Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School |
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Kathleen Mitchell, Principal 2007-2008 will be Kathleen's 21st year as the Principal of the Outdoor Science School. After earning a BA in psychology at UC Davis, she worked for three years as a naturalist for an Outdoor Education Program in Texas. Back in California, Kathleen worked for both the state and national park system and earned a teaching credential from CSU Sacramento. Kathleen also has a master's degree in Environmental Education from CSUSB. In addition to her degrees and credential, she has extensive course work in various sciences, and certification as a Wilderness First Responder. Kathleen is active in the professional organizations of COSA (California Outdoor School Administrators) and AEOE (Association for Outdoor and Environmental Education). |
| Lindsey (Binz) Hansen is happy to be back in Southern California! After graduating from University of San Diego with a degree in Marine Science, Binz began hopping around the continent. In the past couple years, she has worked as a fisheries observer in the cold waters off New England, taught marine science on a tiny island in New Brunswick, Canada, and served as an environmental educator with AmeriCorps at an Oregon wetland. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, running, eating pudding cups, and exploring new ecosystems. |
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Jeff Stauffer grew up exploring the southern New Jersey coast in Cape May where he developed a passion for studying the natural world. Exploring swamps, ponds, rivers, dunes, and beaches, he has made a life-long commitment to studying our fascinating wild planet. Jeff's scientific interests include lichenology, geology, entomology, ornithology, ethnobotany, and anthropology. Jeff graduated with a BA in Elementary Education from Millersville University in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Jeff has been teaching kids about the earth for the past ten years in both Tennessee and California. In his free time Jeff loves traveling the continent, nature photography, dragonflies, snorkeling and swimming in the ocean. Mail a letter to Jeff
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Matt Sole has returned to Wrightwood after a year of adventures. Matt has a degree in Biology from Cornell. He has worked in a laboratory, but found his love for the outdoors and teaching as an Adventure Trip Leader at Chingachgook Outdoor Center. Matt also brings his experience as a Naturalist at Outdoor Science Schools. Matt loves to camp, hike, rock climb, and play the guitar. |
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Cara Goodwin joins us from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Prior to teaching at LACOSS, Cara worked as an educator at a wetlands in Hillsboro, Oregon. She was also a field instructor at a Nature Park in Beaverton, Oregon. Cara graduated from Marylhurst University with a degree in Science with a concentration in Environmental Science and is eager to learn about the ecology of Southern California. In her free time, she likes to snowshoe, hike, watch movies, and listen to good tunes. Mail a letter to Cara. |
| Courtney DeMicco Growing up near the Appalachian Mountains in central Pennsylvania developed Courtney's appreciation for the outdoors. Courtney graduated with a degree in Recreation & Park Management at Penn State University. Instead of following most college graduate's path, Courtney hit the road and moved up to Alaska where she worked as a sea kayaking guide and explored the wilderness to her heart's content. She decided that living and working in the outdoors was her passion so she moved to the Florida Everglades where she got up-close and personal with american alligators, red mangroves, & wood storks while working as a kayaking river guide and naturalist. She eventually worked her way out to the Outdoor Science school where she can teach, hike, explore, and be in the outdoors all day long! This is her third year At LACOSS, and she is so excited to be back! Mail a letter to Courtney |  |
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Michael Savage explored in the outdoors when he was young and still loves to today. He grew up in the southeastern Appalachian Mountains and first lived in the West when he hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Since then, he has taught for the North Carolina Outward Bound School and the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. He has also guided sea kayak expeditions in Alaska and Florida. In his spare time, Michael loves hiking the hills, watching birds and knitting hats. Mail a letter to Michael |
| Leanne De Craene has journeyed to Wrightwood, California from the distant state of Michigan where she grew up and went to school for the past 20 years. She graduated in 2005 from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Oceanography with an emphasis in Marine Biology (though there is an obvious shortage of marine ecosystems in the state of Michigan!!!). Since graduating she is attempting to set the world record for how many times an individual can switch coasts in ~1 year! She loves working with all types of ecosystems ranging from the rainforests to the oceans to the mountains! Leanne loves to camp, hike, participate in any and all outdoor adventures, and generally enjoy nature! Mail a letter to Leanne |  |
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Emily Volz is excited about living and working in a new environment. Growing up in western central Minnesota began her passion about working in the outdoors. Emily has worked at a variety of environmental education centers from Michigan to Virginia. She finished her degree in environmental education at Unity College in Unity Maine. In her spare time she enjoys canoeing the lakes and streams, playing guitar, and fiber arts.Mail a letter to Emily |
Send a letter to anyone on the Wrightwood staff:LACOSS
P.O. Box 1561
Wrightwood, CA 92397
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