Mentors

Green Steps mentors are representatives from the public and private sectors who offer guidance in planning, executing and judging the school projects.

How to become a Green Steps Mentor

How to become a Green Steps County Coordinator

To contact a mentor via e-mail, simply click on his or her name.

Allen, Janice (DHEC, Action in the Classroom)

Allen, Karen (Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Recycling, Reduction, Water Quality and Soil/Land Quality (Cherokee County Schools)
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Briggs-Monroe, Debra (DHEC, Bureau of Air Quality)
Mentor for: B2 Breathe Better Protect: Air projects
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Brockman, Allison (City of Greenville Solid Waste Division)
Mentor for: Recycling and litter prevention (Greenville City schools)
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Caflisch, Mary (Clemson Extension Agent with Carolina Clear)
Mentor for: Rain barrels, rain gardens, and other water quality projects (Richland and Sumter County Schools)
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Campbell, Catherine (Assistant Programs Coordinator – Clemson Extension, Allendale County)
Mentor for: garden related projects (Allendale County Schools)
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Cooper, Chanda (Richland Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Schoolyard habitats, indoor/outdoor gardening, forestry, botany, native plants, composting, wildlife studies (Richland County schools)
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Cottingham, Rhonda (Sonoco Hartsville Campus Sustainability Council)
Mentor for: Recycling, Energy Conservation, and Sustainability
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Curlee, Diane (Orangeburg County Conservation District) Orangeburg County Coordinator
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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Falvey, Tom (South Carolina State Museum )
Mentor for: Rain gardens and other water quality projects, recycling and tree identification projects
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Foster, Cathy Reas (Pickens County Stormwater Partners and Clemson University Extension) Pickens County Coordinator
Mentor for:Water Quality and Conservation, Water Harvesting, Watershed & Stormwater Education, Litter Prevention, Composting, Recycling, B2 at school (Pickens and Oconee Counties)
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Fuss, Karen (Coastal Carolina University) Horry County Coordinator
Mentor for: Rain gardens, rain barrels, water quality, stormwater and watershed education
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Glymph, Gregg (SC DHEC Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling)
Contact Gregg to request a Green Step logo personalized for your school's website.
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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) Richland County Coordinator
Mentor for: Recycling, composting, indoor/outdoor gardening
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Jones, Mary Lou
Mentor for: Just about ANY environmental project
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Keadle, Kristy (Aiken County Conservation District)
Mentor for:  Recycling
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Keller, Brittany (City of Greenville Solid Waste Division)
Mentor for: Recycling, Litter Prevention, Waste Reduction and Composting
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Lange, Anna (Richland County Sustainability Director)
Mentor for: Conserve: Energy projects (Richland County schools)
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Lyerly, Reece (Greenville Forward and Gardening for Good)
Mentor for: school gardening (Greenville only)
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McCoy, Betty (Keep the Midlands Beautiful)

McNatt, Wendy (Greenville County Solid Waste Department)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter and waste reduction projects
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Mendenhall, Mary Margaret (DHEC Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow Curriculum)
Mentor for: Recycling
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Morgan, Elizabeth (Rock Hill Clean and Green) York County Coordinator
Mentor for: Recycling, litter prevention
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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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Nionquit, Karen (Greater Greenville Sanitation Commission) Greenville County Coordinator
Mentor for: Recycling
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Noe, Kim (Green Steps VIP)

O'Connell, Barbara (York Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: recycling, waste reduction, soils, outdoor classrooms, nature trails, school gardens, air & water quality, habitats
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Orscheln, Nell (Lexington Countywide Stormwater Consortium and Clemson University Extension’s Carolina Clear program)
Mentor for: Water quality projects . . . and more!
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Powell, Jessica (Keep America Beautiful of Anderson County)
Mentor for: Recycling, waste reduction and beautification projects
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Roberts, Amanda (Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District) Lancaster County Coordinator
Mentor for: Water quality, air quality, gardens, nature trails, habitats, etc. (Lancaster County schools)
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Sdao, Jes (Spartanburg County Soil & Water Conservation District) Spartanburg County Coordinator
Mentor for: Recycling and waste reduction, storm water management and water quality, composting, and wildlife habitats
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Smith, Kirkland
Mentor for: Environmental Art
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St. John, Amanda (Lexington County) Lexington County Coordinator
Mentor for: Recycling, Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Composting (Lexington County schools only)
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Thomas, Beth (North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve)
Mentor for: rain gardens, rain barrels, water quality, stormwater education, recycling
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Thomas, Laura (DHEC, Action in the Classroom)
Mentor for: a range of projects in the Upstate
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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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Ward, JC (Greenville County Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Wildlife Preservation, Water Conservation, Soil Quality, Composting, Gardening, and Recycling for Greenville County schools.
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West, Alana (Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, Newberry County 4-H) Newberry County Coordinator
Mentor for: Recycling and reduction, gardening, composting, water quality, air quality, and soil/land quality
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Williams, Cathy (Sonoco Hartsville Campus Sustainability Council)
Mentor for: Sustainability Inititatives
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Williams, Synithia (Lexington County)
Mentor for: Air Quality, Water Quality (Lexington County schools only)
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Young, Terasa (Clemson Extension) Florence County Coordinator
Mentor for: Water Quality and Conservation, Habitat Gardening, Waste Reduction, Recycling (Florence and Darlington County schools)
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