Estefanía Pihen
Program Director
Estefanía, originally from Costa Rica, has worked domestically and internationally in sustainability education for over 15 years. Her previous experiences include founding and operating a K-12 green school and working as a research intern at the Institute for the Built Environment.
Estefanía has led teams in curricular development and professional training for teachers to support the integration of action-oriented sustainability education within formal classroom instruction. In addition, at the University of California Santa Barbara, she directed and developed after-school programs focused on climate action, social justice, and environmental sustainability.
Most recently, her doctoral research focused on identifying the type of resources and professional development efforts needed by in-service teachers in order to infuse traditional education with learning for sustainability.