Civic Action and Stewardship of the Earth and Each Other.

About Tamela Trussell

Founder of Trussell Learning and Community Education

Environmental Educator Founder of Trussell Learning and Community Education & Foundation and the Move Past Plastic, MPP, campaign Tamela   has   been   a   science   educator   for   youth   and   college   level   students   for   over   30   years.   She   was born   in   Virginia   and   had   the   privilege   of   running   wild   in   the   wilderness   of   NM   during   her   youth.   After completing   her   master’s   in   science   education   from   Virginia   Tech,   she   moved   to   Redmond,   Washington where   she   experienced   daily   precipitation   and   sun   that   grew   35   different   plants   and   vegetables   on   her small   third-story   balcony.     For   the   past   25   years   she   has   embraced   the   lush   green   forests   and   streams   of Central Pennsylvania while homeschooling her now grown, three children with her husband Larry. Having    the    opportunity    to    live    in    four    distinctive    areas    has    given    her    a    deep    appreciation    of    the different   ecological   and   cultural   needs   of   different   places.     She   describes   herself   as   an   animal   of   the Earth,   no   more   worthy   than   other   living   and   nonliving   things.   She   has   always   loved   nature,   learning, and   sharing   knowledge   with   youth   and   the   community.     She   is   an   advocate   for   environmental   civic action   and   has   promoted   this   through   programs   like   Boy   Scout   of   America   when   she   was   a   Venture   Crew   advisor   and   the numerous sport and science programs she's developed for TLC Education and Foundation and other teaching experiences.   For   the   past   year   she   has   immersed   herself   in   hundreds   of   webinars,   conferences,   and   courses   such   as   the   Beyond   Plastics course   by   Judith   Enck   at   Bennington   College.     She   has   also   become   a   Climate   Reality   leader,   Master   Watershed   Steward,   and serves   on   several   Conodoguinet   Creek   Watershed   Association   board   committees.   She   also   serves   as   an   executive   member   of Carlisle   Climate   Action   Commission   and   with   Cumberland   County   Climate   Action   Commission.   Tamela   also   serves   on   the Beyond Plastic Speaker Bureau as a guest speaker on the single use plastic issue.   As   an   innate   systems   thinker,   she   knew   that   plastic   was   connected   to   many   positive   and   negative   aspects   of   our   lives.   Intuitively   she   realized   that   it   is   in   our   environment   and   water   and   in   particular   the   oceans   as   trash.   But   what   she’s   learned over   the   past   year   is   that   plastics   are   the   Keystone   issue   facing   the   globe.     It   is   a   ubiquitous   part   of   our   lives   that   impacts   every system    on    Earth    including    all       of    us    and    the    organizations    we    represent.       It    impacts    our    environment,    social,    cultural, institutional,   legislative,   and   economic   fabric   of   our   lives.   It   is   for   this   reason   that   she   founded   Move   Past   Plastic,   MPP.     This group    of    individuals    and    partners    seek    to    educate,    design    municipal    policy,    legislation,    and    research    alternatives    while supporting   initiatives   of   their   “Big   Sisters”   like   Beyond   Plastic.   She   is   grateful   for   the   opportunity   to   speak   to   you   on   behalf   of those without a voice. Education dedicated to experiential learning through investigative, interactive, and interdisciplinary courses, camps, field trips, and sports programs that promotes civic action and a sense of community. Principal Programs Coordinator Website and Social Media Designer Principal Curriculum Developer Lead Instructor for all K – 12 science programs Founder/Head Coach/administer for Carlisle Canines Soccer Team Financial manager Head Communications Director Marketing Director Home School Evaluator I am a home school Evaluator for grades 7-12 and am on the Evaluators list at the Carlisle school district.

“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but

adjust to the object and you shall find a way around or through it. If

nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.”

-Bruce Lee