The GOMI Guide Team

John P. Terry is the president of GOMI, Inc. and chair of the Guide Team. He has a Ph.D. in Community Social Psychology from Boston College. Until fall, 2002, John was editor-in-chief of CYD Journal and CYD Anthology (see www.cydjournal.org). Previously, he was director of research and evaluation for Associates for Youth Development. His many years of experience in the fields of education, prevention, evaluation, and Community Youth Development include 15 years at MIT, where he taught courses on the role of education in society, supervised the MIT teacher education program, directed the MIT Wellesley College Upward Bound Program, and founded an innovative state-wide teacher training program. While at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell John oversaw the university's comprehensive academic reorganization, was principal investigator for the Lowell Community/University Partnership--a comprehensive, citywide substance abuse prevention program--and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in psychology and primary prevention. In addition, John has taught courses in psychology and human ecology at Boston College and the College of the Atlantic. He is currently a freelance consultant with schools and community-based organizations.

John Terry is a Civic Ventures, Purpose Prize Fellow

Loretta B. Chase has coordinated grant projects for the Cocheco River Watershed Coalition for the last five years, including three as the New Hampshire jurisdiction GOMI coordinator. She has been involved with community development and land use planning for thirty-five years, both as a citizen participant and a professional. Her education includes an M.S., Univ. of New Hampshire,1996, Resource Administration and Management (Community Development) and a B.A., Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1961. Recent grant contracts include water quality monitoring, stream assessments, watershed education, shoreland protection, trail design and construction, tidal rivers protection, regional and rural community land use and transportation planning, rural road design and community process facilitation.

Elizabeth B. Duff is the Education Coordinator III for Mass Audubon’s Salt Marsh Science Project. She serves as an advisor to the Massachusetts Gulf of Maine Institute teams. Elizabeth has extensive experience in coastal education, environmental education, and teacher training. She has trained over 700 student teachers, teachers, and interns to teach environmental lessons. She is proficient in teaching salt marsh ecology, having taught the Salt Marsh Science Project since 1997. Duff has co-taught a graduate level Climate Change and Coastal Communities course for teachers the past two years. She has a Masters of Science degree in environmental studies, and has enjoyed a lifetime of living along the coast in a variety of ecosystems. Elizabeth has over 15 years of teaching experience, including a certification in elementary education, and graduate-level teaching in coastal ecology for middle and high school teachers. She is the Education Representative for the Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research site and an Education Representative for the 8 Towns & the Bay Committee. Duff is a member of the Secretary's Advisory Group for Environmental Education (SAGEE).

 

Daniel Earle is coordinator of GOMI Mapping and a Nova Scotia Guide Team Member. Dan has a BLA and MLA in landscape architecture and a Ph.D. in marine science with a specialization in coastal zone management. He taught landscape architecture at Louisiana State University for 37 years before retiring and becoming a permanent resident of Canada. His teaching focus was on principles of sustainable design within a bio-regional context. Current activities include being VP of TREPA and organizer of atlas mapping projects for the Tusket River and St. Mary's Bay bio-regions. He and his wife, Sue, are members of the core group of the Gulf of Maine Expedition--an environmental awareness and educational venture led by a kayak team paddling from Cape Cod MA to Cape Sable NS from May to September of 2002 with seminar stops in 10 cities around the GOM. He is Director of the Gulf of Maine Expedition Association, Canada's GOMI associate.

John Halloran (known as Hal) is the founder and director of his own company, Adventure Learning, which has been involved with educational outreach in area schools and recreational programs for teens and adults since 1980.  A long-time educator, Hal was at the forefront of the experiential education movement in the U.S.  For 36 years, he taught natural science in the Newburyport (MA) Public Schools, and is currently completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies.  Hal has special  interest  and expertise in teacher training  and standards for learning in math and science.  His role has included direct teaching, teacher training, program development, grant writing, and developing partnerships with professionals in the field.

He became involved with GOMI through an extension of his students' work with the Salt Marsh Science Project.  In 2004, he helped organize a Massachusetts mini-conference with John Terry and Liz Duff, where Hal's students became interested in investigating Perennial Pepperweed, an invasive species in the greater Newburyport area. During the 2005 GOMI Summer Institute, Hal led a theme on invasive species of the salt marsh. In September 2005, he organized the Fall Mini-Institute with John Terry, which brought together the four Massachusetts teams.  At the 2006 GOMI Summer Institute, Hal took the lead in directing team-building activities, as well as participating in the "native view of the environment" theme.

Hal pursues his environmental education interests with memberships on several boards.  Locally, he serves as an education rep to 8 Towns & and A Bay, part of the Mass Bays initiative.  In this position, he helps to spread awareness of environmental concerns to local towns and looks for ways to integrate students into citizen science opportunities.  On the state level, Hal is co-chair of the Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs Advisory Group (SAGEE), which follows emerging educational needs and priorities related to the environment and advises the Commissioner of Education, as well as the Environmental Affairs Secretary.  Bioregionally, Hal serves on the board of GOMI, as well as acting as Director of Science Education.  Through GOMI, Hal helps create awareness in students about issues that affect their communities, helps them create a project to address these issues, and teaches them the civic engagement skills to seek a solution.

Hal has a wide variety of environmental sampling tools and access to kayaks, dories, and an eco-tour catamaran with dive capabilities. His interests focus on the ocean environment where he pursues educational adventure travel, research, and recreation by sail, paddle, and scuba.