OUR TEAM
Previous EEA Board Members

2023-24
Officers

• President year 2 of 2 year term - Korri Ellis, Sustainability Coordinator at Paideia School
• President-Elect  - Stefan Moss, Principal at The Moss Group and Science Teacher
• Secretary - Reagan Biwott, Science Professional Learning, Mero RESA
• Treasurer - Susan Meyers, Monarchs and More
• Advisory Council - Jennifer McCoy, Communications Director, Cobb Water​
• Past-President - Zipangani Vokhiwa, Professor, Mercer University
  

Directors and EEA Committees

• Brendon Barclay - Strategic Partnerships
• Donna Barrett-Williams - Council of Outdoor Learning
• Mary Beth Carey, Monarchs Across Georgia 
• ​Nicole Ford - PRPL (Practices, Resources and Professional Learning)
• Darryl Haddock - ECO (Environmental stewardship & Community engagement Opportunities) 
• Jamal Hafza - Issues and Research
• Michael Kahle - Outdoor Learning Symposium
• Dennis Krusac - CoOL Schoolyard Forests
• Lauren Kuschner - ATEEG

Staff

• Executive Director - Karan Wood

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Rolled off Board on June 30, 2024

​​EEA Past-President Zipa Vokhiwa
EEA Board Term: 2019-22 - resumed in 2024 after leave for Fulbright
Zipa is a professor of science at Mercer University. In 2023, he was a awarded a Fulbright and spent nine months in Malawi. As project director for Mercer’s Fulbright Hays Group Projects Abroad Program award from the U.S. Department of Education for 2012/2014, Zipa led a team of 10 teachers and two administrators from the Atlanta metro area on a four-week field research project to Malawi during summer of 2013 to collect data on “The Interaction of Environment and Culture in Malawi” for their area studies curriculum development.

2022-23
Officers

• President year 1 of 2 - Korri Ellis, Sustainability Coordinator at Paideia School
• President-Elect & Secretary  - Stefan Moss, Principal at The Moss Group and Science Teacher
• Treasurer - Susan Meyers
• Advisory Council - Jennifer McCoy
• Past President -  Zipa Vokhiwa 

Directors

• ​​Jay Bassett - Strategic Partnerships
• Mary Beth Carey, Monarchs Across Georgia 
• Adrian Epps - Higher Education (1/2 year)
• ​Nicole Ford - PRPL (Practices, Resources and Professional Learning)
• Darryl Haddock - ECO (Environmental stewardship & Community engagement Opportunities) 
• Jamal Hafza - Issues and Research
• Michael Kahle - Outdoor Learning Symposium
• Hannah Penn  - Conference (1/2 year)
• Stacy Smith - ATEEG (1/2 year)
• Susan Wood - Webmaster (1/2 year)

Staff

• Executive Director - Karan Wood

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2021-22
Officers

• President - Zipa Vokhiwa, Professor at Mercer University
• President-Elect- Korri Ellis, Sustainability Coordinator at Paideia School
• Treasurer - Jonah McDonald, Ranger at Mason Mill Park
• Secretary (1/2 year each) - Holly Denham, Stefan Moss 
• Advisory Council - Jennifer McCoy, Cobb County Water System​

Directors

• ​​Jay Bassett - Strategic Partnerships
• Mary Beth Carey, Monarchs Across Georgia co-chair
• Adrian Epps - Higher Education
• ​Nicole Ford - PRPL (Practices, Resources and Professional Learning)
• Karen Garland - Council of Outdoor Learning (1/2 year)
• Darryl Haddock - ECO (Environmental stewardship & Community engagement Opportunities) 
• Jamal Hafza - Issues and Research
• Susan Meyers - Monarchs Across Georgia co-chair
• Stefan Moss - Council of Outdoor Learning (1/2 year)
• Hannah Penn - Conference
• LeAnn Rutledge - Fundraising
• Stacy Smith - ATEEG  (1/2 year)
• Susan Wood - Communications / Webmaster

Staff

• Executive Director - Karan Wood

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2020-21

Officers

• President - Michael O'Shield, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management
• President-Elect - Zipangani Vokhiwa, Mercer University
• Treasurer - Jennifer McCoy, Cobb County Water System
• Secretary - Holly Denham, Environmental Educator

Directors

• Regional Coordinator - Kelli Cody Brookins, UGA Cooperative Extension
• Monarchs Across Georgia - Mary Beth Cary, Retired Educator
• Issues - Korri Ellis, The Paideia School
• Higher Education - Adrian Epps, Kennesaw State University
• Practices, Resources, and Professional Learning - Nicole Ford, Fulton County Schools
• Council of Outdoor Learning - Karen Garland, Clark Creek Elementary
• Environmental Stewardship / Community Engagement Opportunities - Darryl Haddock, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
• Fundraising - Jonah McDonald, Mason Mill Park
• Monarchs Across Georgia - Susan Meyers, Monarchs, Milkweed & More, LLC
• Member Services - Hannah Penn, Fulton County Public Works
• Conference - LeAnn Rutledge, Georgia Association of Conservation Districts
• Volunteer Coordinator - Jackie Sherry, Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities
• Newsletter - Franke Smith, Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.
• ATEEG - Stacy Smith, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful
• Communications - Susan Wood, Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Staff

• Executive Director - Karan Wood

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2019-2020

Officers

• President - Franke Smith, Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.
• President-Elect- Michael O'Shield, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management
• Treasurer - Jennifer McCoy, Cobb County Water System
• Secretary - Alexa Robinson, City of Griffin 

Directors

• Regional Director North - Walter Bland, Rock Springs Restorations
• Regional Director East - Kelli Cody, UGA Extension
• Regional Director Metro Atlanta - Holly Denham
• Volunteer Management - Melanie Furr, Atlanta Audubon Society
• Fundraising - Becca Hallum, Georgia Hospital Association
• Regional Director South - Malloree Holcombe, Flint RiverQuarium
• Monarchs Across Georgia - Sharon McCullough, Community Volunteer and Retired Teacher
• SEEA Representative - Michael O'Shield, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management
• Member Services - Hannah Penn, Fulton County Public Works
• Conference - Jackie Sherry, Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department
• ATEEG - Stacy Smith, Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful
• At-large - Zipangani Vokhiwa, Mercer University

Staff

• Executive Director - Karan Wood (1/2 year)

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