2020-2021 Clean Energy Fellows: Pacific Northwest Power Grid Cohort
This cohort of educators created unique K-12 STEM programming that leveraged community relationships, regional energy resources, regional energy and justice challenges, and industry expertise, localized to meet the needs of their learning community.
Resources from this cohort

Overview
Adrift in a Sea of Plastic
adrift in a sea of plastic
Students will explore the phenomenon of plastic garbage islands and develop engineering solutions to address the problem. Students will use 3-D …
Collaborative Partners
Heart Butte Community Foundation
Glacier Electric Cooperative
Blackfeet Community College
Blackfeet Renewable Energy Department
American Indian Science & Engineering Society Chapter
Lane County Waste Management
Willamette Watershed
Lane County Community College
Tulalop Tribes
Sound Salmon Solutions
Salmon Defense
Snohomish County Public Utility District
Washington Alliance for Better Schools
Funding Partners
Bonneville Power Administration
Meet the Clean Energy Fellows

Brandi Baker Rudicel
Al Kennedy Alternative High School, Cottage Grove OR
Brandi is a CTE teacher at Al Kennedy Alternative High School in Cottage Grove, OR, where she worked to develop an Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources CTE program that created opportunities for students in careers to become leaders and pursue pathways to a living-wage job.

David Heritage
Al Kennedy Alternative High School, Cottage Grove OR
David is a CTE teacher at Al Kennedy Alternative High School in Cottage Grove, OR, where he worked to develop an Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources CTE program that created opportunities for students in careers to become leaders and persue pathways to a living-wage job.

Christie Ryba-Johnson
Liberty Elementary School, Marysville WA
Christie started her STEM journey working with Washington Alliance for Better Schools as a STEM Fellow and began teaching an after school program focused on clean energy and design and engineering. During her 10+ years in education, she has developed NGSS aligned curriculum for her school which incorporates 21st century skills and career connections into lessons.

Clayton Hudiburg
Walla Walla High School, Walla Walla WA
Clayton teaches AP Environmental Science, Chemistry and AVID at Walla Walla High School.

Emily Kohner
Wy'east Middle School, Hood River OR
Emily was already a veteran reading and language arts teacher with a background in outdoor education and adventure programming before making the transition to become a 6th-grade science teacher at Wy’east Middle School in Hood River, OR and focusing on developing hands-on learning opportunities with creative field trips for her students.

Shelby Jones
Heart Butte School, Heart Butte MT
Shelby has a PhD in microbiology and moved to Heart Butte in 2019 where she began teaching at Heart Butte School. She worked to revise the school’s science curriculum which honors Blackfeet culture and language and focus on renewable energy and a connection to a solar panel installation at her school. Students learned the science behind the solar panels and engaged in engineering challenges to learn real-world problem solving and collaboration skills. Shelby serves at AISES Advisor for her school.