Our instructors, interns and education leadership staff are passionate, highly-trained experts.
Instructors, interns and education leadership staff go through intensive training in working with children and pedagogy, environmental education techniques, natural history, van driving safety, canoe and kayak safety, and outdoor safety. All are background-checked, have certifications in first aid and CPR, and are excited to share outdoor experiences with you. We take safety seriously. Learn about our policies.
Our Leadership Team
Tina Rydgren
Director of Education & Operations
Joe Sebastiani
Director of Adult Engagement
Michele Wales
Site Director of Coverdale Farm
David Pragoff
Associate Director of School & Group Programs
Erynn DeGennaro
Associate Director of Summer & Youth Programs
Molly Kerrigan
School & Group Program Manager
Ashley Dussault
Education Coordinator of DEEC
Nora Childers
Program Coordinator of Abbott’s Mill
Thea Lopez
Youth Development Coordinator
Our Instructors
Our instructors are Delaware Nature Society staff and teacher naturalists – all are trained professionals and experts in the outdoors and education and are excited to share outdoor experiences with you.
Our Interns
Our interns are college graduates and undergraduates in the fields of environmental education, wildlife science, or other formal education, and love nature.