Home of ANJEE: Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education

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ANJEE Adopts National Environmental Education
Guidelines for Excellence
Click on the headline for more information

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Thanks to all who attended
The 23rd Annual New Jersey Environmental Education Conference
Achieving Through Environmental Education
January 31-February 2, 2008
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
McDonnell and Jadwin Halls

Look to this area for information concerning the 2009 conference!!!

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The Alliance for New Jersey for Environmental Education (ANJEE) was established in 1985 to provide a networking forum for New Jersey's environmental educators. We are an organization of dedicated individuals who devote time, energy, and resources to facilitate the advancement of environmental education in our local, state, and global communities.

ANJEE provides the following opportunities and resources:

The New Jersey Environmental Education Conference held annually for formal and nonformal educators, administrators, naturalists, interpreters from schools, nature centers, colleges, government agencies, and environmental groups. Anyone interested in environmental education welcome to attend.
ANJEEonline, a semi-monthly online newsletter with announcements, grant opportunities, and many other resources. Submit announcements to:
ANJEEgram, a listserv of people interested in environmental education in NJ. Exchange ideas, lessons, and resources. Subscribe by sending a blank email to:
The Daily Planet, a quarterly newsletter with lesson plans, articles on issues and ideas, workshop announcements. Articles and committee members always needed! Click here for the lastest issue.
Regional, state and national workshops and networking opportunities. ANJEE is divided into three regions: North, Central, and South.

Expertise in School Yard Habitat Development, Watershed Education, and Natural Resource Conservation Education.

National Environmental Education Information through our affiliate status with the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE).

Awards for Environmental Educators for formal educators (individual or partnership), nonformal educators (works with schools or the public), and Patricia F. Kane Lifetime Achievement Award.

Networking, connect with like-minded people from all over the state and your area by joining a committee or attending regional events. For more information contact the ANJEE president at: or vice president at:

Who are ANJEE members?
ANJEE members include people from the public, private, and parochial schools, state and community colleges and universities, nature centers, museums, zoos, corporations, civic groups, youth groups, government agencies, and environmental groups.

ANJEE is an affiliate of the North American Association for Environmental Education.

ANJEE Board Meetings --Board meetings are open to all ANJEE members.

May 13, 2008

Exec Board Mtg

Pinelands Preservation Alliance Headquarters

Exec Board/Advisory Council & General Membership Invited

Executive Board Members
President, Michael Skelly Past-President, Janice Reese-Berardo President-Elect, Tanya Oznowich Vice-President, Diane Hewett-Lowrie Recording Secretary, Monica Juhasz Treasurer, Rick Lear Conference Committee Chair, Janice Reese-Berardo Finance Committee Chair, Elizabeth Faircloth Membership Secretary, Patricia Skelly	Planning Committee Chair, vacant Programs: North Committee Chair, Joseph Caravella Programs: Central Committee Chair, Maria Grace Programs: South Committee Chair, Sandy Sandmeyer-Bryan Public Relations Committee Chair, vacant Publications Committee Chair, Sondra Flite Web Site Committee Co-Chairs, Marc Rogoff & John Henry

BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Officers President, Tanya Oznowich President-Elect, Vacant Vice-President, Sandy Sandmeyer-Bryan Secretary, Monica Juhasz Treasurer, Nicole Rahman	Directors Advancement, Jerry Schierloh Communications, Marc Rogoff Finance, Elizabeth Faircloth Membership, Maria Grace Planning, James DeSantis Program, Diane Hewlett-Lowrie
Advisory Council
2006-2008 Term (ends June 30, 2008)	2007-2009 Term (ends June 30, 2009)
Mike Anderson, NJ Audubon Society Michelle Bellinger, Atlantic County Utilities Authority Sondra Flite, NJDEP Bureau of Recycling and Planning Jamie Harbaugh, Pocono Environmental Education Center Liz Johnson (2nd term) Pam Newitt, Nature by the Yard Robin Osterfeld Douglass Vorolieff, Pyramid Mt. Natural Historic Area Kelly Wenzel, Essex County Parks	James DeSantis, Golden Lynx LLC Beverly Dezan, South Brunswick Schools John Henry, EIRC Carmen Pirotte Gina Provenzano, Liberty State Park Nicole Rahman, South Branch Watershed Assoc. Jerry Schierloh, E.E. Consultant

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010
Mike Anderson Michelle Bellinger Joseph Caravella Hugh Carola Erin Connolly Debi Davidson Sondra Flite	John Henry Roberta Hunter Liz Johnson Kathy Klink Gina Provenzano Janice Reese-Berardo Kelly Wenzel
ANJEE Special Committees	ANJEE Affiliate Liaisons
Awards, Sandy Sandmeyer-Bryan Curriculum & Training, Jerry Schierloh Nominating, Diane Hewlett-Lowrie Newsletter, Hardcopy, Sondra Flite Newsletter, Internet - ANJEE On-Line, Bill Haines Resource Directory, Patricia Skelly	Schoolyard Habitat Leader, Marc Rogoff Watershed Partnership of NJ Chair, Elizabeth Faircloth NJ Natural Resource Education Cooperative Chair, Kelly Wenzel NJ Science Teacher Association Liaison, Marc Rogoff NJ Science Education Leadership Association Executive Board EE Liaison, Tanya Oznowich NJ Commission on Environmental Education Liaison, Janice Reese-Berardo

You are needed TODAY!

Volunteers make ANJEE work. They chair committees, work on committees, and make all of ANJEE's activities happen. You are needed to volunteer. If you don't, who will?

For more information on becoming an active ANJEE member contact, the ANJEE President: , ANJEE Vice President: or Membership Secretary:

ANJEE received an
Environmental Quality Award from the
US Environmental Protection Agency (Region 2)
in the category of Environmental Education
April 21, 2005

The NAAEE awarded the
2003 Outstanding Affiliate Award to the
Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education!
(NAAEE is the North American Association for Environmental Education)