Meet Beth

Beth has been working in the field of education since she was a teenager mentoring younger girls at Girl Scout camp. After graduating from Penn State with a degree in political science, she began a career with the Girl Scouts of the USA, holding a variety of positions developing skills in event planning, volunteer support, teambuilding, informal education, camp administration and adult development. 

Life circumstances changed and, moving to New York City from Pennsylvania, she enrolled in Brooklyn College's graduate program to become a classroom teacher, eventually being certified in Childhood Education (grades 1-6) and Earth Science education (grades 7-12). While in the teaching profession, she honed her curriculum development expertise and became a peer leader at her school and through the city-wide networks of NYC Outward Bound Schools, the Performance Assessment Consortium, Climate Educator's Task Force, Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility and Math for America. Nationally, she has worked with EL Education, Fund for Teachers and EduChange. 

Beth began studying Druidry through the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. This exploration of the power of the natural world, partnered with the growing realization of the need for emotional support for teachers led to the vision for the Awen Center. Having had her fill of city life, and craving more nature, she moved  from Brooklyn to the Catskills and The Awen Center was born.