Dr. Susan Szewczak Clark

DR. SUSAN SZEWCZAK CLARK, Executive Director
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DR. SUSAN SZEWCZAK CLARK, Executive Director, received her Ph.D. in Biochemical Physiology and BioPhysics at Brown University, focusing on intracellular control of ion transport.She taught biological sciences at Deep Springs College, Dyer, NV and served as the first female college dean before becoming the Academic Coordinator at the University of California White Mountain Research Station.In addition, since 1985 Dr. Clark has worked as a consultant and facilitator with May & Associates, which led her to develop and integrate innovative approaches to a variety of educational programs and projects.In 1994 she launched the WMRS undergraduate internship program.This program immerses undergraduates in the contrasting worlds of natural resource research and resource agency monitoring.The success of the program led to several new projects that focus on improved science education and improved communication of scientific information.In 2005, she redesigned the family consulting business into Dynamic Competence, Ltd. as a means to prepare organizations and individuals for more effective engagement and understanding of the change process.As director of ESICE, she has been awarded numerous grants for a range of innovative educational programs including a $750,000 award for a county-wide outdoor science education program funded by the California Postsecondary Education Commission Eisenhower Foundation and a $2.6 M award from that National Science Foundation for the Roadside Heritage Project.She also is one of two co-facilitators for the $18 M Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project.

Susan Clark

Susan Clark, Ph.D., ESICE executive director, explains the project's goals, stating, "The ,Eastern Sierra Audio Tours' CD, a piece of the larger Roadside Heritage 395 project, links travelers to the vast, unspoiled landscape of the Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway and its dramatic scenery, and wealth of cultural, natural and human heritage.
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Clark goes on to say the project's Web site, in addition to the the MP3 stories and local "Student Stories," also features Podcasts, and interactive multimedia information.

[Dr. Susan Szewczak] [Paula Brown-Williams] [Leigh Parmenter] [Katie Quinlan] [Lo Lyness]
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Dr. Susan Szewczak Grant Administrator

Susan Szewczak is the Executive Director of the Eastern Sierra Institute for Collaborative Education.As a consultant and facilitator, her work focuses on developing innovative collaborative programs.These partnerships link public schools with academic communities from institutions of higher education, as well as resource agencies, non-profit organizations, and communities of the Eastern Sierra Region.Over the last six years, Dr. Szewczak has developed a successful undergraduate internship program in the natural resources that emphasizes student self-responsibilty for outcomes and understanding the many faces of science found in natural resource professions.In addition, Dr. Szewczak is the lead facilitator for an interdisciplinary initiative that explores the use of science in building natural resource collaborations.Dr. Szewczak is currently developing new programs that focuses on building the capacity of the local rural community to improve science education in 6th-9th grades.

[Dr. Susan Szewczak] [Paula Brown-Williams] [Leigh Parmenter ] [Katie Quinlan] [Lo Lyness]

Susan Szewczak Clark, Ph.D., Paula Brown-Williams and the ESICE staff

DR. SUSAN SZEWCZAK CLARK, Executive Director
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DR. SUSAN SZEWCZAK CLARK, Executive Director, received her Ph.D. in Biochemical Physiology and BioPhysics at Brown University, focusing on intracellular control of ion transport.She taught biological sciences at Deep Springs College, Dyer, NV and served as the first female college dean before becoming the Academic Coordinator at the University of California White Mountain Research Station.In addition, since 1985 Dr. Clark has worked as a consultant and facilitator with May & Associates, which led her to develop and integrate innovative approaches to a variety of educational programs and projects.In 1994 she launched the WMRS undergraduate internship program.This program immerses undergraduates in the contrasting worlds of natural resource research and resource agency monitoring.The success of the program led to several new projects that focus on improved science education and improved communication of scientific information.In 2005, she redesigned the family consulting business into Dynamic Competence, Ltd. as a means to prepare organizations and individuals for more effective engagement and understanding of the change process.As director of ESICE, she has been awarded numerous grants for a range of innovative educational programs including a $750,000 award for a county-wide outdoor science education program funded by the California Postsecondary Education Commission Eisenhower Foundation and a $2.6 M award from that National Science Foundation for the Roadside Heritage Project.She also is one of two co-facilitators for the $18 M Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project.

Susan Clark

Susan May Szewczak, Ph.D., Paula Brown-Williams and the ESICE staff