CCGE Executive

Connie Wyatt Anderson has been teaching high school social sciences — including grades 10 and 12 geography — at Joe A. Ross School on the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, a progressive First Nations community adjacent to The Pas,  Manitoba, since 1992.

She has also been involved in the creation of student learning materials and curricula outside of the school setting. She has been a member of the three Manitoba Department of Education curriculum teams and has written/co-written three correspondence courses. Connie has contributed to a number of textbooks, teacher’s support guides, and school publications and has written educative materials for the Library of Parliament, Historica, the Atlas of Canada, Statistics Canada, The Canadian Atlas Online, and others.

Connie is currently a Teacher-Leader for the Library of Parliament and is on the executive of the Canadian Council of Geographic Education.

Peggy March, a retired Department Head of Social Studies, has degrees in geography and education and is currently an instructor at the Faculty of Education, Memorial University. She also works as a consultant for textbook providers and curriculum developers. Peggy has received two teaching awards, from the National Council for Geographic Education (1998) and the Prime Minister’s Award (2000).

Professor of Geography, Memorial University, St. John’s. After postdoctoral research at the University of Stockholm, and lecturing at the University of Alberta, Norm joined Memorial University in 1989. Since then, he has worked with students in university courses across the curriculum, focused on numerous aspects of physical and cultural geography, landscape analysis, geomorphology, ocean sciences, environmental science, climate and climate change, and natural hazards. He has also given many oral presentations, lectures, seminars, and field trips to students ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 12. He serves as a resource person for the Geography Department of Memorial University responsible for public communication.

Lynn is a member of the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary and is presently working on her PhD in Educational Technology with a specialization in Spatial Literacy and Digital Geography.

Emily M. Schell, Ed.D., serves as the National Geographic Education Foundation Liaison to CCGE. She works with CCGE and other alliances to promote high quality geographic education through effective, innovative, and collaborative programs. Emily resides in San Diego, California, where she has contributed to the education community as a teacher, administrator, curriculum developer, author, professional development coordinator and visiting professor.