Kayla Mintz - WFSI President of Operations

kayla@worthingtonfieldstudies.org

Clare Winkler- Vice President Of Operations

clare@worthinftonfieldstudies.org

Sara Quart
sara@worthingtonfieldstudies.org

Working at Thomas Worthington HS since 1999, Sara Quart teaches Biology to freshman entering the STEM program.  Sara was a WFSI teacher leader on spring break trips to Forfar Field Station on Andros Island, Bahamas as well as to the US Virgin Island National Park on St. John Island.  Through her position as teacher and coordinator for the summer trips between 2003 - 2007, she met, dated, and married her husband, David Quart (school counselor at TWHS).  They are currently raising 3 boys, getting them ready for their turn on a WFSI trip.

Erica Hitzhusen

Hailing from upstate New York, Erica grew up hiking, paddling and exploring the forests, lakes and mountaintops of the Adirondacks.  While earning her undergraduate in Natural Resources from Cornell University, she spent summers as an environmental educator in Lake George and also served as an instructor for the Cornell Outdoor Education program.  In 2002, Erica earned her M.A.T in Science Education, served as an environmental educator in the Redwood National and State Parks, then began teaching in Ithaca City Schools, New York before moving to Worthington, Ohio in 2008.  Erica continues to share her love for the outdoors with her biology students at Thomas Worthington High School and looks for every opportunity to get them outside and exploring the natural world around them.