Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature
2012 Partner Contacts
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
John R. Griffin, Secretary (co-Chair)
Staff Coordinator for the Partnership: Britt Slattery, Director of Conservation
Education and Stewardship
Maryland Department of Education
Dr. Bernard Sadusky, Interim State Superintendent of Schools (co-Chair)
Mary Cary, Assistant State Superintendent for Instruction
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, Secretary
Maryland Association for Environmental and
Outdoor Education
Laura Collard, Executive Director
Melanie Parker, Board of Trustees Executive Committee, Arlington Echo Outdoor
Education Center
Maryland No Child
Left Inside Coalition
Don Baugh, Director
Maryland Recreation and Parks Association
Tom Donlin, Executive Director
The Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
Montgomery County Department of Parks
Mary R. Bradford, Director
Montgomery County Public
Schools
Erick J. Lang, Associate Superintendent, Office of Curriculum and Instructional
Programs
Howard County Public School System
Dr. Sydney Cousin, Superintendent
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Allan Hance, Executive Director
Jana Davis, Associate Director
Alice Ferguson Foundation
Lori Arguelles, Executive Director
Audubon Maryland-DC
Jacquelyn Bonomo, Vice President and Executive Director
National Wildlife Federation
Anthony Caliguiri, Regional Executive Director
National Aquarium
John Racanelli, Chief Executive Officer
Nancy Hotchkiss, Senior Director of Visitor Experiences and Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Marlene Kaplan, Deputy Director of Education, NOAA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Genevieve LaRouche, Chesapeake Bay Field Office Supervisor
Contact Us
Governor Martin O'Malley, Congressman John Sarbanes, Superintendent Dr. Nancy Grasmick and Secretary John R. Griffin kick off the Partnership for Children in Nature.
On August 20th, we kicked off the Maryland Partnership for Children in Nature with a rally hosted by the No Child Left Inside Coalition that included more than 150 students, educators and business leaders. During the rally, we introduced the program's 21-member board, who we have tasked with finding creative ways to enable children throughout our State to get outside and learn about nature and make environmental literacy a part of every curriculum.
This important effort will be chaired by our Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy Grasmick, as well as our Department of Natural Resources Secretary John R. Griffin. At the federal level Congressman John Sarbanes, who sponsored No Child Left Inside, has also been a vital partner in this effort.
- Governor Martin O'Malley
BayStat Newsletter, August 2008
