Assistant Director of the Science Internship Program

Sierra Schneider comes to SIP with 20+ years of experience in residential and outdoor science education, including 7+ years in support of several pre-college outreach programs at UCSC’s Educational Partnership Center. Her BA in Environmental Studies from the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, and her MA in Holistic Counseling Psychology and Buddhist Psychology from John F. Kennedy Univ. are reflective of her background working with students in nature, and her commitment to the support of the whole student. She believes in the power of the residential life learning community to ground SIP interns in their emerging identities as scientists, researchers, and young adults. Outside of her work with SIP, Sierra is an artist and a writer, and has exhibited her work in galleries around Santa Cruz and Northern California. She draws great inspiration from the mountains and coast of Santa Cruz County.