CEEF is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit foundation established at the recommendation of the State Superintendent’s Environmental Education Task Force Steering Committee in 2003 to encourage environmental education throughout the state of California.
CEEF envisions a day when all Californians are environmentally literate and aims to inspire young people to understand and care for the environment through the support of innovative environmental education programs and partnerships.
The highly successful CEEF Teacher Institutes have prepared scores of educators to facilitate student stewardship projects for thousands of 4th through 12th grade students. CEEF founder, Bill Andrews, also founded the Water Energy Education Alliance (WEEA) to promote the development of effective career pathways to the water and energy sectors for students who value public service and natural resources.
Board of Directors
Amity Sandage
President
Biret Adden
Vice President
Dr. Victoria (Tori) VanderNoot
Treasurer
Jenn Swart
Secretary
Dwain Wilson
At-Large
Mera Burton
At-Large
Riki Clark
At-Large
Scott Shepherd
At-Large
Dr. Shelley Alden-Brooks
At-Large
Walter Zeisl
At-Large
Isabella Coletta
At-Large
Rebecca Saltsman
At-Large
Ex-Officio Advisors
Bill Andrews
Dr. Anne Stephens
Advisory Taskforce
Amity Sandage, CEEF President; Environmental Literacy Coordinator, Santa Cruz COE Educational Services
Bill Andrews, CEEF Advisory Task Force Advisor
Robert Harris, CEEF Legislative Coordinator and Consultant, EDU Consulting LLC
Dean Gilbert, CEO, EDU Consulting LLC
Delaine Eastin, Former State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kathy DiRanna, Former Director K-12 Alliance
Jenny Rigby Director, Acorn Group
Karen Cowe, CEO, Ten Strands
John Zavalney, Science Educator (Retired); Climate Speaker for Al Gore Climate Reality Project
Jerry Lieberman, Director, State Education and Environment Roundtable
Craig Johns, President, California Resources Strategies, Inc.
Biret Adden, Education Director, Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association; CEEF Vice President
Dwain Wilson, Executive Director, The Wildwoods Foundation; CEEF Board of Directors
Walter Zeisl, Manager of Educational Outreach, L.A. Dept. of Water and Power; CEEF Board of Directors
Steve Creech, Executive Director, Wyland Foundation
Andrea Lewis, Consultant (Retired), CA. Environmental Protection Agency
Art Sussman, Program Manager (Retired), WestEd
Gary Widdison, Consultant for Outdoor and Marine Science Education (Retired), Los Angeles COE
Craig Strang, Assistant Director (Retired), Lawrence Hall of Science