Serenella Linares is dedicated to sparking curiosity about nature and inspiring nature stewardship through environmental education. Serenella is known for being an expert in two things: making learning fun (for children and adults) and mycology (mushroom knowledge).

Prior to joining PG Parks, Ms. Linares worked as Virtual Programs Manager at Nature Forward, formerly Audubon Naturalist Society. She developed a series of virtual programs that included bilingual videos that could be used as educational tools for both English and Spanish speakers simultaneously. Serenella also managed the Naturalist Hour talks series. Prior to this Ms. Linares was an assistant park naturalist with the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation from 2011-2016 at an urban nature center serving predominantly African-American and Hispanic communities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Universidad Metropolitana de Puerto Rico, a Master’s degree in atmospheric science from Howard University, and graduate training in mycology from University of Maryland. When Ms. Linares is not teaching, she explores urban natural areas, photographs plants, insects, and fungi, and participates in citizen science projects.