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SWEP Staff

Christine McMorrow

Christine McMorrow, Executive Director,

Christine received her Bachelor of Science in Crop Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. From 2002-2005, she served as the Program Manager for SWEP and now serves as the Executive Director, managing staff and board programs. She received her California and Nevada teaching credential in 2003 and earned her Master's in Teaching in 2008. Christine was the recipient of the prestigious Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary International.  She spent the year studying Education at the University of Otago in Dunedin New Zealand, receiving a post-graduate diploma for her academic efforts.

Professionally, Christine is pursuing ways to educate youth for a sustainable future, including developing school based environmental programs, community partner education and teacher workshops.  Christine’s personal interests revolve around family life and enjoying Lake Tahoe’s numerous outdoor recreation opportunities.

Melissa 'Missy' Mohler, Project Director, missy@4swep.org

Melissa 'Missy' Mohler

Missy comes to SWEP with over 15 years of education experience in the Tahoe Truckee region.  She has taught and administrated programs  within the Charter system and the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District.

Missy grew up on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe where her love and interest for the environment was fostered. After studying abroad and at UC Berkeley, Missy returned to settle in Tahoe. Shortly there after she began a school program in which she taught environmental education and science classes. One of her goals with this program was to empower children to discover their ability to become stewards of the Lake Tahoe region and beyond.

Missy says that her  “goal is always to empower students towards realizing their potential for making a difference in protecting and supporting Lake Tahoe’s clarity and natural beauty”. 

 

Ashley Phillips, Field Instructor, ashleytewenson@hotmail.com

Ashley Phillips

Ashley is a licensed teacher who recently received her Master's in Teaching from Sierra Nevada College. Originally from Rhode Island, she first became mesmerized by the natural world while exploring and sailing coastlines. Ashley moved to Lake Tahoe 11 years ago after earning a B. B in Geology and Geological Oceanography. She has had a variety of teaching experiences that have shaped her as an educator: sailing and windsurfing instructor, classrooom teacher, language coach, outdoor science instructor and marine lab science docent, to name a few. Ashley is the primary instructor at the Winter Discovery Center and heads up our classroom and field studies programs.

SWEP Board of Directors

Toni Rockwell, Chair

Chair Toni Rockwell is a newly retired teacher after 32 years in the classroom. Toni is a founding board member of SWEP.

Sue Rae Irelan

Sue Rae Irelan is a part-time environmental planner, part-time Project Manager for the North Shore Recreation Committee, and a full-time Mom. Sue Rae is another founding member of SWEP.

Suzanne Wilkins, Treasurer

Suzanne Wilkins works as a planner on various community and environmental projects in the Truckee Tahoe region.

Chris Hinkel

Chris Hinkel is a realitor in Truckee. Chris became involved with SWEP when her daughter joined the Truckee High Envirolution club.

Martini Morris

Martini Morris has been impessed by SWEP's mission and activities since she first heard about the organization, and was very excited to join the Board of Directors. Martini is a strong endorser of place based learning and making science fun for kids. Martini has a passion for the outdoors and for implementing social fairness. She loves to hike, ski, rock climb and bike in the Sierra Nevada. Currently, Martini lives in Truckee and is a Project Assistant at the Sierra Business Council, where she works on innovative, solutions-based responses to economic, social and environmental problems. Martini grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia.

John Pang, Board member

John Pang has been living at Lake Tahoe since 1979. He is the Meeks Bay Fire Department Chief and been a SWEP board member for over two years.   John has an interest in protecting  our watershed. 

Tamara Anderson, secretary

Tamara Anderson has lived in the Tahoe area for the past 5o years. She is currently in her 25th year of teaching for the Tahoe Truckee USD. Her teaching credentials include, Life Science, Earth Science, and a multiple subject certificate. She spend many years as a trainer for UC Berkeley's Full Option Science System (FOSS), Adopt-A-Watershed, Women In Trees program and Trout in the Classroom. Tamara has served on the board of directors for the High Sierra Herb Garden and was one of the founding members of SWEP, serving on our very first board! She continues to lead the way in science education by creating and implementing new environmental projects for the school district.

• 530-525-9457 • PO Box 1602 Tahoe City CA 96145 • Revised 11/14/2011