Cyndi Trapanese is a Senior Lecturer on the IHE faculty at Antioch University, where she teaches the courses Culture and Change, and Creative Activism. Cyndi is also a K-5 Science Specialist in Marin County, California. She teaches science with a humane education lens, in a social justice-infused, student-led classroom environment of curiosity and wonder, where students explore creative solutions to problems. She was an Animalearn Honorable Mention for the 2023 Humane Science Educator of the Year. Cyndi presented Teaching to Be Kind as the 2024 Montgomery Professorship for Humane Education’s Invited Speaker at Stephen F. Austin State University. She is a frequent presenter at educator conferences, presenting on humane science curriculum and creative ways to teach about local wildlife. Cynthia has an M.Ed. in Humane Education. She holds a California Elementary Education (TK-6) Teaching Credential. She has published articles in YES! Magazine and the Audubon Activist, and co-authored a chapter in a college-level social studies textbook.
