ERIC D'ALEO
Naturalist

BS Biology
NH Secondary Education Certified

Eric attended State University of New York at Geneseo and completed some graduate work while there as well as additional courses recently at Plymouth State University. Eric has worked as an educator since 1986. He has taught elementary, junior high and high school science classes. Prior to joining the s staff in 1993, Eric taught for the Wildfowl Trust of North America on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

DAVE ERLER
Senior Naturalist

BS Outdoor Education and Physical Geography

Dave attended St. Cloud State University, Minnesota and completed some graduate work in Environmental Interpretation at Texas A&M. Dave was a naturalist with the National Park Service and University of Minnesota Extension Service before coming to SLNSC in 1979. Dave was recognized as the New England Environmental Education Alliance’s Educator of the Year in 2002. Dave is a licensed Master Bird Bander.

MARGARET GILLESPIE
Naturalist

BS Wildlife Management
MS Environmental Education

Margaret attended the University of New Hampshire and received her Masters degree from Cornell University. Margaret began her work as a naturalist in 1986. She also worked previously as the State Coordinator for Project Learning Tree.

IAIN MACLEOD
Executive Director

Iain joined SLNSC in 2006 after an eighteen year career with NH Audubon. He was most recently NHA's Vice President of Public Affairs. Prior to that he was Director of Center Operations, overseeing all of NHA's statewide education outreach efforts. Iain started his career in his native Scotland where he worked for several years for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Iain is Chairman of the Board of the Hawk Migration Association of North America and serves on the boards of the NorthEast Hawkwatch and the Scottish Heritage Center.

BETH MOORE
Naturalist

BA  Environmental Studies

Beth attended the University of Vermont where she obtained a BA in Environmental Studies, with a concentration in Environmental Education. She has been working as an environmental educator since 2003 at other non-profit education centers including Kestrel Educational Adventures and Seacoast Science Center. While growing up, Beth enjoyed visiting the Science Center with her family and is extremely excited to join the education team.

JEREMY PHILLIPS
Assistant Naturalist

BS Environmental Studies
BS Outdoor Recreation

Jeremy Phillips graduated from Central Michigan University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science majoring in both environmental studies and outdoor recreation. His love for the outdoors led him to Pennsylvania where he worked as an instructor at the Pocono Environmental Education Center, prior to joining SLNSC in 2007.

AMY YEAKEL
Education Program Director

BS Biology
MS Ecology and Evolution

Amy attended Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and received her Masters degree from Villanova University, also in Pennsylvania. She has served as Intern, Assistant Naturalist, and Summer Course Instructor. Amy worked as an Outdoor Environmental Education Program Coordinator in New York State before returning to SLNSC in 1999. Amy is past-president for both New Hampshire Environmental Educators and the New England Environmental Education Alliance and is an active member of the North American Alliance for Environmental Education and the Association of Nature Center Administrators.