Hello! Thank you for starting this group and this discussion. I work in Tacoma, WA, at the publicly-owned water utility. I run both our conservation program and our education/outreach program, which means I am often wearing both hats at the same time.

I especially look forward to the discussion of the tension many of us sometimes feel trying to "navigate the boundaries between education and advocacy," as you wrote in the intro blog. I think it is possible to support the guideline to help teach folks "how to think" while supporting our agency priorities, and I want to hear how others do that.

Looking forward to the group!

My Name is Tammy Schwab. I work for a county government. I work as the Manager of Education & Outreach for the resource management division of the Fairfax County Park Authority overseeing outreach and education at 5 nature centers, 1 farm, 1 public garden, and 2 historic sites with staff. I have all the restrictions that come with working for the county government like strict procurement procedures and technology policies and on top of that we are an authority so we are responsible for generating revenue to support our programs . We are big into NAI interpretation like NPS but are a huge provider of EE for local Schools. Not sure if I fit in this group but I find non-profit folks don't understand the red tape we deal with.