During this time, she conducted water quality workshops and lab demonstrations for students. Through the University of Georgia, she studied in Monteverde, Costa Rica where, with the goal of creating citizen engagement and stewardship of local streams, she worked with local communities by studying community health, freshwater macroinvertebrates and water quality including wastewater/greywater issues. Senior StaffĪnia Golos grew up in Connecticut and is a graduate of the University of Lynchburg with a BA in Environmental Studies and a Master’s in Public Health. It’s been said she has the answer to any problem you may have. She has worked at the San Mateo County Office of Education for almost three years, and this will be her second year working with Outdoor Education. She likes Disney and is also a Golden State Warriors fan. She likes to explore new trails and hikes throughout the Bay Area. She enjoys rock climbing, biking, baking, swimming, and traveling. She grew up going on annual camping trips with her family and joining the Salesian Boys’ and Girls’ club on their sleep-away camps. She is highly skilled at managing an office, using technology and interfacing with the public. She has worked as a camp counselor, a site supervisor of a YMCA preschool and as a swim teacher working with children ranging from infants to teens. She has also worked as both a teacher and coordinator at Gateway Child Development Center and as a teacher at Balboa Preschool. Francis Preschool, she oversaw all program activities and events, managed staff and schedules, and led staff and parent meetings. She holds a site supervisor permit in early childhood education and has built her communication and leadership skills with over ten years of working with children and fostering relationships with families. in Psychology and a minor in Child and Youth Studies. Amanda Lee | Outdoor Education Information and RegistrationĪmanda Lee grew up in San Francisco CA and is a graduate of the University of San Francisco with a B.A. Jonathan speaks Spanish and German and has had the pleasure of visiting 38 countries. Nature journaling, music, gardening, cooking and birding are among Jonathan’s passions, and he loves to share them with his two children and many students. He loves to mentor new educators and has taught in the teacher credentialing program at San Francisco State and had many student teachers over the years.
Throughout his time in the classroom, Jonathan, has loved nothing more than to teach in the great outdoors, organizing many overnight field trips and hikes. He taught first and fourth grades at Belle Haven Elementary in the Ravenswood City School District for 6 years before moving to Ocean Shore Elementary School in Pacifica to teach a 4/5 th Grade class for twenty years. After working in summer camps and pre-schools for many summers through high school and college, Jonathan found himself at the University of San Francisco for his multiple subject teaching credential. He received two bachelor’s degrees from UCLA in Germanic Languages and History, with an emphasis in West African & Diaspora History. Jonathan Harris grew up in Belmont, California, and he is a proud graduate of Fox Elementary, Ralston Middle and Carlmont High Schools. Jonathan Harris | Program Manager/Principal Allison’s nature name at outdoor education is Sorrel. She is returning to SMOE for a 2 nd year. She has lived at Jones Gulch for 5 years with her husband Kieran and her son Liam who is in first grade at La Honda Elementary. She speaks Spanish, sings and plays the guitar. She likes traveling by train and has been to all 50 states. She enjoys reading, cooking, running, looking under logs for critters and epic forest walks. Her journey in outdoor education started right here at Jones Gulch as a naturalist intern in the 2008-2009 school year, and since then she has spent time as a naturalist, a 6th grade teacher, an afterschool programs coordinator, and as principal of San Joaquin County Office of Education’s Outdoor Education program. Her passions in regard to outdoor education include increasing access and equity for all students and staff in the field, and a focus on positive social and emotional learning experiences. She received her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Cal State TEACH and completed a Master’s in Educational Leadership with an Administrative Credential from San Jose State University. She is a graduate of UC Davis with a BA in Human Development and a minor in Education.
Allison Collins grew up outside of Salinas, CA, the "salad bowl of the world".
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