Board of Directors
Board members are elected yearly at the Annual Conference/Meeting and by email proxy voting. MAEOE is always looking for new candidates for the Board of Directors. If you are interested in volunteering your time in advancing environmental and outdoor education in the Great Lakes state, please consider running for the Board or joining a committee.
Ashlie SMith
Immediate Past President
Supervisor & Naturalist
Farmington Hills Nature Center
28600 W. Eleven Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Location (Heritage Park): 24915 Farmington Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
Tel: 248-477-1135 (w)
Email: asmith@fhgov.com
Term expires: 2018
Cindy Fitzwilliams-Heck
President
Biology Instructor | Outdoor Club Advisor
Ferris State University
Department of Biological Sciences
ASC 820 Campus Dr
Office: SCI 141
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2225
Tel: 231-591-5843
Email: fitzwilc@ferris.edu
Term expires: 2019
Brittany Burgess
President-Elect
Program Manager
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
1109 Geddes Ave., Room 1011
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
Tel: 734-647-6421
Email: brchunn@umich.edu
Term expires: 2020
Becky Durling
Secretary
Young Fives Teacher Discovery Elementary - Williamston Community Schools
350 Highland Street
Williamston, MI 48895
Tel: 517-655-2855 ext 4510
Email: durlinr@gowcs.net
Term expires: 2019
Marilena Burlacu
Treasurer
Email: maeoe.treasurer@gmail.com Term expires: 2018
Bridget Booth
Director at Large
Middle School Science Teacher St. Thomas Aquinas School
915 Alton Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
Email: bbooth@elcatholics.com
Term expires: 2018
Nick Di'Cresce
Director at Large
Director of Environmental Education
Our Global Kids
4330 Grayton
Detroit, MI 48224
Tel: 313-407-7665
Email: nickthenaturenut@gmail.com
Term expires: 2019
Bill Hodges
Director at Large
Science Teacher
Holt High School 5885 West Holt Road Tel: 517-699-7441
Email: whodges@hpsk12.net
Term expires: 2020
Zakiya Jackson
Director at Large
Special Education Teacher
Detroit Public Schools
Ralph J. Bunche Preparatory Academy
2715 Macomb Street Detroit, MI 48207
Tel: 313-748-6547
Email: zakiyaajackson@gmail.com
Term expires: 2018
Misty Klotz
Director at Large
Community Outreach Assistant
Michigan State University - W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
3700 E. Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060
Tel: 269-671-2402
Term expires: 2020
Mike LeValley
Director at Large
Education Coordinator
Isabella Conservation District
5979 E Broadway
Mt Pleasant, MI 48858
Tel: 989-772-5927 ext 118
Email: mike.levalley@mi.usda.gov
Term expires: 2019
MAEOE Advisors
Kevin Frailey, Education Services Manager
Marketing and Outreach Division
MI Dept of Natural Resources
Tel: 517-373-7306
Email: FraileyK@michigan.gov
Tom Occhipinti, Environmental Educ. Coordinator
MI Dept of Environmental Quality
Tel: 517- 373-2379
Email: occhipintit@michigan.gov
Staff
For questions about your membership, listserv, joining MAEOE, or sharing your resources and events on our website, please contact:
Elizabeth Pike
MAEOE Administrative Assistant
Email: admin@maeoe.com
For questions about the MAEOEgram please contact:
Scot Martin
MAEOEgram Editor
Email: maeoegram@gmail.com
Chris Blunden
MAEOEgram Designer
Email: cblunden@circle26.com