Mentors

Green Steps mentors are representatives from the public and private sectors who offer guidance in planning, executing and judging the school projects. To contact a mentor via e-mail, simply click on his or her name.

Baldauf, Mary Pat (City of Columbia)
Mentor for: Recycling, environmental art
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Bloom, Jenny (Charleston County Solid Waste Department)
Mentor for: Recycling, composting, enviro-shopping, resource conservation, organic gardening
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Curlee, Diane (Orangeburg County Conservation District)
Mentor for: Carolina fence gardens/butterfly habitats. Facilitator for PLT (Project Learning Tree), Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), Project WILD and Aquatic WILD
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Curran, Amy (DHEC's Office of Air Quality)
Mentor for: DHEC Air Quality Programs such as B2@ School and Ozone Action; Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow, Champions of the Environment, Project Learning Tree
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Falvey, Tom (South Carolina State Museum )
Mentor for: Rain gardens and other water quality projects, recycling and tree identification projects
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Green , Sara (SC Wildlife Federation)
Mentor for: Schoolyard wildlife habitats, composting and mercury pollution
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Hiller, Jane (Sonoco Recycling)
Mentor for: Recycling, composting, indoor/outdoor gardening
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Henderson, Mary Jane (Richland County Conservation District)
Mentor for: Outdoor classrooms, nature trails, back yard habitats, Project Learning Tree, composting, soil and water quality
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Hodgdon, Chris (Winthrop University)
Mentor for: Green cleaning and composting
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Jaynes, Crad (SC Timber Producers Association)
Mentor for: Sustainable forestry projects
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Johnson, Deborah
Mentor for: Habitat restoration, planning native plant projects, creating nature trails, and focusing on plants and trees
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Johnson, Heidi (Keep the Midlands Beautiful)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter prevention, composting and gardening
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Jones, Mary Lou
Mentor for: Just about ANY environmental project
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Jordan, Christa (DHEC Bureau of Air Quality)
Mentor for: DHEC's B2@ School, Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow, Champions of the Environment; grants and research
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Keadle, Kristy (Aiken County Conservation District)
Mentor for:  Recycling Keadle, Kristy
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Kyle, Anne
Mentor for: Forestry projects
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LaSalle, Lynne (DHEC's Champions of the Environment Program)
Mentor for: Water quality projects
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Leclair, Lynn , SC Forestry Commission
Mentor for: Educational programs concerning the value of our forests, recycling projects
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Lott, Tonya (SC Department of Commerce)
Mentor for: Recycling, sustainability, air, land, energy projects
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Marlow, Diane (SC DHEC Office of Recycling )
Mentor for: Composting, recycling, reuse and environmental art
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McCord, Jodie,
Mentor for: Wildlife Preservation, Water Quality, Soil Quality, Composting, Vemicomposting, Local, Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Recycling, and Rain Gardens.
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McNatt, Wendy, Greenville County Solid Waste Department
Mentor for: Recycling, litter and waste reduction projects
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Miller, Kathy (Oakview Elementary School)
Mentor for: Schoolyard habitats, recycling
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Morgan, Elizabeth (Rock Hill Clean and Green)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter prevention
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Nanney, Marion (DHEC Air Education and Outreach)
Mentor for: energy efficiency, transportation projects/anti-idling, indoor air for Richland County and coastal areas
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Nevius, Ryan
Mentor for vermiculture, composting and raised bed gardens. Ryan has worms to share with everyone.
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Powell, Jessica (Keep America Beautiful of Anderson County)
Mentor for: Recycling, waste reduction and beautification projects
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Sellers, Jennifer, Horry County Solid Waste Authority
Mentor for: Recycling, Composting, Waste Reduction, Environmental Art, Enviro-Shopping
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Stiltner, Heather (DHEC's Bureau of Air Quality)
Mentor For: Air quality projects
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Spicer, Kim
Mentor for: Gardening, recycling and composting projects
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Strange, Michelle (Keep America Beautiful of Anderson County)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter prevention, and gardening
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Stringer, William (Clemson University & SC Native Plant Society)
Mentor for: Wildlife habitat projects and native plant gardens for science classes
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Thomas, Laura (DHEC, Bureau of Environmental Services, Region I, Environmental Health Manager)
Mentor for: a range of projects in Anderson County
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Thompson, Nancy (Sumter High School Environmental Center)
Mentor for: Creation of outdoor learning sites of any size (including locations, organisms present, activities to use, etc.); creation and use of home composters; creation & location of butterfly gardens; creation & location of Carolina fence gardens
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Thompson, Sharon (Department of Health & Environmental Control)
Mentor for: Recycling, recycling/composting education grants
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Tomlinson, Carolyn (Dorchester County)
Mentor for: Innovative school environmental education programs, such as Recycling Troopers, Environmental Leaders and Recycling Survivor Style
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Willingham, Alana (Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, Cherokee County 4-H)
Mentor for: Recycling and reduction, gardening, composting, water quality, air quality, and soil/land quality
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Windhorn, Mike (Bowater, Inc)
Mentor for: Tree planting projects and other tree pojects as needed
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Woodruff, Alysen (City of Greenville)
Mentor for: Development of new waste reduction programs; expansion of recycling and composting programs; design of waste reduction education initiatives; and development of environmental incentive programs
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Yasinsac, Leslie (SC DHEC)
Mentor for: Fluorescent bulb recycling
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Yudice, Sandra (Greenville County)
Mentor for: air quality
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