Please welcome the newest member of the Wolfgard pack, Kimberly! She joined our Board of Directors this January. To read more about our board, head over here to check out our stories!
Kimberly Galandak-O’Connor, Director
We as humans have been disconnecting ourselves from the natural world for quite some time. We have lost our understanding of the value of nature and how she works. We continuously try to manage the environment, tame what is wild and smooth away what we see as the rough edges instead of allowing nature to divine and take its own course. Because of this detachment and lack of familiarity with the wonders and abundance of nature we have become fearful and, in many instances transferred this fear to our children. As an educator and naturalist I work hard to ease fears of both young and old and introduce those I teach to the myriad wonders of the natural world. I am grateful beyond words that I am a part of Wolfgard because of the work we do to reconnect people to nature and the lessons we teach them about wolves. Wolves are such intelligent beings that should be respected but not feared. One of my favorite quotes is by Albert Einstein, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Kimberly has loved nature from an early age; exploring, investigating and playing in the woods near her home in rural Maryland. As an adult, this love for the natural world transcribed into a desire to leave the corporate world to work in environmental education with non-profits. Currently she works as the Director of Education at the Nature Museum of Grafton and as a committee member for the Herricks Cove Festival. Kimberly holds a Liberal Arts degree with a concentration in Environmental Studies from Neumann University and Masters degree in Non Profit Management from Eastern University.