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 Education, youth and the environment have been the focus of Lisa Glithero’s professional and personal life. With Bachelor of Science, Education and Master of Education degrees, she has taught in Canada, Nepal and has served as the Education Director for Students on Ice, an organization that leads educational expeditions for youth to Antarctica and the Arctic. Through 8 Polar Expeditions, Glithero has witnessed firsthand the impacts of Climate Change, further igniting her passion to connect today’s youth to the planet’s global ecosystem. Glithero’s dedication towards a ‘greener’ society led to her establishment of the EYES Project in 2004. EYES is a Canadian not-for-profit organization committed to bringing a sustainability imperative into educational pedagogy and practice. She is currently a Visiting Professor with the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa and continues to serve as the Director of the EYES Project, as well as Chair of the Education Advisory Committee for Students on Ice. Glithero is also a board member of the Chelsea Foundation. In March 2006, she was honoured with an international "Women of the Earth Award" by the Yves Rocher Foundation for her work in environmental education and in April 2008 was named by Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (2007) Sheila Watt Cloutier, as one of Chatelaine’s "Amazing Canadian Women to Watch." Glithero lives in Chelsea, Quebec with her partner Geoff and their son Fletcher. 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: Canadian Student Leadership Conference— 2008, PEI Nature Canada, Ottawa, ON George Brown College, Toronto, ON South Western Alberta Teachers Conference Association, Lethbridge, AB Green Campus Summit, Acadia University, N.S. ACTUA's National Conference, Ottawa United Nations International Youth Summit on Climate Change, Montreal, PQ Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, BC Youth Climate Change Conference, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC Sierra Youth Coalition, Ottawa, ON East Harlem School, New York Youth Summit, Catholic District School Board, Kemptville, ON Regional Centre of Expertise Launch Event, Sudbury, ON Canadian Arctic Climate Change Speaking Tour, Nunavut Social Sciences High School Festival, Montreal, PQ Sedbergh School, Montebello, PQ Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network, Sault St. Marie, ON Upcoming Presentations: Science Teachers Association of Ontario—November 15, 2008