Leader Details

Anne Marie Bergen

Anne Marie discovered the natural connection children and adults had for experiential learning as an environmental educator. For many years, she worked as an elementary educator in Oakdale, California, where she created a laboratory and field-based elementary science program involving thousands of children each year, as well as their teachers, and the community. Her final decade as an educator was at Cal Poly State University, creating and teaching science and STEM undergraduate courses for future educators and providing professional development for teachers. Anne Marie now works for the Wild Wonder Foundation whose mission is encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community.