News - United States of America
January 2024 Updates to U.S. Partner Forum
Special Thanks to Tracy Ostrom and Sarah Nern
The U.S. Partner Forum would like to thank Tracy Ostrom and Sarah Nern for their service to the GLOBE community. They each recently completed their terms on the Forum for the Pacific U.S. Region (Tracy Ostrom) and the Midwest U.S. Region (Sarah Nern). Your input and leadership will be missed!
New Partner Forum Member in the Pacific Region
Peggy Foletta, Partnership Coordinator for Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, joined the U.S. Partner Forum in January 2024. Peggy had a long career teaching high school science at Kingsburg High School in the Central Valley of California, where she first learned about GLOBE. Her passion has always been to instill in students the love of nature and the value of understanding the environment through science. GLOBE was the catalyst for years of outdoor studies by her high school students, some who presented their projects internationally at GLOBE conferences. Peggy continues her passion by immersing students and training teachers using GLOBE activities and protocols in slough habitats and managing the GLOBE Partnership.
New Partner Forum Member in the Midwest Region
Amanda Syers, a science education specialist at the Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, is the new Midwest representative on the U.S. Partner Forum. Amanda is also a doctoral candidate at Arkansas State University with a research focus on science education. At AWRI, Amanda specializes in topics and curricula related to the Great Lakes and provides STEM programming and training for K-12 students and teachers, often utilizing GLOBE protocols. Amanda has been a GLOBE educator for over 18 years and has provided support for many GLOBE educator trainings.