Donald Kaufman
As Director of the Hefner Zoology Museum (HZM), Dr. Kaufman is responsible for the overall management of the facility and its programs, including the GTI. With over three decades of experience in education and environmental science, Dr. Kaufman has taught elementary students, undergraduates, graduate students and teachers.

He has received three of Miami's highest honors: the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (1992), the E. Phillips Knox Teaching Award (1996), and the Distinguished Educator Award, College of Arts and Science (1996-97). He was named 1993-94 Continental Lecturer by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Dr. Kaufman is a member of the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT).

With co-author Cecilia Franz Berg, Dr. Kaufman has written The Biosphere: Protecting Our Global Environment (Kendall/Hunt, 2005), a college-level introductory environmental science textbook now in its fourth edition.

Cecilia Franz Berg
Cecilia Franz Berg is a co-director of the GTI and Senior Project Director at the HZM. She earned a Master of Technical and Scientific Communication degree from Miami University, with a specialty in environmental science, and a BA in English Literature from the University of Cincinnati. Aside from co-authoring The Biosphere, she also has worked as a technical writer and grant writer for numerous clients, including Cincinnati Sportsmedicine, Good Samaritan Hospital-Research Department, independent surgeons, and The Center for Reproduction of Endangered Wildlife at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Over the past 15 years, she has developed and written grants totaling over $2.5 million, and, together with other GTI staff, has offered numerous teacher enhancement workshops for K-8 teachers in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Mike Wright
Mike Wright, lead instructor for the GTI and Assistant Director of the HZM, holds an MS in Zoology with an emphasis in ecology and has taught a variety of zoology courses at Miami University, including environmental biology, animal diversity, physiology and ecology. He also has worked as an Interpretive Naturalist for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources at Hueston Woods State Park, where he rehabilitated native wildlife and developed and presented a variety of natural and cultural history programs for school groups and park visitors. A gifted artist, he has illustrated several books and has contributed a number of illustrations for The Biosphere: Protecting Our Global Environment.

Lisa Rosenberger Streit
Lisa Rosenberger Striet is the HZM's Environmental Education Specialist and Grant Writer, as well as co-director for the GTI's Museum Resources for Teachers. She earned a Master's degree in Technical and Scientific Communication with a specialty in environmental science from Miami University. With her BA in English and BS in Secondary Education, she has taught secondary students, undergraduates, and teachers and has designed curricula for all of these levels. In addition, she has taught corporate professionals, has developed training modules for information technology corporations, and has written for the medical industry.

In addition, several visiting instructors and naturalists enrich GTI's offerings each year:

• Dave Berg, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Miami University, is a broadly trained ecologist with many years' experience investigating aquatic ecosystems. In the past, he has provided expertise for the Environmental Education Through Inquiry workshop, and this year, he will be an instructor for the new offering, Water Resources.

• Steve Eshbaugh, Executive Director of the Montana Environmental Education Association (MEEA), has been with GREEN Teachers Institute since 1992, when he served as naturalist for the Environmental Education Leadership workshop. Since then, he has maintained an active role in the Costa Rica workshops. Together with Dr. Kaufman, Steve authored the book Hands-On EE Activities for K-6 Teachers, published by Kendall/Hunt (Dubuque, IA).

• John Farmer, a GTI veteran and fifth-grade teacher, created the Science for Ohio web site while on sabbatical with the HZM for the 2000-01 academic year. Currently an adjunct instructor with the Department of Zoology, Miami University, he conducts the Science for Ohio workshop to help teachers find practical ways to integrate technology into their existing curricula.

• Don Koller, a GTI veteran and accomplished naturalist, is on his second year of sabbatical with the HZM for the 2003-04 academic year. He continues to create hands-on activities for the museum's exhibits and collections and has helped conduct workshops for several years, particularly Environmental Education Through Inquiry and Natural and Cultural History of Costa Rica.

• Kathy Raftery is a district-wide Science Coach for the Cincinnati Public Schools, coaching and mentoring science teachers. Kathy has been working with Dr. Kaufman since 1990 and has been involved with GTI since its inception, serving as science instructor for the second- and third-grade teachers taking the introductory workshop. She also is an instructor for the Costa Rica workshop.

• Keith Summerville is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Environmental Science, Drake University. He brings his experience in entomology and ecology to the GTI workshops, particularly Environmental Education Through Inquiry.

• Linda Sutphin is the Secondary Science Curriculum Leader for Mason City Schools and has assisted with several GTI workshops, including Museum Resources for Teachers.