Meet the Team
Valerie Bandell is the lead educator for Living Classrooms Foundation at Masonville Cove and serves as program coordinator for SLURRP. She started with LCF as the STEM Educator at B.U.G.S. , an LCF after afterschool program, and joined Masonville in August 2018. She received her B.S. in Biology and Environmental Science at Frostburg State University and an M.S. in Sustainability Management from American University. In her free time, Valerie enjoys being outdoors with her pups, cooking from her garden, and playing board games with family and friends.
Ashley James holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Richmond. She is is a Norte Dame Mission-AmeriCorps volunteer serving for one year as an environmental educator at the Masonville Cove Environmental education center. She has recently published an academic research paper on environmental education with the Virginia Engage Journal. In her free time, Ashley enjoys writing poetry and singing.
Ashley James holds a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Richmond. She is is a Norte Dame Mission-AmeriCorps volunteer serving for one year as an environmental educator at the Masonville Cove Environmental education center. She has recently published an academic research paper on environmental education with the Virginia Engage Journal. In her free time, Ashley enjoys writing poetry and singing.