Kristin LoVerde is the education manager of Openlands. She manages Openlands' education programs at over sixty Chicago public schools. In addition to her work on the ground at schools, she focuses on partnerships, project management, and community engagement. Ms. LoVerde has been working in the environmental field for over twenty years throughout the state of Illinois. Before joining the Openlands team, she worked for Southern Illinois University as the program coordinator at Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Ms. LoVerde has a B.S. in natural resources and environmental science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, she is enrolled in the Master of Education Program through Quincy University in Quincy, IL.