Olivia Tandon is an upper school science teacher and the Farm and Sustainability Coordinator at the Pingry School in New Jersey. She has worked at Pingry for three years, helping to bring a rotating drum composter, a flock of chickens and a large vegetable production garden to the school. She also collaborates with teachers to create experiential, place-based lessons on sustainability, farm to table agriculture and outdoor education. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Biology, an M.A. in Earth Science Education and an M.Ed. in Private School Leadership. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her dogs, playing (and growing) squash, and cooking home-grown meals with her partner Kaylee.

Nick DePreer started at the John Dorr Nature Lab (Horace Mann School) in 2004 after completing two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. His career as an educator started in Hannibal, MO where he taught 4th grade after graduate school. Other teaching posts include 3rd and 4th grade for Kodaikanal International School in Tamil Nadu, India, 4th grade at Oregon Episcopal School and a year at Baltimore's Waldorf School. As an outdoor school administrator, Nick was the Director at Hancock Field Station in Fossil, OR, and is now the Director at Horace Mann's John Dorr Nature Laboratory. He lives at Dorr with his wife and teenage son; and as a family they enjoy many of the same activities Dorr is known for: hiking, canoeing, biking, and exploring the natural world.