Elizabeth Christie

Elizabeth graduated in Environmental Studies from Temple University. While living in Philadelphia, Elizabeth worked under Joanne Donahue, the Manager of Land Restoration at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education cultivating native plants and removing invasive species from the Penn’s Native Acre. Here she also designed and installed an educational sensory garden for students. In Pennsylvania Elizabeth also worked in the West End of Outdoor Horticulture at Longwood Gardens, where she oversaw the orchard, Migratory Bird Sanctuary, vegetable garden, idea garden, trial garden, children’s garden.

After moving to California, Elizabeth was the Program Manager for Eco Urban Gardens, a non-profit focused on regenerative agriculture education and environmental literacy. Here she developed and managed the Farm to Table and Farm to School programs. Elizabeth combines her passion for regenerative landscape and urban design with the impact on community health and environmental justice. She has a Docent Naturalist certification from Eaton Canyon Nature Center and has volunteered for the LA County Arboretum and California Native Plant Society. She continues to support environmental literacy and climate justice with volunteer work throughout the Los Angeles region.

Initiative:
Green Career Education