Team

	EYES Team LISA ‘DIZ’ GLITHERO (Founder, Director, Educator) SARAH BOYCE (Educator, Board of Directors) LEILA MEYERS (Educator, Board of Directors) JENNY GROVES (Educator, Western Collaborator) ERIN DERBYSHIRE (Educator, Eastern Collaborator) SIMON HOCKING (Educator, Western Collaborator) Advisory Council Dave Mussell, Environmental Educator, Pembina Institute Tim Turner, Director and Founder of Sea to Sky School for Sustainability Education TEAM LISA (DIZ) GLITHERO MEd., BEd., BSc. Founder and Director, EYES Project Lisa (Diz) Glithero is a committed environmental educator whose formal teaching experience has taken her from Chhomrong, Nepal to the Heiltsuk community of Bella Bella, British Columbia to working as the Education Director for Students on Ice, a Canadian organization that takes international youth on educational expeditions to Antarctica and the Arctic. In 2004, after completing a Master of Education degree at Queen's University while working for the Outdoor Experiential Education program at the faculty, Diz founded the EYES Project. In March 2006, Diz was 1 of 24 international women to be awarded the "Women of the Earth Award" for her work in environmental education. She is currently a Part Time Professor with the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa and managing an innovative sustainable community development project in her home town of Chelsea, Quebec. For PDF bio of Lisa (Diz) Glithero click here For upcoming presentations click here For testimonials click here For Speaker's Spotlight click here
EDUCATION allows us to transform the world. YOUTH are the future - and present - stewards of the world. ENVIRONMENT shapes how we understand the world. SUSTAINABILITY brings balance and well-being to the world.
EYES Project Headquarters: 11 chemin fosbery Chelsea, Quebec J9B 2G6 t 819-827-5119 f 819-827-9951 diz@eyesproject.com
	SARAH BOYCE Educator, Board of Directors EYES Project Sara is an educator with a passion for the environment and experiential learning. These interests were born out of an opportunity to facilitate teacher-training and community development on a small Native Reserve, nestled amongst a beautiful archipelago of islands in remote Guyana, South America. Since this point Sara's experiences include: working as a Project Leader for Katimavik - a national youth volunteer program; leading canoe trips in Ontario parks for youth and international visitors; leading environmental treks in Costa Rica for high school and university students; partnering with EcoSchools to create environmental teaching resources; working as an outdoor education specialist and teacher with Toronto Outdoor Education Schools. Currently, Sara shares her passions for the environment and experiential learning as a teacher with the Limestone District School Board, and as an active community member in Westport, Ontario. LEILA MYERS Educator, Board of Directors EYES Project Leila is an experienced educator working at Elizabeth Wynwood, an alternative high school in the Ottawa area. Her focus, and passion, is teaching life skills, well-being, and outdoor education to her students and school community. Leila brings a rich collection of experiences to her present practices and perspectives as an educator and community leader. These include: teaching in Tuktoyaktuk in the Canadian Arctic, traveling and volunteering in Guyana, South America and India, as well as leading several expedition-based learning programs in the outdoors for teenagers through her six years of work with Outward Bound, and while working at natural science schools in Ontario throughout the past decade. Her passions include family and community, paddling, cooking, cross country skiing, playing, creating, going on long remote wilderness trips, travelling, crafting, swimming and spending time with spirited people. In short Leila gets "fired up about exploring new spaces, learning new skills, being healthy, and living in a quality way." JENNY GROVES Educator, Western Collaborator Jenny resides on the Sunshine Coast and currently works as an educator for Sea to Sky Outdoor School for Sustainability Education. In the past, Jenny has worked for a number of organizations including Canada World Youth, Easter Seals Camps, and a number of outdoor centres in Ontario. Jenny has a variety of personal interests including the outdoors (paddling canoes and kayaks, hiking), music (upright bass, guitar and vocals), fibre arts, and organic farming. . ERIN DERBYSHIRE Educator, Eastern Collaborator Erin has always had a passion for teaching and feels quite fortunate that she has been able to make a career built on this passion. As an active advocator of experiential education, Erin finds great satisfaction in seeing the results of her teaching in her students' understanding, enjoyment and overall self-esteem. Erin's current path has taken her up to Haliburton where she plays numerous roles including: founding member and educator with "Out to Learn," a company that provides quality environmental and natural resource education programming; program coordinator for the Ontario Outdoor Education Internship Program which provides outdoor education experiences for college and university graduates across the province; and a trail developer with "Trails and Tours" which is a local organization committed to the development and promotion of healthy tourism in Haliburton County. Erin's past experiences include: Teaching at the Leslie M. Frost Natural Resource Centre and Kinark Outdoor Centre; instructing 3rd and 4th year Outdoor Education courses through Queen's University; facilitating "Caring Classroom", a ten week outreach character education program; and numerous years of leading canoe trips throughout Ontario. SIMON HOCKING Educator, Western Collaborator Simon Hocking is a teacher at Sea to Sky Outdoor School for Sustainability Education. He is a graduate of Sociology and Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria and the Outdoor and Experiential Education program at Queens University. He is also an active musician, ocean kayak paddler, soccer player, traveller, and gardener. [top]
	Presentations The following is a short list of some of the schools and events that have invited Diz to speak: Regional Centre of Expertise Launch Event, Sudbury, ON - May16th, 2007 Canadian Arctic Climate Change Speaking Tour, Nunavut- Feb 23 - March 3, 2007 Keynote Speaker at ACTUA's National Conference, Ottawa - June 2nd, 2006 United Nations International Youth Summit on Climate Change, Montreal, PQ - November 24, 2005 Social Sciences High School Festival, Montreal, PQ - October 18th, 2005 Keynote Address Regional Science Fair, Kingston, ON - April 2005 Sedbergh School, Montebello, PQ Elizabeth Wynwood Alternative School, Ottawa, ON Wolfe Island Youth Center Fundraiser, Marysville, ON Port Hope High School, Port Hope, ON Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, BC Youth Climate Change Conference, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC Sierra Youth Coalition, Youth Action Gathering, Ottawa, ON East Harlem School, New York Eagle Rock High School, Estes Park, Colorado "A Day of Learning for a Lifetime of Action" Youth Conference, Ottawa - March 30th, 2007 Arnprior District High School, Arnprior, ON Faculty of Ed. Professional Development Workshop, Ottawa University Envirothon Conference, Ottawa Upcoming Presentations: Green Campus Summit, Acadia University, N.S.— September 21, 2007 Youth Summit, Catholic District School Board, Kemptville, ON—November 14, 2007 Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network, Sault St. Marie—November 20, 2007