Outdoor Education and Recreation

The No Child Left Inside Advisory Committee evaluates applications for grants in the No Child Left Inside program

These grants provide funding for outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based education and recreation programs serving youth.

Qualifications

  • Live in Washington
  • Have an interest in public policy
  • Enjoy finding creative solutions and appreciate other perspectives
  • Are interested in and knowledgeable about outdoor recreation and education

Time Commitment

  • 2-3 days of virtual meetings every other year
  • 15-30+ hours for written evaluation, completed remotely
  • Policy feedback time commitment varies

Support

  • RCO will provide the training needed to evaluate grants
  • Stipends may be available to eligible committee members.

Vacancies

  • No current vacancies

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Term Length

4 years

General Resources

CharterDownload
Informational FlierDownload
Committee Member Reference GuideDownload

Committee Members

Local and Education Agency Members

  • Kandi Bauman, University of Washington, Freeland
  • Dana Bowers, E3 Washington, Colville
  • Gideon Cauffman, City of Oak Harbor, Oak Harbor
  • Salvador Cobar, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Toppenish
  • Julie Gardner, Vertical Generation, Seattle
  • Jennifer Papich, City of Spokane, Spokane
  • Jaime Colling, REI, Seattle
  • Scott VanderWey, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle

Nonprofit and Other Agency Members

  • Raina Baker, Camp Beausite Northwest, Port Hadlock
  • Andy Bryden, U.S. Forest Service, Skykomish
  • Jeremy Grisham, Empowered Response Counseling Services, Everett
  • James E King, Diverse Environmental Leaders, Seattle
  • Martin LeBlanc, LBC Action, Seattle
  • Chris Liu, Outdoor Asian, Seattle
  • Allison Lu, Washington State Parks Foundation, Seattle
  • Siri Nelson, LOTT Clean Water Alliance, Olympia

State Agency Members

  • Steve Brand, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia
  • Keli Regan Drake, University of Washington, Tacoma
  • Makaela Kroin, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia
  • Melinda Posner, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Olympia
  • Jason Wettstein, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia