Executive Director
director@maeoe.org
Laura is the new Executive Director of the Maryland
Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
(MAEOE). Laura has more than 15 years experience in
non-profit and profit management in the UK and USA.
As Managing Director of the Children’s Information
Centre, a UK non-profit, Laura grew the income by 150%
to $1m by negotiating local government contracts and
securing grants from a variety of sources including
trust & companies (UK) and foundations. She has
worked with non-profit leaders to develop successful
strategies for strengthening and diversifying their
organizations funding bases. Laura’s skills include
change management, strategic planning and start-up planning
and implementation. She has used these skills to position
organizations for growth and sustainability and to develop
and initiate new projects. Laura holds an MBA from Thunderbird
School of Global Management and speaks Spanish as a
second language. Her areas of expertise include: Increasing
capacity of non-profit organizations, strategic planning,
financial management, and team building. She enjoys
making links between the non-profit sector and the public
and private sectors and engaging with business leaders
to enable them to incorporate strategies for building
a better community. Laura enjoys spending time outdoors
with her family.
Joanne Schmader
Maryland Green School Program Coordinator
greenschools@maeoe.org
The daughter of an avid sportsman, Joanne grew up camping, fishing and exploring east coast water s, New Jersey beaches and the beautiful Pennsylvania landscape. After 20 years in travel management, she went back to school to study environmental management, environmental law, pollution prevention, and green building, achieving LEED AP certification through the U.S. Green Building Council. She joined MAEOE after interning with the Montgomery County Public Schools Division of Construction working on new schools and renovations. As a community activist, she works with Garrett Park Conservation Action Network on sustainability education, energy demand side reduction and stormwater management. As a PTA volunteer, Joanne joined the Green Team at Garrett Park Elementary help achieve their MD Green School certification. In her spare time, she enjoys camping, working with her son’s boy scout troop and scuba diving.
Stacy Bond
Maryland Green School Organizer
Chesapeake Conservation Corp Volunteer
mdgsorganizer@maeoe.org
Stacy Bond comes to MAEOE as a Chesapeake Conservation
Corps Volunteer. She graduated from Arizona State University
in 2009 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies:
Urban Planning and Justice Studies. Stacy has also completed
27 credits of graduate coursework from the University
of Maryland University College, in Environmental Management.
She brings a variety of experience, including work with
Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks, Community
Sciences Corporation - an Urban Planning firm in Phoenix,
AZ, Riparian Tree Buffer research and remediation, Arizona
Canal Restoration projects through Noel Hebets, LLC,
as well as sustainable building, design and construction.
In her spare time, Stacy is passionate about- rowing,
kayaking, scuba diving, swimming and skiing or snowboarding
in the winter months.
