Our Educators

Trish Fogarty loves outdoor education! She majored in biology at SUNY Geneseo, and later spent her summers as at camp as an Adventure Director. She then spent two amazing years as an Educator and School Program Assistant at Sargent Center. Now as the Program Director at Nature’s Classroom, she oversees the program team. On weekends can often be found on a New Hampshire trail with her dog Otis!

Taylor grew up in Wales and Spain before graduating from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Neurobiology and Phytopharmacology, and pursuing education from the University of Bristol with a Masters in International Relations and crisis management. The last decade she has been a Camp Director in the Adirondack mountains of New York, at a traditional overnight coed summer camp. Taylor is an avid hiker and is about to complete her ADK 46 with her partner Jay.

Anderson Moore has more than 20 years of experience working in schools and outdoor education centers. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Anderson’s passion for teaching developed in high school where he became a founding member of the “Future Teachers of America Club.” He was a program coordinator at Nature’s Classroom for many seasons and now leads our school outreach.

Kerry Leavenworth has been part of the Nature’s Classroom team since April of 2015. Kerry graduated from Clark University with a B.A. in Studio Art. Kerry was later inspired to move to New Hampshire and work for seven seasons as an outdoor educator at Sargent Center. She has led numerous backpacking trips on Vermont’s Long Trail and the Appalachian Trail.

Ana Ciarlo joined the Nature’s Classroom team in September 2014, working as a teacher for 11 seasons before becoming a program coordinator. A SUNY Fredonia graduate in Communication, Ana worked as an instructor and director in several school and camp settings before discovering her passion for outdoor education. She loves being part of a program that teaches students how to connect with the natural world!

Nicholas Dahinden joined Nature’s Classroom in 2004. He’d never been to New England but quickly fell in love with the ocean and the mountains and the people. He spent many years as a teacher and a program coordinator. Before that, he was a Peace Corps volunteer and studied wildlife biology at the University of Montana. Somewhere along the way he hiked the Appalachian trail, swam in the Indian Ocean, and learned how to juggle. Oh, by the way, most people call him NickyD and you can too!

Steve Shanley still can’t believe that he gets to go to Nature’s Classroom every week! It’s been that way since 2014, but never gets old. With field trips still on the fritz, he’s helping bring Nature’s Classroom to schools with the Nature On Wheels program. In the off-season, he’s often traveling, playing hockey, or eating a long breakfast.

Rachel D’Angio has been working in the fields of environmental and outdoor education for over a decade. She’s worked at centers in New York, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. She graduated with her Masters in Environmental Studies from Antioch University New England in 2016, and she joined the Nature’s Classroom team in 2021. Rachel loves that Nature’s Classroom provides programs that help students connect to nature and to each other!