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Jennifer Brundage

Jennifer Brundage is a National Outreach Manager in Smithsonian Affiliations, and moved to Washington, DC in 2006 after almost a decade as an educator at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. She has a Masters degree in art and design history from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Brundage originally hails from Colorado, and is passionate about all things outdoors.

Stories from this author

a collage of four images of educators; one is holding a blue crab, one is holding a bullfrog at night, one is taking a picture of an oyster basket, one is holding a crab with large plastic tweezers by the side of a river

Educators from Across the Country Convene on the Chesapeake Bay with a Network of Fellow 'Earth Optimists'

A professional development experience provided opportunities for networking, novel experiences, and sharing stories of success in learning and taking action

A group of young people stand in front of a pollinator garden in Lowell, MA

Young People Are Stepping Up in Climate Conversations

Museums should meet them there

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Museum Mentors Enable a Future-Ready Generation of Young Environmental Leaders

A nationwide network of mentors demonstrates the power to challenge and guide youth to be the transformational leaders that they can be, and that the planet needs them to be.