Education Coordinator
Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve
University of Wisconsin-Extension
About
Deanna Erickson serves as the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Education Coordinator. As the Education Coordinator, Deanna plans, implements and evaluates the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve education program through on-site and educational outreach activities and through the development of educational facilities including the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Science & Interpretive Center, and reserve trails and exhibits. Deanna works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other Research Reserves to collaborate on national estuary and coastal ecosystem science curriculum. Deanna will also be working closely with the community through advisory committees, education institutions and individuals to fulfill the Reserve’s education objectives. Deanna holds a Bachelors of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in Natural Resource Management and is completing a Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in Environmental Education. She has worked as an educator and administrator in outdoor and environmental education for the past thirteen years, for organizations that include the Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Student Conservation Association, The Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, The Whale Camp in New Brunswick, Canada and as the Director of Outdoor Education at Pathfinder Ranch, a residential outdoor education program near Idyllwild, CA. Additionally, she is an American Canoe Association certified sea kayak instructor and a kayak guide in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.