Project Team and Advisors
Team Leader: Jonee Kulman Brigham, Research Coordinator Center for Sustainable Building Research, MS-Sustainable Design Faculty, College of Design/ Sustainable Art and Design of Infrastructure in Environmental Education (current graduate work in Liberal Studies)
University of Minnesota Advisers
Roslye Ultan, Liberal Studies Senior Faculty: Art History/Visual Culture/Environmental & Public Art/ CuratorFred Finley, Associate Professor, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction / Environmental Education
Patrick Nunnally, Coordinator, Institute on the Environment’s River Life Program / River Sustainability & Stories
Faye Sleeper, Water Resources Center Co-Director /Social aspects of water management, Extension
Christina Manning, Liberal Studies Faculty /Psychology of Sustainable Behavior
Christine Baeumler, Associate Professor, Department of Art / Environmental and Community Based Art
Virajita Singh, Sr. Research Fellow, Center for Sustainable Bldg. Research/ Community Sustainable Design Assistance / Design for Community Resilience
Gerald Allen, Liberal Studies Faculty / Architect, Public Artist, Creativity Development, Future Studies
Theresa H. Bipes, Research Coordinator, Institute on the Environment/ Communications and Environmental Education/ Interpretive Specialist
Gail Buhl, Education Program Manager, The Raptor Center, University of Minnesota
Community Participants
Linda Henning, Metropolitan Council Waste Water Treatment Plant Environmental Education CoordinatorSage Passi* , Watershed Education Specialist, Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Jim Bode*, Water Quality Supervisor, St. Paul Regional Water Services
Bill Dircks*, Public Works Superintendent, City of Little Canada Water Department
April Rust, DNR Coordinator for Project Wet (Water Education for Teachers) www.mndnr.gov/projectwet
Jack Becker, Director Forecast Public Art / Public Art Planning Process
Audrey Robinson Favorito*, Educational Media Specialist
John M. Smith, Environmental Education Specialist
Beth Wiskus*, MA, MT-BC, NMT Board Certified Music Therapist www.specialmusicofmn.com Interview
Brian Goodspeed*, Park Ranger, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
(* Also project participants in delivering Downstream/Upstream)
Project Participants
Jill Finnegan, Director, Children’s Discovery Academy / Early Childhood Curriculum and InstructionMarty Welch, Owner, Children’s Discovery Academy / Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching Staff, Children’s Discovery Academy, Especially AmyJane, Julie, Jamie, Katie, Jenny
Parents and Children of Children’s Discovery Academy
