Meet the team
Click on each team member's photo or name to explore their personal portfolios!
Lenora DavisPronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Environmental Science Minors: Spanish, Food Studies, Biology Hometown: Gresham, OR Why I joined ELP: I wanted to share my love of nature and the environment with younger students, inspiring them to form meaningful connections with the outdoors and get excited about science and learning, like my teachers did for me. Hobbies: Hiking, drawing and painting, spending time outside with my pets. What’s next? I will be doing research with the University of Oregon's Soil Plant Atmosphere Lab under a scholarship from the National Science Foundation's aspiring science teacher program. I then plan to attend graduate school to become a high school science teacher! |
Daisy JonesPronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Environmental Studies Minors: Art Hometown: Venice Beach, CA Why I joined ELP: I joined in the hope that I would be able to figure out what direction I wanted to take my career. I needed leadership skills and communication/team skills. No other class has pushed me the way the ELP program has. Hobbies: reading comics/books/webtoons Outdoor activities: roller skating, plein air studies, people watching What’s next?! I want to further use my art to spread environmental knowledge and awareness. World-building and comic making with a focus on our interactions with our environments. So I’ll probably have to freelance for a while before I can do a project concretely. |
Connor PaschkePronouns: He, him, his
Major: Environmental Studies Hometown: Merrill, OR Why I joined ELP: Youth not only deserve opportunities to connect with the natural world, but I believe it is essential that they do so in a dynamic, interdisciplinary manner. I was motivated to join ELP to help students become more aware of the environment, as well as to instill a sense of wonder and care of the world. Hobbies: Drawing, critiquing movies, hiking, and cooking. What’s next? After graduating June 2020, I intend to enter a job in the environmental restoration field, putting my efforts towards healing habitats affected by human impacts. |
Marychris SittonPronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Environmental Studies Minors: Sociology & Geography Hometown: Portland, OR Why I joined ELP: I joined ELP because I want to learn how to become a better environmental educator and help foster love and appreciation for the natural environment in young students. Hobbies: Playing volleyball & tennis, hiking, collecting seashells, & cooking. What’s next? After graduating from University of Oregon, I plan on either working with Northwest Science Outdoor School or the U.S. Forest service to continue building skills, and gain more knowledge and experience in environmental education. Later on, I’d like to attend grad school and pursue my master’s in environmental education. |
Madison RushPronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Environmental Science Minors: Geology Hometown: Portland, OR Why I joined ELP: I have seen the life changing effect that environmental education can have on students and wanted to continue to cultivate that "awe" and sense of wonder for my students in this course. I joined ELP to continue working on my skills as an educator and mentor while sharing my passion and love for the environment! Hobbies: Ceramics, hiking, forging for mushrooms, and cooking. What’s next? After getting my bachelors from University of Oregon, I aspire to go back to MESD Outdoor School and become a field instructor. After that I would like to further my career as an environmental educator and get my master's in education. |
Kaylynn WohlPronouns: she, her, hers, they, them, theirs
Major: Journalism and Environmental Studies Hometown: Phoenix, AZ Why I joined ELP: My love for trees came first; my desire to share this love came second. I pursued this program with intention to overcome anxieties while also growing in leadership and communication skills. While striving to be the best leader I can be, I wanted to mentor our youth to become the best environmental lovers and activists our future could have. Hobbies: Ceramics, vegetarian/vegan cooking, roller skating, drawing/ painting, and yoga. What’s next? After graduating from the University of Oregon, I dream large with ambition for travel and writing for a news publication that prioritizes social and environmental issues. As an activist, I'll be involved directly with these concerns to help where needed while also 'speaking for the trees.' |
Tenley OngPronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Environmental Studies Minors: Planning, Public Policy and Management, Sustainable Business Certificate: Outdoor Pursuits Program Hometown: Sacramento, CA Why I joined ELP: I wanted to gain a hands-on learning experience while sharing my love of the outdoors with other people. I want to inspire others to love and protect our natural spaces. Hobbies: Photography, video editing, painting, walking my alpacas Outdoor activities: Cycling, snowboarding, running, rock climbing, backpacking/hiking What's next?! I'm graduating from U of O in June 2020 and moving home to Sac to work with my mom's company doing Ecommerce and photography. Then off to learn to surf, ski, and travel the world! Down the road, I want to found an organization in which people can take classes, obtain the gear they need for adventures, and establish connections with other people in the outdoor industry. |
Drew MackoPronouns: She, her, hers
Major: Art & Technology Minor: Environmental Studies Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Why I joined ELP: I had a passion for nature that came from firsthand observation and curiosity, and I knew how important it was to offer that experience to someone else. The Majestic Trees team provided me with an amazing opportunity to practice these skills as an environmental educator. Hobbies: Gaming Outdoor activities: Biking, Hiking, Snorkeling, Snowboarding What's next?! Graduating in 2020 from the U of O with a B.A. |
Michael Madden (gE)Pronouns: He, Him, His
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Hometown: Duluth, MN What inspired me to help teach ELP: I'm inspired to teach because education serves as an opportunity to see and understand the world around us. Just as a cartographer explores a distant shoreline filling in the empty spaces of their map, education too serves as a way to fill each of our individual "maps" of the world. The more we learn, grow, and experience, the more our understanding of that world--our map--become clear. I'm inspired to teach because a better map can better guide us in moving humanity forward and taking advantage of all the human experience has to offer. Hobbies: Traveling to see new places and cultures, anything outdoors: hiking, climbing, kayaking, and skiing. Outdoor activities: Anything and everything in the mountains! Climb, ski, repeat. What's next?! Medical school! I'm working toward my M.D. emergency medicine with a focus on environmental/wilderness medicine. |
katie lynch (Professor)Pronouns: She, her, hers
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Hobbies/outdoor activities: Yoga, gardening, hiking, camping My work: A member of the UO faculty since 2005, I am an environmental anthropologist and have worked in Peru, Ecuador, Indonesia and the United States examining issues of community-based natural resource management. My research interests include tropical conservation, gender and natural resource issues, ethnobotany and the cultural uses of wild plants, ecofeminism, critical pedagogy and engaged environmental education. I currently teach environmental education in theory & practice (ENVS 425/525) and direct a wide variety of community-based learning projects as part of the Environmental Leadership Program (ENVS 429). I am committed to participatory, collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches and am completely inspired by the truly spectacular landscapes found all over Oregon. |
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