Carol Guthrie has been teaching in the Cincinnati Public Schools at Aiken High School for 7 years. She teaches Biology, Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology. Prior to teaching, she managed chemical research and development at Kenner Products/Hasbro Inc. in Cincinnati. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.S. in Biological Sciences and also holds an M.B.A. from Xavier University in Marketing. With her involvement in Earth Day Network Carol hopes to combine her love of nature and her scientific interests in order to promote student engagement and activism in environmental causes such as air and water quality in the Cincinnati area.

Joyce Brubaker

Joyce Brubaker Trytten has been teaching high school English for 14 years. Growing up in farm country, she was no stranger to the dance between man and nature. After serving in the Peace Corps in the Caribbean, she came to understand even better the delicate nature of the environment and humans’ ability to affect it on many different levels. Since then, she has taught in a number of schools in the Cincinnati area, always with a focus on challenging her students to become more socially aware and to “be the change they wish to see in the world.”

John Dean

In his fifth year at Aiken College and Career high school, John Dean is teaching social studies. Raised in Cincinnati, he attended St. Catherine’s grade school and La Salle High school. After graduating he took time off to work, then decided to return to school in 1992. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2000 and a master’s degree in 2005, both from Xavier University. He also hopes to pursue a PhD in the near future. John has been married for 33 years and he and his wife Patty have three children.