Liz (they/them) is a community ecologist, facilitator, and naturalist who believes people are integral to the ecosystems they inhabit. Growing up in Mid-Atlantic states, they spent their childhood exploring the woods, foraging, gardening, and canoeing the Delaware River. In undergrad, Liz explored botany, medicinal plant research, restoration ecology, environmental ethics, natural resource management, and the art of horticulture. They worked and developed their own research project in an invasion ecology lab and enjoyed creating and teaching experiential curriculum on horticulture.

In graduate school, Liz studied how plant biodiversity shifts across landscapes in relation to microclimate, grazing, and other local factors. Professionally, they’ve guided 5th and 6th graders in exploring the ecosystems of Central Coast California, coordinated and taught place-based learning for undergraduates in a summer research program, and contributed to long-term research on the effects of grazing on sage-grouse and songbirds in central Montana.

Liz is also a certified death doula and yoga teacher and currently works as a research and innovation strategist at a local hospice. In their free time, they can be found running or hiking in the woods, canoeing on a lake, walking with friends, playing with their dog, reading and writing poetry, or designing and mending outdoor gear.