Team Southern Appalachian Highlands

Regional Leaders

Susan Sachs

       

Susan Sachs

Education Branch Coordinator
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park Service

Kahawis

 

Kahawis

Education Technician
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National Park Service

Jason_Carter

 

Jason Carter

Assistant Director
The Science House (Mountain Satellite Office)
North Carolina State University

Keith Bamberger

 

Keith Bamberger

Information and Communication Specialist
North Carolina Division of Air Quality
Asheville Regional Office

Randi Neff

 

Randi Neff

Program Coordinator
Smoky Mountains STEM Collaborative

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Regional Team serves interpreters, business leaders, and formal/informal educators in the southern Appalachians, particularly western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.

This team attended the Earth to Sky Academy in October 2022 (see selection announcement). Earth to Sky regional teams go through a competitive application process and are invited to travel to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for a week of training in NASA climate science, communication techniques, and Earth to Sky methodology. After completing the Academy, each team offers one or more climate communication courses in their region, while serving as a resource and focal point for their community of interpreters and informal educators on an ongoing basis.

Rolling mountains against yellow susnetLuftee Gap Overlook in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (NPS Photo)

Courses offered:

Ama (Water) is Life: November 30 - December 2, 2023 - Announcement and Course Page - Cherokee, NC

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