Nancy brings deep experience and knowledge gleaned from 40 years as an educator and director at the Appalachian Mountain Club. Over her distinguished career, Nancy created signature educational programs for the AMC, including its Junior Naturalist Program, trained hundreds of volunteers, engaged donors and partnered with major national and area businesses and organizations to protect critical ecological habitats.
For her exemplary work, Nancy has received major service awards from the Tin Mountain Conservation Center and the Guy Waterman Fund, which in 2015 honored her with the Guy Waterman Alpine Steward Award for her lifetime achievements in alpine education, interpretation, outreach, and conservation in the White Mountain region of New Hampshire.
Tara Schroeder worked as GMCG’s Program Director from 2003-2011, and was responsible for overseeing water quality monitoring, the educational programs, volunteer training, and all day-to-day aspects of growing the organization. She hired and worked with many dedicated interns, and with their help, brought such programs as VBAP, Trout in the Classroom and GET WET! to local schools. She has worked as a teacher, workshop leader, volunteer coordinator, and group outreach coordinator for the Appalachian Mountain Club, as a teacher for Nature’s Classroom, and as a trip leader and Camp Director at Camp Cody. Tara returned to GMCG as Education Coordinator in 2018, and has already expanded & developed place based nature programs at the Blue Heron House and in local high-schools. She holds a BA from Bowdoin College in Anthropology and Environmental Studies with a minor in Biology, and her MS in Environmental Education from Lesley University/Aubdubon Expedition Institute.
Jillian Emerson earned her B.S. in Microbiology/Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Quinnipiac University in 2008. After her degree completion she spent 10 years working in academic research in the Department of Molecular and Systems Biology (formerly Genetics) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Most of her work was focused in the area of circadian rhythms using a model fungal organism, Neurospora crassa. In 2018, she earned her ASCP certification in molecular biology (MB, ASCP(CM)). She is currently the Water Quality Coordinator for Green Mountain Conservation Group in Effingham, NH. Most importantly, she loves dogs.
Moselle Spiller is an Effingham native who spent her childhood hiking in the White Mountains and ice skating on just about every pond and lake with her family. She graduated from Parsons School of Design in New York City with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts and majored in Industrial Design, and minored in Graphic Design. She was one of GMCG’s first Water Quality interns in 2003, and after more than a decade traveling the world, returned in 2018 as a dedicated staff member.
