To find out more about the Institute of Ecosystem Studies and our schoolyard ecology programs, contact us at:

SYEFEST
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
PO Box R
Millbrook, NY 12545
Phone: (845) 677-5358 / Fax: (845) 677-6455
Email: berkowitza@ecostudies.org



The SYEFEST "Family"

Project Leaders:
Dr. Alan R. Berkowitz, Project Director, Head of Education, Institute of Ecosystem Studies (IES).
Dr. Kathleen Hogan, Project Co-Director, Educational Research and Development Specialist, IES.
Ms. Catherine Corey, Project Coordinator, IES.
Ms. Rachel Krusic, Project Coordinator, IES.

Project Advisors:
Dr. Peter Feinsinger, Northern Arizona State Univ., Flagstaff, Ariz.
Ms. Karen Hollweg, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.

Project Evaluators:
Dr. Sandra Mathison, SYEFEST Evaluation Consultant, State University of New York at Albany, and Case Study Evaluator, Schenectady, N.Y.
Ms. Wendy Kropid, Case Study Evaluator, Tucson, Ariz.
Ms. Marianne Lescher, Case Study Evaluator, Boston, Mass.
Ms. Katherine Grimes, Case Study Evaluator, Ferrum, Virg.

Lead Teachers:
Mr. Steven Archibald, Ms. Val Barsevich, Ms. Ruth Bonn, Mr. Christopher Brown, Ms. Sallie Burn, Ms. Gail Van Genderen, Mr. Dennis Hahn, Mr. Tim Jarboe, Dr. Eric Johnson, Ms. Margaret Manning, Dr. Sarah Carrier Martin, Ms. Pat Miller, Ms. Cheryl Nickell, Ms. Linda Olsen, Ms. Lynn Dee Oyler, Dr. Alan Rossman, Ms. Julie Valin, Mr. Charles Voda

Lead Ecologists:
Dr. Steve Baker, Dr. Alan R. Berkowitz, Dr. Carol Brewer, Dr. Judith E. Bramble, Dr. Eloise Carter, Ms. Dana DeKoven, Dr. Betty Eidemiller, Dr. Donald W. Hall, Dr. Philip Hastings, Dr. Carol A. Hoffman, Dr. V.L. Holland, Dr. Donald Kaufman, Dr. Frank T. Kuserk, Dr. Chris Myers, Dr. Sharon Ohlhorst, Dr. Bob Pohlad, Dr. Robert D. Stevenson, Dr. Peter Tobiessen, Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray.


The SYEFEST "extended" family:

Arizona, Tuscon:
Dr. Phil Hastings, Lead Ecologist, Univ. of Arizona.
Ms. Dana DeKoven, Lead Ecologist
Ms. Val Barsevich, Lead Teacher, Shumaker Elementary School.

California, San Luis, Obispo
Dr. V.L. Holland, Lead Ecologist, Cal. Poly. State Univ.,
Ms. Lynne Dee Oyler, Lead Teacher, San Miguel Elementary School.

Florida, Gainesville
Dr. Don Hall, Lead Ecologist, Florida State Univ.
Dr. Sarah Carrier-Martin, Lead Teacher, Norton Elementary School.

Georgia, Athens
Dr. Carol Hoffman, Lead Ecologist, Univ. of Georgia.
Mr. Tim Jarboe, Lead Teacher, 4th Street Elementary School.

Georgia, Oxford
Dr. Eloise Carter, Lead Ecologist, Oxford College
Dr. Steve Baker, Lead Ecologist, Oxford College
Ms. Sallie Burn, Lead Teacher

Illinois, Chicago
Dr. Judy Bramble, Lead Ecologist, Barat Collge
Dr. Alan Rossman, Lead Educator, Chicago Botanical Garden

Massachusetts, Boston
Dr. Rob Stevenson, Lead Ecologist, Boston Univ.
Mr. Eric Johnson, Lead Teacher, Hennigan Elementary School.

Michigan, Holland
Dr. Kathy Winnett-Murray, Lead Ecologist, Hope College.
Ms. Gail Van Genderen, West Ottawa Public School.

Missouri, St. Louis
Dr. Judy Bramble, Lead Ecologist, formerly of Missouri Botanical Garden.
Mr. Chris Brown, Lead Teacher, Ferguson-Flourrissant School.

Montana, Missoula
Dr. Carol Brewer, Lead Ecologist, Univ. of Montana.
Ms. Margaret Manning, Lead Teacher, Jefferson School.

New York, Millbrook
Dr. Alan R. Berkowitz, Lead Ecologist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
Ms. Linda Olsen, Lead Teacher, Noxon Road Elementary School.

New York, Schenectady
Dr. Peter Tobiessen, Union College.
Ms. Ruth Bonn, Martin Luther King Magnet School.

Ohio, Oxford
Dr. Chris Myers, Lead Ecologist, Miami Univ.
Ms. Julie Valin, Lead Teacher, Sands Montessori School.

Pennsylvania, Bethlehem
Dr. Frank T. Kuserk, Lead Ecologist, Moravian College.
Mr. Charles Voda & Mr. Dennis Hahn, Lead Teachers, Bushkill Elementary School.

Texas, Orange
Dr. Betty Eidemiller, Lead Ecologist, Lamar Univ. at Orange.
Ms. Cheryl Nickell, Lead Teacher, West Orange Intermediate School.

Utah, Logan
Dr. Sharon Ohlhorst, Lead Ecologist, Utah State Univ.
Mr. Steve Archibald, Lead Teacher, Edith Bowen Lab School.

Virginia, Ferrum
Dr. Bob Pohlad, Lead Ecologist, Ferrum College.
Ms. Pat Miller, Lead Teacher, Ferrum Elementary School.