordinator

Mikaela J. Randolph (she/her)

Technical Assistance Consultant
Amelia Rhodeland

Amelia Rhodeland (she/her)

Content Production Manager
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Deliesha Stewart (she/her)

Accountant
Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson (she/her)

Research Library Curator
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Jaime Winans-Solis (she/her)

Research Library Curator

Board of Directors

Officers

Jesús Aguirre

Board Chair

Hanaa Hamdi, PhD

Vice Chair

Hussein Mohsen

Treasurer
Hannah Quimby

Hannah Quimby

Secretary

Dr. Daniele Lyman-Torres

Governance Chair
Kim Moore Bailey

Kim Moore Bailey

Past Board Chair

Members

Mickey Fearn

Member

Phil Ginsburg

Member
Nancy Herron

Nancy Herron

Member

Kim Larson

Member
Lisa Moore

Lisa Moore

Member

Founders’ Council

Richard Louv

Richard Louv

Council Chair
Cheryl Charles

Cheryl Charles

Council Co-Chair
Gail C. Christopher

Dr. Gail C. Christopher

Marti Erickson

Dr. Marti Erickson

Howard Frumkin

Howard Frumkin

M.D., Dr.P.H.
Martin LeBlanc

Martin LeBlanc

Fran P. Mainella

Fran P. Mainella

Stephan D. Nygren

Stephan D. Nygren

David Orr

David Orr

Amy Pertschuk

Amy Pertschuk

Stephen J. Pont

Stephen J. Pont, MD, MPH, FAAP

Laura Turner Seydel

Laura Turner Seydel

Jesse Sixkiller

Jesse Sixkiller

Michael Pertschuk

Mike Pertschuk

Advisors & Ambassadors

Scientific Advisory Council

Nicole Ardoin, PhD Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education and Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

Louise Turner Chawla, PhD Professor Emerita, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado

Ming Kuo, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Stephen J. Pont, MD, MPH, FAAP Medical Director, Office of Science and Population Health, Texas Department of State Health Services

Nancy Wells, PhD Professor, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University

Scientific Advisory Council Emeritus

Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, DrPH PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Marianne Krasny, PhD PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIC ECOLOGY LAB, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Green Schoolyards: Research and Metrics Advisors

Myron Floyd Professor and Department Head, North Carolina State University, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Lois Brink Chief Strategist, The Big Sandbox and Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Landscape Architecture

William Sullivan Professor and Department Head, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Dana Gerstein Director of Regulatory Affairs, National Dairy Council

Robin Moore Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director, Natural Learning Initiative, North Carolina State University

Nilda Cosco Associate Research Professor, Director of Programs, Natural Learning Initiative, North Carolina State University

Rachel Pringle Vice President of Growth & Strategic Partnerships, Education Outside

Kathryn Stevenson Associate Professor, North Carolina State University, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Green Schoolyards: Resource Curation Advisors

Cam Collyer Executive Director, Programs, Evergreen

Nette Compton Deputy Director of Parks for People, Trust for Public Land

Sharon Danks Founder and Executive Director, Green Schoolyards America

Rich Dolesh Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, National Recreation and Parks Association

Andrea Falken Director, U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools

John Fisher Outreach Director, Life Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz

Justin Hegarty Executive Director, Green Schools Consortium of Milwaukee/ Reflo

Anisa Hemming Director, Center for Green Schools, US Green Building Council

Rusty Keeler Founder, Earth Play

Meg Kelly Senior Manager, Healthy Schools Campaign

Mary Alice Lee Director, Trust for Public Land – PlaNYC

Kirk Meyer Co-Founder (retired), Boston Schoolyard Initiative

Vicki Moore Founder and Board Member, Living Classroom

Alison Pernell Project Manager, Local Government Commission

Rachel Pringle Chief Strategy Officer, Education Outside

Lori Robertson Director of Conservation, National Recreation and Parks Association

David Rouse Managing Director of Research and Advisory Services, American Planning Association

Kevin Schabow Natural Resource Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Jennifer Seydel Executive Director, Green Schools National Network

Shannon Sprague Environmental Literacy & Partnerships Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Jeff Vincent Director of Public Infrastructure Initiatives, Center for Cities + Schools, University of California-Berkeley

Jenny Wiedower K-12 Manager, Center for Green Schools, US Green Building Council

Join Our Team

We are striving to build a diverse team that reflects the wide range of races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, cultures and lived experiences of the international children and nature movement. We are committed to values of equity and inclusion in the way we work with each other, with our partners, and in the communities we serve.

Open Positions

There are no open positions at this time. Please check back later.