Alea Rosinblum

I grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and have always been drawn to the natural world—especially trees, rivers, and mountains. I earned a B.S. from the University of Vermont in 2008 and an M.S. from UNC Charlotte in 2012.

 

Before becoming a classroom teacher, I spent 12 years working as a stream and wetland field ecologist in both the public and private sectors. My work took me through the mountains and waterways of Vermont, West Virginia, Charlotte, WNC and the Arctic tundra of Alaska, with organizations including the Vermont Water Quality Division, Wildlands Engineering, Clearwater Environmental, Unaka Environmental, and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Toolik Field Station.

 

After three years teaching high school Physics and Chemistry and middle school Science, I earned my North Carolina teaching license in 2026. I now teach Earth Science and AP Environmental Science, where I love helping students connect what they learn in the classroom to the landscapes, ecosystems, and environmental questions all around them. I especially enjoy hands-on learning, field investigations, and giving students opportunities to think and work like scientists.

 

Outside of school, you can usually find me hiking, camping, gardening, or working on my land in Mars Hill, where I grow fruit trees, keep bees, and share the place with donkeys, geese, three cats and my mother.