About the Educators

Perry Kittredge teaches sixth and eighth graders at Crocker Middle School.  In his 20 year career at Crocker, Perry has taught math and social studies, as well as various electives.  For Perry, nature is a place of peace and also a place of great adventure.  Perry's favorite  adventures in nature include standing on top of Half Dome on a high school youth trip, trekking the Annapurna Circuit on an environmental service project in the central Himalaya, and watching the sun rise from the top of Mount Kilimanjaro with his wife.  Perry's love of cycling began in his early youth.  As a boy, he was exploring Bay Area roadways, started cycle touring in California in high school, and, following graduation, cycled from San Francisco to New York City.  Perry and his family are frequent visitors to Yosemite and love spending time finding new roadways and new destinations in the Bay Area.

Sally James was the teacher/librarian at South Hillsborough Elementary School from 2008-2026.  She retired in 2025 and today, she works part time for Gigglemugs book store and the Burlingame Public Library. She has also started a floral business, Tiger Blooms. Since she was a small child, nature has been a place of refuge, enlightenment, and joy for her. She attributes her love of nature to her father, who began taking her on overnight backpacking adventures in the Canadian wilderness when she was only 7.  Some of her favorite outdoor experiences include hiking the three peaks of Yorkshire (Whernside, Ingleborough, and Pen-y-ghent), in one day with her youngest son and his partner, hiking Mount Whitney with her sisters, hiking to the top of Welcome Mountain in British Columbia with all three of her children, exploring Native Americans ruins in Lake Powell as a child with her family, backpacking the Lost Coast of California, and biking from SF to Los Angeles on the AIDS ride.  

Jenelle Graville is currently the reading specialist at South Hillsborough Elementary School and has been in education for over twenty years. Jenelle grew up in the Bay Area and spent much time hiking and biking with her family, locally and in the Lake Tahoe area. She passed on that love to her two boys, and they continue to take trips together to family favorites such as Yosemite, Santa Cruz/Monterey, and the Sierra Nevadas. They make it a point to spend time in nature on all family vacations. They have enjoyed kayaking down part of the Gardon River in France, hiking through state parks in Tennessee, exploring Mayan ruins on the island of Isla Mujeres, and hiking in Zion National Park. 

Aisling is a 3rd grade teacher at South School. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, paddleboarding, kayaking and swimming alongside her two daughters, her husband and their dog Nico. When she has some alone time, you can find her taking walks with her dog, reading a book of fiction, spending time with friends, or listening to some live music at a local Bay Area venue.

Aisling Harvey has been a teacher for almost 23 years, and began teaching at South School in 2016. Born in Marin County, Aisling spent her formative years living in Ireland, learning how to enjoy time outdoors whether in rain (and lots of it) or sunshine. As a tween, she returned to the Bay and learned her local area by exploring with friends on her mountain bike. As she grew older and spent time in the Monterey Bay area for college, she also learned the joy of camping. Thanks to friends, she was always learning new ways to enjoy nature. When Aisling began a family of her own, she and her husband decided it was essential for their girls to grow up learning how to utilize nature as a means for calming their mind and body, and resetting their place in the world. Her fondest memories in recent years have been spending time in the Lost Sierras enjoying day hikes to various alpine lakes, and longer, challenging hikes to the Buttes Lookout. Wherever she finds herself, Aisling feels happiest when she is outside, disconnected from technology, and recharging her battery with the natural elements.