Simon Breen (he/him/his) has worked to provide transformative, equitable access to outdoor education and recreation in San Diego County since 2014. He's an advocate of thinking globally and acting locally, and fostering environmental stewardship via experiences that build a lifelong connection to nature. As EDI's Education Director, he oversees the organization’s endeavors to engage students, families, and communities in the outdoors.  Simon's academic background has spanned natural resource management, wildlife conservation, environmental education, and anthropology.  He holds dual masters’ degrees from Cornell and Oxford Brookes University, and a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State.  He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua, where he promoted environmental education, agricultural extension, and community outreach. In 2021, he received the Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s “Educator of the Year” award.  When he's not bringing people to nature with EDI, he enjoys adventuring outdoors in his free time with his wife and their shaggy rapscallion of a dog, Maui.