Jennifer moved to Knollwood from Rodgers Forge in 2013. Her interest in joining the Green Team stems from a desire to connect with community members about sustainability issues. She’s working on expanding her knowledge and experience in edible landscaping/permaculture and outdoor education.

Trish has been living in Knollwood since 1999. Her passion for organic vegetable gardening started back in 1987 while living in South America. Upon returning to the the US in 1990, seeking a simple lifestyle, she ended up as a farm hand in her native CT and had an authentic Farm-to-Table experience. In 2011, Trish and Guillermo had the front lawn planted as an edible landscape installation, but now they have a fenced-in vegetable garden in the back yard, while dedicating the front landscape to native plants and pollinators!

Shannon moved to Knollwood in 2009 and began the Green Team in 2015 with stream cleanup and work on Radebaugh Park. Her passion for the environment has been a lifelong obsession and her zeal for native plants began while obtaining her Landscape Design certification through George Washington University. Shannon's environmental passions lean towards education and include woody plants, storm and waste water, and public open space. When not sharing her eco-obsessions, she is typically outdoor adventure hiking, biking, paddling with her husband and two children.

Maureen moved to Knollwood in 2017. She majored in Environmental Science for her Bachelor’s Degree from Creighton University, then worked as a Biological Science Technician for Theodore Roosevelt National Park before becoming a science teacher. Upon moving to Maryland, Maureen volunteered at Irvine Nature Center in Owings Mills, MD where she assisted in animal care and learned about Maryland’s native flora and fauna. Maureen has taught science for over 20 years, both public and private and in middle and high schools. With her students at the Sacred Heart School of Glyndon, Maureen participated in the Statewide Watershed Summit (2018) in Annapolis, MD where they were awarded funds to plant a rain garden at the school. Currently, Maureen is a high school science teacher in Baltimore County. This summer she hopes to replant the portion of her yard by the Weatherbee bus stop with lots of natives!

Lauren moved to Knollwood in 2016 and became involved with the green team through a neighborhood stream cleanup. Since then, she has become involved with many environmental projects throughout the Towson area as well as in Baltimore City. She is particularly passionate about habitat restoration including non-native invasive plant removal and ecologically beneficial gardening. She also loves hiking and backpacking and hopes to one day have a cat who will join her on the Appalachian Trail. Her two current cats have declined the invitation.