GREENEDVENTURES - Key Persons
Trip Leader Aimee Lowe shares her Notes from the Field with our Trinidad & Tobago rainforest-Reef + Leatherback Sea Turtles Adventure. Join us on this day in the life journey. • Day 2 • Paddleboarding, Snorkeling & Bioluminescence! Today on our first...
Aimee Lowe is a Marine Biologist and high school Marine Biology and Environmental Science teacher in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She has a passion for all things ocean and loves to share her knowledge and excitement with students and adults of all ages. She is an avid snorkeler and PADI Advanced scuba diver and has enjoyed diving all over the world for the past 30 years. Aimee has a Bachelor's of Science degree in Marine Biology and a Master's degree in Marine Science & Policy from the University of Miami, and she is one of the founders of the Free Our Seas non-profit organization. She has been leading educational student trips for the past 18 years and her enthusiasm for the ocean, conservation, and travel is contagious. She makes leaning fun!
You can read more about Aimee here: Meet Trip Leader Aimee Lowe
Courtenay "Bushman" Rooks, is native to Trinidad, and an adventurer, naturalist, conservationist, explorer, ecotourism expert, with a long held desire to bring his love of nature to every person through eco adventure tourism. Courtenay guides rock climbing, mountain biking, birding, hiking, diving, surfing, snorkeling, adventure racing, and kayaking. Through personal travels in far flung places like England, Dominica, the Pacific North West of North America, the Mojave Desert, the Cerrado and Amazon of Brazil, Guyana's Amazon, the Savanna Grande of Venezuela and mostly Trinidad and Tobago he has spent nearly 40 years studying the natural history of wild places. During this time he gained knowledge, experience, respect and love for these environments and looks forward to sharing his knowledge with Green Edventures guests!
Trip Leader Cynthia Sherman shares her Notes from the Field from our Iceland Laugavegur Trek for Women 60+ Adventure. Keep reading to see how this group of women conquered the Laugavegur Trail and had fun along the way. A Day in Reykjavik We walked around town to take...
Cynthia's inaugural trip with Green Edventures was one of our Iceland Laugavegur Treks in 2023, but she has been a trip leader since 2003 for a trip to Eleuthera, Bahamas with Tara (even before Green Edventures)!
Her travel footprint reaches as far as Asia and South America. Cynthia's passion comes with teaching Human Impact and Sustainability. She sees the hope that one person, out of 8 billion people on the planet, can influence the mindset, attitude, and actions of so many. She is always on the lookout for the next idea to reduce our ecological footprint while exploring the world.
You can read more about Cynthia here: Meet Trip Leader Cynthia Sherman
Elsy (aka Alex) is a Marine Biologist from Michocan, Mexico. She is funny, energetic, and loves to share her knowledge of science with students. Students can easily relate to Elsy's passion for all things saltwater, adventure, music, and her love of travel. She is a great role model for students, especially those interested in pursuing marine science degrees. Elsy is both educator and guide for our Sea of Cortez programs in partnership with Fun Baja, and tour leader for our Costa Rica student programs. Elsy holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Marine Biology, and a Master's Degree in Marine Resources Management. She is the founding member of the Research and Conservation Program of the Yucatan (PICMMY). She is also a PADI Rescue Diver.
Emily is our newest trip leader leading her first trip to Iceland in 2023. She started out in Colorado, but now calls Southwest Wisconsin home. She has led trips in Alaska, Costa Rica and the Bahamas. She has traveled with Green Edventures since 2009 but has traveled with Tara before that (with a bit of a hiatus to raise some babies).
You can read more about Emily here: Meet Trip Leader Emily Benz
Kristen is an engaging and passionate educator who leads the Florida Master Naturalist program in Broward County, Florida. She teaches environmental and science education programs for students of all ages, and provides expertise for ecological surveys and monitoring through her non-profit Youth Environmental Alliance. She has a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, a Masters in Conservation Ecology and Wildlife Sciences, and more than 28 years in the field of ecology (marine, aquatic and terrestrial) and the management of natural areas and wildlife. Kristen's passion is making a difference in peoples lives, to the environment and to wildlife through working and partnering with like-minded people and organizations that share her vision of promoting sustainability through self empowerment and education.
You can read more about Kristen here: Meet Trip Leader Kristen Hoss
Lori started her Green Edventures journey in 2019 going on trips such as Tanzania, Idaho, Northwoods WI, Yellowstone, WI Dog Sledding, Uganda, Iceland Multi-sport and Laugavegur, Baja, Roatan and Alaska. In 2021 she led our Northwoods WI Women's Trip, and in 2022, she Co-Led two WI Dog Sledding Trips, Tanzania Women's trip and Co-Ed trip, Idaho Salmon River Rafting and a Northwoods WI student trip.
She has been traveling since the age of 11 where she took her first trip out of the country to Canada, since then, she hasn't stopped. For Lori, it isn't always about the destination, she wants to travel anywhere and everywhere! She loves all forms of travel - road trips, plane trips, cruises, guided tours, self-guided/planned trips, outdoor/indoor, beach or mountain, hiking or theater, solo or partner or group - you name it! But her favorite part of travel is meeting new people along the way and hearing their stories!
You can read more about Lori here: Meet Trip Leader Lori Anderson
Tara cultivated her passion for ocean life at a young age through her vivid imagination while playing in her grandparents' swimming pool in suburban Chicago. She would snorkel & explore this pool playground, often pretending to be in oceanic waters filled with dolphins and colorful fish.
Tara turned her passion for exploration, marine life and environmental preservation in to Green Edventures in 2008. She designed this carbon-neutral, eco-adventure program to educate students and adults through travel and outdoor activity while supporting local-based businesses and conservation programs.
Through professionally guided tours, it is Tara's mission to facilitate life-changing natural encounters to educate and inspire.
"Having facilitated over 1,000 participants on trips all over the Americas, I know firsthand the positive, life-changing effects that nature has on people," Tara says. " I tell people that I am a teacher and guide, but what I really am, is a matchmaker. I provide the ambiance and set the mood for people to connect with, be fascinated by, and fall in love with the ocean, the rainforest, the desert, and other amazing wild habitats, in hopes that they will want to protect them."
Tracey's Green Edventures' journey started in 2016 as she accompanied her high school daughter on an adventure trip to Trinidad/Tobago. Tracey has had the privilege to trek and visit 25 countries, including India, Cuba, Spain, Iceland, Peru, Tanzania, with her latest adventure. . .a humbling summit to Mt. Kilimanjaro with Green Edventures and 10 other adventure buddies on June 29th, 2023!
Tracey continues to ignite the spark of adventure in fellow adventurers, help them embark on their own transformative journeys, and realize their dreams. With an unwavering commitment to safety, health and wellness, and a deep respect for the environment and local cultures, Tracey will be your trusted companion every step of our adventure.
You can read more about Tracey here: Trip Leader Bio - Meet Tracey Seward