Beth Vineyard - Program Coordinator

Beth grew up in a small town in Southwest Michigan where she has fond memories of swimming in Lake Michigan, fishing for crayfish in the local 'crick' and running around on her family-owned, 80-acre farm. In her adult life, she has translated those early childhood passions into helping protect open spaces and natural areas, having spent the last six years working to preserve wetlands in Michigan and rainforests around the world.

Beth earned her B.S. in Biology from Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in 1998. While attending GVSU, she participated in a field course in Costa Rica where she studied Tropical Rainforest Ecology. Exploring the rainforest was by far one of Beth's most treasured life experiences; she considers it a crucial stepping stone in her passion for the outdoors, nature and her love of birding.

From 1999 to 2002, Beth served as the Assistant Program Director for Children's Environmental Trust Foundation, International (CET). She also worked as a CET Workshop Director in the Peruvian Amazon for two summers. Through her experience at CET, Beth traveled extensively with students and fell in love with sharing the cultural and natural diversity of the world with them. Beth is knowledgeable, insightful and very experienced at working with teachers and students as they prepare for, experience and process international immersion experiences.

Beth has two dogs, Wally and Maddie, and two fish. She enjoys playing softball every chance she can get (and even has a few scars from sliding to prove it) and has a deep desire to some day become an actress! Well ... maybe not a famous one!

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