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Susie has been honored to revive the EE program which has been world renowned and recognized by many awards. She has a B.S. in Zoology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and a M.A. in Science Education with a specialization in Marine and Aquatic Science from The Ohio State University. She has been teaching in Lee County since 1991. She was most recently the Science Resource Teacher at Littleton Elementary for ten years, where she was a Golden Apple Finalist seven times, and won many grants to support gardens and science programs. She has taught kindergarten through college over her career. Prior to teaching she was a zookeeper at the Cincinnati Zoo and a dolphin trainer at Kings Island, Ohio. She continues to work with the Sea Scouts of Cape Coral and the Volunteer Scientific Research Dive Team citizen science group. She is also an amateur beekeeper.

Shelby is a member of the Lee County School District's Environmental Education Department as the Helping Teacher for field trips to J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Shelby is a born and raised Floridian and a graduate of North Fort Myers High School and Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2018, she graduated with a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a minor in Secondary Science Education. Before joining the EE team with Lee County schools, Shelby was the Volunteer & Education Program Coordinator for a small, environmental nonprofit in SWFL, where she created and executed educational programs and activities for children and adults. Aside from developing and coordinating activities, Shelby has lead and assisted with summer nature camps for several years and has also created and maintained wildlife gardens at local parks. Shelby's goal is to continue learning and sharing information about the environment to help others understand its value.

Louise taught high school history for nearly three decades before becoming an environmental educator. She earned her B.A. in history from Vassar College, her M.A. in World History from the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and her M.A.T. in History Education from Brown University. She was a state semi-finalist in the Teacher of the Year program in 1994. In 2013, she was awarded the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching and worked in India. After moving to Southwest Florida, she was inspired to get involved in aquatic protection and earned her certification as a Master Naturalist. At present, she serves as Education Coordinator for Friends of Lovers Key, where she helps administer the Eco-Arts Summer Camp, Trails for Tails (a service learning partnership between Florida Gulf Coast University and Lovers Key State Park) and a lecture series, “What You See on the Land, Lands in the Sea”. She believes “it is a privilege to live in Florida, and with that privilege comes the responsibility of effective environmental stewardship”. For fun, Louise loves travelling with her husband, bicycling and looking for Nemo in coral reefs around the world.