Carrie Shershanovich joins MAEOE as the Grants Administrator with over 20+ years of experience as a wildlife biologist, and a formal and informal educator. She has served as the president of a non-profit in Montgomery County and as an executive board member of local PTAs. While starting out her career in wildlife biology, Carrie quickly realized she had a passion for teaching about the environment.

Carrie is excited to share her wealth of experiences with the environmental and outdoor education community in Maryland from outdoor field research and data collection to environmental education curriculum and program development. Carrie has served as a Green Leader for MAEOE and looks forward to continue her involvement in the Green Schools program.

Carrie holds a BS in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology (Wildlife concentration) from North Carolina State University, and a MS in Biology and a second BS in Secondary Education (Biology and General Science) from Mississippi State University. Carrie is a Maryland Certified Educator, a Maryland Master Naturalist, and a NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence facilitator. She trained in Project WILD, Project WILD Aquatic, Growing Up Wild, Getting Little Feet Wet, Project Learning Tree, GLOBE, MWEE, and Youth Voices, Youth Action and Local Impact with Earth Force.

Carrie enjoys being outdoors hiking, kayaking and canoeing; traveling to new destinations; attending musicals and concerts; and spending time with her family.