2018-2019 Course
2018-19 Cohort - Community Teams
Belcourt, North Dakota
Stacie Blue, Turtle Mountain Community College sblue@tm.edu
Renee Aalund, Turtle Mountain Community College, raalund@tm.edu
Eielson, Alaska
Shannon Trizzino, Crawford Elementary, shannon.trizzino@k12northstar.org
Fairbanks, Alaska - Chinook
Darcie West, Chinook Montessori Charter School, dwest29@alaska.edu
Shauna Trotzke, Chinook Montessori Charter School, shaunatrotzke@yahoo.com
Paul Fontes, Chinook Montessori Charter School, paul.fontes@k12northstar.org
Fairbanks, Alaska - Denali
Lynn De Filippo, Denali Elementary School, ladefilippo@gmail.com
Maxine Dibert, Denali Elementary School, maxine.dibert@k12northstar.org
Fairbanks, Alaska - AINE
Nicole James, Association of Interior Native Educators
McKenzie Sleeman, Hutchison High School
Kamuela, Hawaii
Kachina Nishida, Olohana Foundation, kachinanishida@yahoo.com
Sage Nishida, Olohana Foundation
Trang Cao, Olohana Foundation, trang@olohana.org
Helena, Montana
Christina Buffington, St. Andrew School, buffingtonchristi@gmail.com
Homer, Alaska
Beth Trowbridge, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, beth@akcoastalstudies.org
Katie Gavenus, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, katieg@akcoastalstudies.org
Henry Reiske, Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, henry@akcoastalstudies.org
Koyukuk, Alaska
Marie Dayton, Ella B. Vernetti School, mdayton@yksd.com
Damien Dayton, Ella B. Vernetti School
Dazlyn Dayton, Ella B. Vernetti School
Metlakatla, Alaska
Sesilynn Schleusner, Boys and Girls Club of Metlakatla, sschleusner@bgcalaska.org
Michael Duran, Boys and Girls Club of Metlakatla
Nanwalek, Alaska
Priscilla Evans, Native Village of Nanwalek, priscillajevans@yahoo.com
Eugenia Moonin, evmoonin@yahoo.com
Sky Evans, Nanwalek School
Pilot Point, Alaska
Gregory Kingsley, Pilot Point Tribal Council Environmental Program, gregorykingsley@gmail.com
William Harris, Pilot Point Tribal Council
Polson, Montana
Jennifer Wyman, Linderman Elementary, jwyman@polson.k12.mt.us
Christine Ayers, Linderman Elementary, cayers@polson.k12.mt.us
Portland, Oregon
Emily Piccone, MT Scott Learning Center, emily@mtscott.org
Tristan Linquist, MT Scott Learning Center, tristan@mtscott.org
Shishmaref, Alaska
Ken Stenek, Shishmaref School, kstenek@shh.bssd.org
Sarah Stenek, Shishmaref School
Gabriel Stenek, Shishmaref School
Annie Weyiouanna, Native Village of Shishmaref, nvs.localcoordinator@gmail.com
Tok, Alaska
Bonnie Dompierre, Alaska Gateway School District, bdompierre@agsd.us
Wanda McQuillin, Alaska Gateway School District, wanda.mcquillin@gmail.com
Two Rivers, Alaska
Allison Wylde, Two Rivers Elementary, allison.wylde@k12northstar.org
Utqiagvik, Alaska
Linda Nicholas-Figueroa, Ilisagvik College, linda.nicholas-figueroa@ilisagvik.edu
Course Primary Instructors:
Dr. Elena Sparrow, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Katie Spellman, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Malinda Chase, Association of Interior Native Educators & Alaska Regional Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison at the Alaska Climate Center
Teaching Assistant:
Christine Keill, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Travel and Logistics:
Tohru Saito, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Guest Instructors and Speakers:
Sam Demientieff, Elder Speaker and Knowledge Holder (Holy Cross / Fairbanks)
Clara Anderson, Elder Speaker and Knowledge Holder (Rampart / Fairbanks)
Kalani Souza, Elder Speaker and Knowledge Holder (Hawaii)
Bonnie Murray, NASA Langley Education
Kevin Hussey, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Maxine Dibert, Association of Interior Native Educators
Candace Kruger, Birch Bark Local Expert
Brian DeWilde, Birch Bark Local Expert
Dr. Dave Verbyla, School of Natural Resources & Extension, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Stanley Edwin, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Kenji Yoshikawa, Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Christa Mulder, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Richard Buzzard, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks\
Dr. Javier Fochesatto, UAF Geophysical Institute
Guests:
Emily Stone, writer and educator, Cable Natural History Museum, Cable, Wisconsin
Kelly Kealy, evaluator, Goldstream Group LLC.
Angela Larson, evaluator, Goldstream Group LLC.
Bobbi Bevacqua, Western Washington University, Arctic REU Scholar