The purpose of the NC Environmental Education Advisory Council is to advise, consult and make recommendations to the NC Office of Environmental Education on the programs and policies of the Office.  The Council is comprised of representatives from the academic, business, cultural arts and environmental communities.  The Council will advise the Office in its educational efforts, strategic direction and policy decisions and will inform the Office on trends in education, government, business and the non-profit sector.

The Office will work closely with Council members to determine how it can effectively provide quality environmental education programs and materials that improve academic achievement and increase environmental literacy among the state’s citizens.

Kristin Beck is a Strategic Environmental Analyst in Environment, Health and Safety at Progress Energy

Kristin Beck is a policy analyst in the Energy Policy & Strategy Section of Progress Energy. In this capacity she tracks federal and state energy and environmental legislation, manages the company's corporate responsibility programs and leads special projects. She came to the company in 2001 as an Environmental, Health and Safety auditor in the corporate Audit Services Department. She has also had responsibilities for the corporate Environmental Management Systems and multi-media compliance initiatives. Prior to joining Progress Energy, she worked for 8 years at DuPont as an environmental team lead in the Dacron chemical and fibers business. She has also worked for URS corporation, providing environmental permitting and safety compliance support for large industrial clients. Kristin received her bachelor's degree from NC State University and her master's degree from Duke University.

Chris Canfield is the Executive Director for Audubon North Carolina

Chris Canfield was named Executive Director of the North Carolina State Office in January 2000 after working as the office's Director of Development. He joined Audubon after more than 6 years with UNC-Chapel Hill. There he was Director of Development for the Ackland Art Museum and Director of Communications for UNC's business school. A former air force officer, Chris worked at the Pentagon as a liaison with national news media. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama and a graduate degree in English literature from the University of Oxford in England which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. Chris is an avid birder and trained bird bander. He is former treasurer of the New Hope Audubon chapter. In 1998, he attended Audubon's Ecology Workshop in Wyoming. Chris authored a children's play about the environment, "The Green Man Gets a Hand," presented at schools around the Triangle. His wife, Kate, also a birder, is an outreach educator for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. She is a Certified NC Environmental Educator.

Dana Haine ia a Science Educator with the Environmental Resource Program at UNC-Chapel Hill

Dana Haine is a science educator with the Environmental Resource
Program, the outreach and public service arm of the UNC Institute for
the Environment (http://www.ie.unc.edu).  Dana is a former community college science instructor; she taught biology courses at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte from 1999-2003.  More recently, Dana was a science educator for DESTINY, UNC’s Traveling Science Learning Program.  Dana received her BS in Biology from Appalachian State University and her MS in Biology from Wake Forest University.

Tia Herring is the Museum Park Manager at the North Carolina Museum of
Art. Tia received her bachelor's degree in Education from The Catholic
University of America and her Masters degree in Parks, Recreation and
Tourism Management from North Carolina State University. She served as
an Agroforestry Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama from 1998 to 2001 and
she has also hiked the entire 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia
to Maine. Tia is originally from Long Island, NY and currently resides
with her husband Brad and daughter Maya in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tia
enjoys a variety of outdoor activities and is always in search of
exciting adventures.

Katherine J. Revels is a retired Teacher and Curriculum Specialist.

Katherine J. Revels has been a teacher and curriculum specialist. She was awarded grants from NC Beautiful, the Office of Environmental Education, Progress Energy and the NC Electric Membership Cooperation for environmental projects. She developed a pilot Recycling project for Wake County schools and coordinated a state wide project with NC Beautiful to promote hands-on environmental education. Her students were regional and state winners in the annual Soil and Water Conservation Essay and Poster Contests. She was the first recipient of the Bladen Soil and Water Conservation Teacher of the Year and received a scholarship from the State Soil and Water Conservation office to pursue a graduate degree.

She shares her passion for the outdoors with children in the neighborhood by inviting them to gather vegetables, flowers and blueberries from her garden. One of her favorite read alouds with her young friends is All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan .

DeeDee Whitaker is a retired science teacher from Guilford County with over 20 years of experience. Her primary teaching responsibilities included Chemistry, Advanced Placement Chemistry and Earth/Environmental Science. She is currently the Education Specialist for the NC Center of Applied Aquatic Ecology. She received her B.S. in Secondary Science Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, M.A.T in Science Teaching from UNC-Chapel Hill, Science Supervision from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University and National Board Certification in Adolescent/Young Adult Science-Chemistry. She is a member of the 2005 Kenan Fellows class. Mrs. Whitaker’s professional interests include curriculum development and assessment for chemistry and environmental science, the incorporation of geographical information science, (GIS), into the secondary science curriculum and teacher preparation. In recognition of her leadership she has received the following awards and appointments: Technology Tools Gold Award Winner for technology use in the classroom, Sony Technology Scholar recognition, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching fellow, North Carolina Teacher Academy fellow, Guilford County Schools Max Baker/Mary Kearns Distinguished Service to Science Education Award, North Carolina Science Teachers Association Region 5-Excellence in Science Teaching Award, appointment to the NC Environmental Education Advisory Council, NC Department of Public Instruction Graduation Project Committee-Science, NC 21 st Century Schools Committee, NC delegate to Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition, Kenan Fellows Advisory Board member and she has been elected Secretary of North Carolina Science Leadership Association.

Paul Wilms is the Director of Government Affairs and Chief Lobbyist for the North Carolina Home Builders Association

A Civil Engineering Fellow of the University of Alabama School of Engineering, Mr. Wilms is the recipient of the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s Air Conservationist of the Year award, and more than 20 other awards for scientific achievement and public service as well as nine national awards for service to the home building industry.

Mr. Wilms, a former Marine Corps officer and a licensed Professional Geologist, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master of Science in civil engineering from the University of Alabama.