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Project Overview>Who is Involved?
Who is Involved?
Coalition for Watershed Education (CWE) and other Project Partners
The Coalition for Watershed Education is anchored by four well-established community organizations operating in varied but intersecting domains. They have expertise in technology, broadcast, exhibit design and water resource management among other areas. They are: - Land Information Access Association (LIAA)
- Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Water Studies Institute, (WSI)
- Great Lakes Children’s Museum, (GLCM)
- Interlochen Public Radio, (IPR)
The Project Partners also include: - Michigan State University Extension 4-H
Project Team
The Project Team includes personnel at each of the core partnering organizations with primary responsibility for directing the component(s) of the project that are built around strengths within their organization. In addition to the roles described, each core partner acts as liaison to their regional and national counterparts. - Joe VanderMeulen, Ph.D., Executive Director of Land Information Access Association
- Carl Ferguson, Dave Frey, Jim Muratzki, Rob Astor, Kaye Krapohl, LIAA
- Peter Payette, News Director at Interlochen Public Radio
- Mary Manner, M.S., Director of Education for the Great Lakes Children’s Museum
- John Noonan, Executive Director, Great Lakes Children’s Museum
- Marguerite Cotto, Vice President for Lifelong Learning at Northwestern Michigan College
- Chris Kitzman, Education Consultant, LIAA
- Wanda Repke, 4-H volunteer and Youth Development Coordinator
- Colleen Masterson, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute
Project Consultants
The project consultants provide media production support for field teams. - Kate Trainer and Eartha Melzer, Snowball Media
- Lou Blouin, Radio Anyway
- Linnaea Melcarek, Radio Anyway and Interlochen Public Radio
Advisors
Advisory Committee Members are professionals with expertise in science and technology education, youth development and advocacy, and watershed and river science. The primary function of the advisory committee is to provide guidance on the development of STEM content, best instructional practice, ensure content accuracy and assist with broad dissemination of the project. They are: - Gary Appel, Senior Program Associate, North Central Regional Education Laboratory
- Allison Arnold, Community Learning Center Director, Traverse City Area Public Schools
- Stephen P. Barbus, Dean College of Education, Saginaw Valley State University
- Andy Knott, Director, The Watershed Center, Traverse City
- Steve Largent, Director, Boardman River Project of the Grand Traverse Conservation District
- Patty O’Donnell, Planner/outreach, Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
- Mary Whitmore, Independent Science Education Consultant and former Executive Director of SEE-North, Petoskey, Michigan
- Andrea Grix, State Coordinator, MI 4-H Youth Conservation Council, Education Consultant, Kettunen Center
- Pam Alfieri, Principal, Traverse City West Junior High School
- Kirk Waterstripe, Science Educator, Northwestern Michigan College
This page last updated on 4/17/2008.
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