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Community-Based Partners Community of Practice

Virtual Meetings Hosted by Program Leaders and Staff Across California!

Join our community-based partners community of practice!

Members meet on these dates: November 18, 2025, January 20, 2026, March 10, 2026 and May 18, 2026. Each meeting will be held from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm PST.

Register here

Who

The Community-Based Partner (CBP) virtual Community of Practice brings together program leaders and staff from environmental education organizations to engage in collaborative learning and build capacity. Join colleagues from across the state to share resources, explore best practices, and strengthen connections that enhance our organizations and increase our collective impact.

 

Goals

  • Strengthen connections between practitioners
  • Share resources and best practices with organizations of similar size, scope, and function area
  • Develop a network of resources and opportunities to grow the sphere of influence and impact by CBP’s in the field.

 

2025-2026 Meetings

Join our community-based partners community of practice!

Members meet on these dates: November 18, 2025, January 20, 2026, March 10, 2026 and May 18, 2026. Each meeting will be held from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm PST. Register here.

Co-Leaders

Amity Sandage

Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Amy Frame

Andra Yeghoian

Ten Strands

Anthony Quan

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Austen Needleman

Program Manager

Cheney Munson

The Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, Teacher’s College

Chris Griesemer

Sacramento Area Science Project

Christina Emmett

Hidden Villa

Craig Strang

Craig Strang Consulting

Crystal Starr Howe

San Diego County Office of Education

Edward Hilton

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District

Ellen McClure

Berkeley Unified School District

Emily Schell

California Global Education Project

Erin Mongiello

Estrella Risinger

Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education

George Garcia

California Department of Education

Gloria Harwood

Laguna Beach Unified School District

Jason Schlatter

Impact Capital

Jeff Rivero

Merced Union High School District

Jennifer Mutch

Santa Clara County Office of Education

Members

Amity Sandage

Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Amy Frame

Andra Yeghoian

Ten Strands

Anthony Quan

Los Angeles County Office of Education

Austen Needleman

Program Manager

Cheney Munson

The Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, Teacher’s College

Chris Griesemer

Sacramento Area Science Project

Christina Emmett

Hidden Villa

Craig Strang

Craig Strang Consulting

Crystal Starr Howe

San Diego County Office of Education

Edward Hilton

Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District

Ellen McClure

Berkeley Unified School District

Emily Schell

California Global Education Project

Erin Mongiello

Estrella Risinger

Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education

George Garcia

California Department of Education

Gloria Harwood

Laguna Beach Unified School District

Jason Schlatter

Impact Capital

Jeff Rivero

Merced Union High School District

Jennifer Mutch

Santa Clara County Office of Education

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