Focus: Education
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Greg Tuke, MSW
Greg Tuke is a lecturer and a leading international instructional coach in the design of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses. Mr. Tuke has taught Contemporary Social Issues courses at both Seattle University and the University of Washington, using video, social media and video conferencing to enhance cross-cultural teamwork and problem-solving. He was awarded a…
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Mitchell Thomashow, EdD
Dr. Mitchell Thomashow devotes his life and work to promoting ecological awareness, sustainable living, creative learning, improvisational thinking, social networking, and organizational excellence. Currently, he is engaged in teaching, writing, and executive consulting, cultivating opportunities and exchanges that transform how people engage with sustainability and ecological learning. From 1976 – 2006, Thomashow was the Cahir…
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Princess Shareef, MEd
Princess Shareef is a native of Seattle and earned her Master of Education degree at Seattle University and completed her undergraduate degree at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Princess currently serves as Principal Intern Advocate for the Danforth Principal Leadership Program at the University of Washington. Princess is a former Principal and instructor with Seattle…
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Paula L. Houston, EdD
Dr. Paula L. Houston was most recently the CEO of Sound Generations in Seattle, Washington, the largest non-profit in the state providing services and programs to seniors and those who care for them. Previously to that role, she spent eight years as the Executive Director for the Meredith Mathews East Madison YMCA, a vibrant urban…
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Running Grass
Running-Grass is an educational and cultural theorist and environmental activist. His expertise spans several fields, including multicultural education, critical pedagogy, and environmental and wilderness education. He is widely published and nationally recognized for his formative contribution to the field of multicultural environmental education and environmental justice. Running-Grass was one of the 300 delegates to the…
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Sharon Cronin, EdD
Dr. Sharon Cronin will be teaching the Urban Environmental Education’s Theory and Inquiry courses. She earned her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Bilingual Education, Multicultural Education, Special Education, and Literacy; with cognates in Anthropology and Sociology with a focus on Caribbean Studies from the University of Washington. She has a…