0408: Environmental Change-Makers of the Wetland Watchers
April 8, 2021
Hosted by Amy Meuers
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On this week's show meet Harry Hurst Middle School teacher Barry "the Alligator Man" Guillot and 8th-grade students Laila Gurley and Holly Avocato. The trio is part of The LaBranche Wetland Watchers, a service-learning project which was started many years ago as a way to utilize the beautiful Louisiana wetlands as an outdoor classroom where students could be fully immersed in science while learning about the many values of the wetlands and the many challenges that they face. Hear their inspiring stories of how young people are tackling everything from hurricane destruction to cultural preservation.
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Amy Meuers
As the Chief Executive Officer of The National Youth Leadership Council, Amy provides executive leadership and vision. She works in partnership with the board of directors, staff, and Youth Advisory Council to engage young people in creating a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
Amy is a champion for young people and under her guidance, NYLC continues to be a recognized leader nationally and internationally for its work in youth engagement and service-learning. Throughout her 17 year career at NYLC, Amy has upheld and promoted the values of servant leadership, youth voice, and service to community.
Amy received her Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from the Regis University in Denver, Colorado and her bachelor’s degree from Globe University in Bloomington, Minnesota. She is a widely-traveled speaker, addressing audiences throughout the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Qatar and more. She has written extensively on service-learning and youth leadership. She is a native of Minnesota, is married, has two children and is an active volunteer in her community.
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