Christy Merrick

Christy has worked in environmental education for over twenty years, working with international nonprofits, government agencies, private companies, and small nonprofits to develop education and communication programs and products. She is the founding director of the Natural Start Alliance, a project of the North American Association for Environmental Education focused on promoting environmental education in the early years, and the editor of the Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook. She holds a bachelor's degree in wildlife ecology and a master's degree in environmental management.