Award Winners
COEEA Award Winners
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2023
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Environmental Educator of the Year Lauren Little
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Environmental Educator of the Year Sarah Breznen
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2022
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Environmental Educator of the Year Gamaliel ‘Gammy’ Moses
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Outstanding Organization of the Year The New Haven Climate Movement
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Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Friends of Keney Park
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2021
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Environmental Educator of the Year Wendy Miller
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Outstanding Organization of the Year The Connecticut Land Conservation Council
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Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Herb Virgo
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2020
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Environmental Educator of the Year Emily Picard
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Outstanding Organization of the Year The Rockfall Foundation
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Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Doris Johnson
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2019
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Environmental Educator of the Year Melissa Gibbons
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Outstanding Organization of the Year Winding Trails
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Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Jennifer Bradshaw
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2018
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Environmental Educator of the Year Rebecca Holcombe
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Outstanding Organization of the Year Larry Marsicano
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Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Natural Resources Conservation Academy
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2017
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(no awards given this year in lieu of Fall 2016 NEEEA Awards)
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2016
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NEEEA awards:
Nonformal Educator of the Year Laurel Kohl
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Formal Educator of the Year Cicy Po
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Maria Pirie Environmental
Education Program of the Year Natural Resources Conservation Academy
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2015
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Excellence in Environmental Education Edwin Matthews
Excellence in Environmental Education Francesca Cristofaro Williams
Outstanding Organization of the Year New Canaan Nature Center Preschool
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2014
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Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Kennan Poulakos
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Outstanding Organization of the Year Student Garden Resource Center
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