Team

Communicator. Entrepreneur. Strategic thinker. Nancy Colleton’s career reflects a love of the Earth, nature, and the outdoors, coupled with a passion for business and technology—specifically space technologies that help us better see and understand the changing planet. She engages senior-level government, industry, and NGO representatives to forge new approaches and partnerships in response to today’s critical challenges. Nancy has also been at the forefront of progressing Earth observations for environmental intelligence and information.

Few people know the history and breadth of NASA Earth science education as well as Theresa Schwerin. With more than 25 years devoted to advancing the use of NASA Earth science in classrooms and out-of-school, Theresa has an eye for innovation and a knack for creating partnerships and leveraging investment. She currently leads the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) and is eager to work with government and academic partners benefiting formal and informal science education.

Dr. Rusanne Low is the epitome of the modern Earth scientist. She’s not only a leader in geoscience education, but she works at the forefront of citizen science and its application for vector-borne diseases such as Zika. Working through NASA, NSF, and USAID projects in Brazil and Peru, Rusty is demonstrating how educators, students, public health officials, citizens and even space scientists can work together to identify mosquito larvae and develop critical mitigation strategies to reduce the outbreak of Zika.

Fusing the roles of engineer, data scientist, and technologist, Mr. Clark remains abreast of emerging technologies and research with a view towards enhancing access to and understanding of geospatial and remotely sensed data. When not developing or deploying web technologies for IGES, Andrew enjoys applying algorithmic techniques to art, design, and prototyping projects.

Cassie is an expert in inquiry-based learning and employing geospatial technologies in K-12 education, undergraduate, graduate and professional development programs. In addition to 27 years as a science educator at all levels, she also served as a prestigious Einstein Fellow, working along side NASA scientists to help deliver new discoveries and cutting-edge science to educators and the public. This extensive experience enables Cassie to understand the opportunities and challenges of today’s K-12 classroom and how initiatives such as the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) can be best introduced.