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Kathryn Metzker

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Watershed Programs Coordinator

Kathryn Metzker

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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tel. 610-268-2153, ext. 1316
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA, 19311

Education

  • M.A., geography, University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
  • B.A., ecosystem science and policy; second major, anthropology; minors, international studies and religious studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Professional Experience

  • Long-Term Substitute Teacher, Westtown School, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2021–2022.
  • Acuerdos de Conservación, Galapagos, Ecuador, 2019–2020.
  • Director of projects and international programs, IOI Galapagos, 2018–2020.
  • Service-learning program director, 7 Elements, Dominican Republic, 2017.
  • Manager, Student Organic Training Farm, University of Hawai’i, 2014–2016.
  • English teaching assistant, La Comunidad Hispana, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 2007–2010.
Kathryn Metzker stands with two National Park Service rangers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall.

Stroud Center Advises National Park Service on Education Programming

Visits to the parks yielded interesting insights, from new resources to curriculum updates that park rangers discussed during interviews.
Pairs of teachers in five red canoes on the Conestoga River.

Teachers Dive into Conestoga River Ecology and History

From macroinvertebrates to chemistry to habitat studies, teachers learned how to study stream health and lead outdoor stream studies.
Publication title with image of a mayfly

2024 Research Results and Recommendations for Effective Student/Teacher Engagement with National Parks About the Potomac Watershed

Kerlin, S., N. Marcum-Dietrich, K. Metzker, and D. Kline. 2024. Stroud Water Research Center Report #2024-002.
Summer interns carrying a canoe over their heads.

Summer Interns Spend a Day on the Water

The trip was designed to get interns out of the office and onto the water, to teach them about freshwater systems, and to have fun together.
Two women gear up for kayaking on a waterway in Dubai.

Lessons From the World Environmental Education Congress 2024

What Stroud Center educators learned and shared at an international gathering to address environmental and sustainable development.
Three college students take a selfie in a Costa Rican stream.

College Students Travel to Costa Rica With Stroud Center Team

Students majoring in teaching, STEM, and international studies joined the Stroud Center for one week in the Área de Conservación Guanacaste of Costa Rica.