James Little Education and Experience summary

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resources and the Environment.

Major: Environmental Interpretation

Credentials

National Association for Interpretation:

  • Certified Interpretive Guide

  • Certified Interpretive Trainer

  • Sanctioned Trainer of Certified Interpretive Guides

Earth to Sky NASA/National Park Service partnership:

  • Earth to Sky Regional Leader, graduate of the 2019 Earth to Sky Academy

Project Wet: Water Education Today:

  • Project Wet Workshop Facilitator

 

Experience

  • Teacher in environmental education

  • Nature Center Manager Delaware State Parks

  • Director County Park District

  • Interpretive Coordinator Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

  • Director of two non-profit nature centers

  • Experience/Education Supervisor Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation

  • Have led eleven CIG Workshops

  • Have led many agency trainings in interpretation and environmental education for hundreds of staff and volunteers.

 

Service

  • Served as Program Chair for the 2008 National Association for Interpretation National Workshop in Portland, Oregon, with over 1100 interpreters attending.

  • Member, No Oregon Child Left Inside Working Group Report- February 2013: A Path Toward Implementation of the Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan: Toward a Sustainable Future

  • Member of the first Academy held by Earth to Sky in 2019 at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Earth to Sky is a NASA/NPS partnership focused on interpreting climate change.

Awards

  • While Interpretive Coordinator for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department:

  • National Association for Interpretation third place in Wayside Exhibits 2008 for South Beach State Park

  • National Association for Interpretation first place for Audio Exhibit 2012 Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site

  • While Experience/Education Supervisor for the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation:

  • National Association for Interpretation second place for site publications 2020 for the Junior Ranger Guide