Staff
LEF Staff
Anna is originally from Peak, SC, a small town located near Columbia, SC. She received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina. She then moved to Boone, NC where she received her Masters in Public Administration from Appalachian State University. Upon graduation, Anna relocated to Charleston with her husband Tim and yellow lab Star. Anna began her professional career by working at Ashley Hall, a private all girls school were she worked in the Advancement Office. Most recently, she worked with LifeManagementCenter as their Development Associate. In addition, Anna is heavily involved with AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals), an organization that provides resources and professional development opportunities to those in the fundraising industry. At Earth Force, Anna will use her fundraising and communications experience and her passion for educating children about the environment to work to make Earth Force the leading provider of service learning programs in the Lowcountry.
After earning her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of South Carolina Upstate, Stacey left her hometown of Spartanburg, SC to pursue her MS in Marine Biology at the College of Charleston. While working on her master’s degree, Stacey was awarded a National Science Foundation GK-12 teaching fellowship, which allowed her to become involved with Charleston county public schools. As a teaching fellow, she worked with students and educators to develop projects and lessons that involved local environmental issues. She has been active in the Charleston community through the graduate student association at the Grice Marine Laboratory and through volunteer work with schools in low-income areas. As the Program Manager for Lowcountry Earth Force, Stacey will combine her strong science background and teaching experience to engage students and educators in becoming lifelong, active stewards of the environment.
Eric Anderson, Program Coordinator
Eric is originally from Davenport, Iowa where he received his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy & Theater from St. Ambrose University and was also actively involved in the schools Environmental Club and Service Learning Department. After college, Eric served in AmeriCorps, first in the NCCC program where he completed many environmental and education projects throughout the Southeast, and then spent a second year in AmeriCorps back in Iowa working at a school tutoring and mentoring youth. After serving in AmeriCorps, Eric worked for the AmeriCorps*NCCC campus here in Charleston for five years as a Service Learning Coordinator. It was through his time and experiences in AmeriCorps that really fueled Eric’s interest and passion for both service learning and environmental education. After AmeriCorps, Eric participated in an agricultural exchange program and worked for a nonprofit Agricultural Foundation. Eric is very proud to be a part of the Lowcountry Earth Force staff and is hoping to use his knowledge and experiences with service learning and the environment to help get more youth excited about and involved in Earth Force programs and become actively engaged in their local schools and communities.