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Members Page

There are currently over 100 educators involved with BEEN representing local non-profit organizations and area schools. If you would like to join the BEEN email list please contact BEEN Coordinator, Stephanie Bergman at sbergman@flyingcloudinstitute.org

Providers:

Active BEEN Steering Committee

Jane Burke, Flying Cloud Institute
Stephanie Bergman, Flying Cloud Institute
Dale Abrams, Flying Cloud Institute
Cynthia Grippaldi, CET
Nancy Nylen, CET
Dennis Regan, HVA
Gayle Tardif Raser, MA Audubon

Berkshire Botanical Gardens

Website: Website
Contact: Lydia Silva, Youth Education Director
Email: lsilva@berkshirebotanical.org
Phone: 413-298-3926

Berkshire Grown

Website: Website
Contact: Barbara Zheutlin, Director
Email: barbara@berkshiregrown.org
Phone: 413-528-0041

Berkshire Museum

Website: Website
Contact: Curtis Asch, Education Program Manager
Email: casch@berkshiremuseum.org
Phone: 413-443-7171 x19

Contact: Maria Mingalone, Director of Interpretations
Email: mmingalone@berkshiremuseum.org
Phone: 413-443-7171 x14

Center for Ecological Technology

Website: Website
Contact: Cynthia Grippaldi, Education Coordinator
Email: cynthiag@cetonline.org
Phone: 413-445-4556 x25

Contact: Nancy Nylen, Executive Director
Email: nancyn@cetonline.org
Phone: 413-884-4561

Hancock Shaker Village

Website: Website
Contact: Todd Burdick, Education Director
Email: tburdick@hancockshakervillage.org
Phone: 413-443-0188

Housatonic River Museum

Website: Website
Contact: Stephanie Bergman, Education Director
Email: rivermuseum@gmail.com
Phone: 413-717-2166
Contact: Lindsay Errichetto, Managing Director
Email: lindsayerrichetto@yahoo.com

Housatonic Valley Association

Website: Website
Contact: Dennis Regan, Berkshire Program Director
Email: dregan@hvatoday.org
Phone: 413-394-9796
Contact: Sammy Lefenfeld, MA Outreach Director
Email: slefenfeld@hvatoday.org
Phone: 413-394-9796

Marmalade Productions Puppet Company

Website: Website
Contact: Meredyth Babcock, Artist and Educator
Email: meredythbabcock@hotmail.com
Phone: 413-623-2070

Massachusetts Audubon Society

Website: Website
Contact: Gayle Tardif-Raser,
Coordinator of HELP (Housatonic Environmental Literacy Program)
Email: gtraser@massaudubon.org
Phone: 413-637-0320
Contact: Carolyn Sibner, Educator
Email: csibner@massaudubon.org

The Montessori School of the Berkshires

Website: Website
Contact: Meagan Ledendecker,
Director of Education
Email: Info@Berkshiremontessori.org
Phone: (413) 637-3562

Project Native

Website: Website
Contact: Raina Weber, Director
Email: projectnative@yahoo.com
Phone: 413-274-3433
Contact: Tamara Moore, Staff
Email: nativegreenhouse@yahoo.com

Tamarack Hollow

Website: Website
Contact: Aimee Gelinas, Educator, Musician, Artist
Email: aimee@gaiaroots.com

Trustees of Reservations

Website: Website
Contact: Tammis Coffin, Regional Education Director
Email: tcoffin@ttor.org
Phone: 413-298-3239

Western MA STEM Pipeline

Website: Website
Contact: Lisa Provencher, Coordinator
Email: Lisa.Provencher@mcla.edu
Phone: 413-662-5525

Westside Farm Project (Pittsfield)

Contact: Thom Pecoraro, Founder
Email: thom@designwithearth.com
Phone: 413-329 1400

teachers:

Berkshire Country Day School, Lenox

Contact: Susan Benner, 8-9 Grade Ecology and Biology,
sbenner@berkshirecountryday.org

Conte Middle School, North Adams

Contact: Peg Winslow, 6th Grade Science,
pwinslow@napsk12.org
Contact: Marie Kelly-Whitney, 6/7/8 Science & Tech,
mkellywhitney@napsk12.org

Egremont Elementary School, Pittsfield

Contact: Kathy Baker, 4th Grade,
kbaker@pittsfield.net
Contact: Linda Dutcher, Art,
jdutcher@aol.com
Contact: Elizabeth Dunham, 4th Grade,
eburnell@pittsfield.net

Herberg Middle School, Pittsfield

Contact: Barry Walraven, 6/7/8 CAD,
bwalraven@pittsfield.net

Lee Middle and High School

Contact: Tim Mertinooke, 7/8 Science,
mrmert@mrmert.com
Contact: Ginger Armstrong, 7/8 Technology,
garmstrong@lee.k12.ma.us
Contact: Charles Dickson, 9-12 Chemistry,
crdfib@yahoo.com

Lee Elementary School

Contact: Paula Duhon, 5th Grade Science,
pjduhon@lee.k12.ma.us
Contact: Nancy Forget, 5/6 Resource,
nlforget@lee.k12.ma.us

Lenox Memorial Middle and High School

Contact: Kate Harding, 7/8 Science,
kharding@lenoxps.org

Monument Mountain Regional High School, Great Barrington

Contact: Michael Powell, 9-12 Guidance,
Michael.Powell@bhrsd.org

Mount Everett Regional Middle and High School, Sheffield

Contact: Asha Von Ruden, 7/8 Science,
avonrude@tek2000.net
Contact: Cassie Uricchi, 10 Grade Biology/Agriculture Science,
curicchi@tek2000.net
Contact: Paul O'Brien, Science and Tech Coordinator,
pobrien@tek2000.net
Contact: Steve Antil, 7/8 Science,
santil@tek2000.net

Mount Greylock Regional High School, Williamstown

Contact: Karen Lobdell, 7/8 Para,
klobdell@mgrhs.org
Contact: Susan Strizzi, 8th Grade Science,
sstrizzi@mgrhs.org

Muddy Brook Elementary School, Great Barrington

Contact: Jessica Redman, 4th Grade,
Jessica.redman@bhrsd.org
Contact: Jessica Wilcox, Physical Ed/Health,
Jessica.wilcox@bhrsd.org
Contact: Kristin Flynn, Physical Ed/Health,
Kristen.flynn@bhrsd.org

Nessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton

Contact: Debbie White, 6th Grade Science,
dwhite@cbrsd.org

Richmond Consolidated School

Contact: Rosemary Larkin, 7/8 Science & History,
rlarkin@richmondconsolidated.org"
Contact: Silvio O. Conte Community Elementary School, Pittsfield
Contact: Stephen Capeless, K-5 Science and Tech,
scapeless@pittsfield.net

Undermountain Elementary School, Sheffield

Contact: Gail Guthrie, 4th Grade,
gguthrie@tek2000.net
Contact: Peggy Hendon-Wilson, K-6 Horticulture,
praehenden@aol.com
Contact: Tina Kreis, 4th Grade,
tdevoti@tek2000.net