Mentors

Green Steps mentors are representatives from the public and private sectors who offer guidance in planning, executing and judging the school projects.

How to become a Green Steps Mentor

How to become a Green Steps County Coordinator

To contact a mentor via e-mail, simply click on his or her name.

Allen, Karen (Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Recycling, waste reduction, water quality, and soil/land quality (Cherokee County schools only)
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Armstrong, Sheri (Lexington County)
Mentor for: water quality (Lexington County schools only)
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Baldauf, Mary Pat (City of Columbia)
Mentor for: Recycling, environmental art
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Bloom, Jenny (Charleston County Solid Waste Department)
Mentor for: Recycling, composting, enviro-shopping, resource conservation, organic gardening
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Cooper, Chanda (Richland Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Schoolyard habitats, indoor/outdoor gardening, forestry, botany, native plants, composting, wildlife studies (Richland County schools)
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Cottingham, Rhonda (Sonoco Hartsville Campus Sustainability Council)
Mentor for: Recycling, Energy Conservation, and Sustainability
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Curlee, Diane (Orangeburg County Conservation District)
Mentor for: Carolina fence gardens/butterfly habitats. Facilitator for PLT (Project Learning Tree), Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), Project WILD and Aquatic WILD
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Falvey, Tom (South Carolina State Museum )
Mentor for: Rain gardens and other water quality projects, recycling and tree identification projects
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Foster, Cathy Reas (Pickens County Stormwater Partners and Clemson University Extension)
Mentor for:Water Quality and Conservation, Water Harvesting, Watershed & Stormwater Education, Litter Prevention, Composting, Recycling, B2 at school (Pickens and Oconee Counties)
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Fuss, Karen (Coastal Carolina University)
Mentor for: Rain gardens, rain barrels, water quality, stormwater and watershed education
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Glymph, Gregg (SC DHEC Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling)
Contact Gregg to request a Green Step logo personalized for your school's website.
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Green , Sara (SC Wildlife Federation)
Mentor for: Schoolyard wildlife habitats, composting and mercury pollution
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Hart, David (Recycling Social Marketing Coordinator for the Town of Blythewood)
Mentor for: most Green Steps projects (Blythewood/Richland County area)
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Hiller, Jane (Sonoco Recycling)
Mentor for: Recycling, composting, indoor/outdoor gardening
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Henderson, Mary Jane (Richland County Conservation District)
Mentor for: Outdoor classrooms, nature trails, back yard habitats, Project Learning Tree, composting, soil and water quality
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Hodgdon, Chris (Winthrop University)
Mentor for: Green cleaning and composting
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Hooks, Kendra (Horry County)
Mentor for: Recycling
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Johnson, Deborah
Mentor for: Habitat restoration, planning native plant projects, creating nature trails, and focusing on plants and trees
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Jones, Mary Lou
Mentor for: Just about ANY environmental project
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Keadle, Kristy (Aiken County Conservation District)
Mentor for:  Recycling Keadle, Kristy
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Keller, Brittany (City of Greenville Solid Waste Division)
Mentor for: Recycling, Litter Prevention, Waste Reduction and Composting
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Leclair, Lynn ( SC Forestry Commission)
Mentor for: Educational programs concerning the value of our forests, recycling projects
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McCord, Jodie,
Mentor for: Wildlife Preservation, Water Quality, Soil Quality, Composting, Vemicomposting, Local, Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, Recycling, and Rain Gardens.
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McNatt, Wendy (Greenville County Solid Waste Department)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter and waste reduction projects
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Mendenhall, Mary Margaret (DHEC Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow Curriculum)
Mentor for: Recycling
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Miller, Kathy (Oakview Elementary School)
Mentor for: Schoolyard habitats, recycling
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Miller, Sheila (President, Fountain Inn Garden Club)
Mentor for: Recycling, Gardening, Composting
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Mims, Shirley (Richland County Recycling Coordinator)
Mentor for: Conservation Projects that Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (Richland County Schools - outside the city limits)
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Morgan, Elizabeth (Rock Hill Clean and Green)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter prevention
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Morris, Lee
Mentor for: recycling, reuse, litter pick-up, plants in every classroom, composting and gardening (Richland, Sumter, and possibly Kershaw Counties)
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Nanney, Marian (DHEC's Air Quality Innovations Section)
Mentor for: B2, plants in every classroom, recycling, composting, landscaping with native plants and indoor air quality
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Nevius, Ryan
Mentor for vermiculture, composting and raised bed gardens. Ryan has worms to share with everyone.
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Nionquit, Karen (Greater Greenville Sanitation Commission)
Mentor for: Recycling
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O'Connell, Barbara (York Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: recycling, waste reduction, soils, outdoor classrooms, nature trails, school gardens, air & water quality, habitats
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Orscheln, Nell (Lexington Countywide Stormwater Consortium and Clemson University Extension’s Carolina Clear program)
Mentor for: Water quality projects . . . and more!
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Powell, Jessica (Keep America Beautiful of Anderson County)
Mentor for: Recycling, waste reduction and beautification projects
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Ritzo, Alissa (Spartanburg County Planning and Development)
Mentor for: Air quality
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Roberts, Amanda (Lancaster Soil and Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Water quality, air quality, gardens, nature trails, habitats, etc. (Lancaster County schools)
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Sdao, Jes (Spartanburg County Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Recycling and waste reduction, storm water management and water quality, composting, and wildlife habitats
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Sellers, Jennifer (Horry County Solid Waste Authority)
Mentor for: Recycling, Composting, Waste Reduction, Environmental Art, Enviro-Shopping
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Shanks, Erica (Upstate Forever)
Mentor for: Air Quality (10-county upstate region only)
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Smith, Kirkland
Mentor for: Environmental Art
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St. John, Amanda (Lexington County)
Mentor for: Recycling, Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Composting (Lexington County schools only)
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Strange, Michelle (Keep America Beautiful of Anderson County)
Mentor for: Recycling, litter prevention, and gardening
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Stringer, William (Clemson University & SC Native Plant Society)
Mentor for: Wildlife habitat projects and native plant gardens for science classes
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Thomas, Beth (North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve)
Mentor for: rain gardens, rain barrels, water quality, stormwater education, recycling
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Thompson, Nancy (Sumter High School Environmental Center)
Mentor for: Creation of outdoor learning sites of any size (including locations, organisms present, activities to use, etc.); creation and use of home composters; creation & location of butterfly gardens; creation & location of Carolina fence gardens
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Thompson, Sharon (Department of Health & Environmental Control)
Mentor for: Recycling, recycling/composting education grants
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Tomlinson, Carolyn (Dorchester County)
Mentor for: Innovative school environmental education programs, such as Recycling Troopers, Environmental Leaders and Recycling Survivor Style
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Tourkow, Aliza (Appalachian Council of Governments)
Mentor for: Forestry, Water conservation/water quality
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Trama, Viviane (Greenville Organic Foods Organization)
Mentor for: Sustainable agriculture and organic foods (Greenville County)
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Walsh, Mary (Upstate Forever)
Mentor for: Water Quality, Water Conservation, Green Building (10-county upstate region only)
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Ward, JC (Greenville County Soil & Water Conservation District)
Mentor for: Wildlife Preservation, Water Conservation, Soil Quality, Composting, Gardening, and Recycling for Greenville County schools.
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Webster, Channell (Statewide)
Mentor for: Air Quality projects
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West, Alana (Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, Newberry County 4-H)
Mentor for: Recycling and reduction, gardening, composting, water quality, air quality, and soil/land quality
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Williams, Synithia (Lexington County)
Mentor for: Air Quality, Water Quality (Lexington County schools only)
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Woodruff, Alysen (City of Greenville)
Mentor for: Development of new waste reduction programs; expansion of recycling and composting programs; design of waste reduction education initiatives; and development of environmental incentive programs
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Yasinsac, Leslie (SC DHEC)
Mentor for: Fluorescent bulb recycling
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Young, Terasa (Clemson Extension)
Mentor for: Water Quality and Conservation, Habitat Gardening, Waste Reduction, Recycling (Florence and Darlington County schools)
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