PEER Associates

Michael Duffin, Ph.D., is a co-founder of PEER Associates. Michael has worked as an educator, administrator, and/or evaluator in the field of environmental education for three decades. His recent work has focused on using qualitative and quantitative evaluation and research tools to promote organizational learning in public agency, philanthropic foundation, K-12 school, and nonprofit and informal learning settings. 

Chris Hardee, MST is a Consulting Associate for PEER and founded a mission-driven environmental and educational communications company, Monadnock Media. He has taught courses and workshops at Antioch, MA Audubon, and the National Park Service. He graduated from Antioch University New England with an MST in Environmental Studies and is continually intrigued by how we learn about science, nature, and the environment.

Keene State College

Deborah Black is a Professor of Education at KSC. She also serves as the Director of the NH GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science) site. Deborah has worked in Belize using Children’s Literature for STEM instruction and served as a consultant for the creation of a makerspace in a school in Winchester, NH.

Dr. Jayme Hines is an Assistant Professor of Education at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She teaches coursework across Early Childhook & Elementary programs and coordinates the Alternative Pathways Program. For more than 20 years, Dr. Hines has taught Pre-K - 6th grade & higher ed. and advocated for young children in a variety of ways.

Cheshire Children’s Museum

Deb Ganley is the Founder and now retired Executive Director of the Cheshire Children’s Museum, which opened in Keene in 2012. Previously, she spent nearly a decade as director of the Keene Montessori School, a private preschool for children ages 18 months to 5 years.