Michele Martin has over 35 years experience as an environmental and sustainability educator in Canada and in the Seychelles Islands, with the last ten years focused more specifically on climate change education and capacity building. She has worked with a wide diversity of stakeholder groups including teachers, youth, schools, colleges and universities, the media, farmers, fishers, hoteliers, and the construction industry. Michele holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from York University and is working as a freelance consultant in climate change education and capacity building, from her base in Waterloo, Ontario. Her clients include Learning for a Sustainable Future, the Toronto District School Board, the Project Learning Tree Canada, Sustainability for Seychelles, the Commonwealth Parliamentarians Association, and the World Bank. She is also an occasional contract faculty member for Wilfrid Laurier University, York University and Conestoga College. In addition to her consulting work Michele volunteers for EEON, Climate Action Waterloo Region, and the Grand Valley Trails Association.