She serves on the New Jersey Education Association Executive Committee and the National Education Association Board of Directors in Washington, DC. Marilyn’s passion for both science and education was fueled by amazing opportunities as a student at Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. As a teaching assistant in the Biology department, she was involved in glacial geology research and, as an undergrad, presented her work at a USGS conference as one of the speakers. She relates the experience of her research to her current students – something that was only an idea at the time based on materials deposited 10,000 years ago is now being evidenced in loss of continental glaciers due to global climate change.