Faculty & Staff

  • Doug Wachob, Ph.D.

    Director of Science, Research, Graduate Studies and Teacher Learning Center

    Ph.D. and M.S., Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
    B.S., University of Minnesota
    doug.wachob@tetonscience.org • 307.734.3733

    Doug has been Graduate Faculty, Dean of Academics, and Director of the Conservation Research Center at Teton Science Schools. He was recently the Director of Conservation for the Alaska Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. His academic background is in wildlife ecology with an emphasis on the ecology of human dominated landscapes. He was an award winning instructor at the University of Wyoming. Doug's career has focused on conservation and educating people about the natural world because of his passion for seeing people learn about science, wild landscapes, and wildlife. He is an avid outdoors person with strong interests in outdoor recreation including cross-country skiing, backpacking, hiking, hunting, and wilderness.

  • Leslie Cook

    Teacher Learning Center Faculty

    M.A., Environmental Education, Prescott College
    Certificate in Environmental Education from Wolf Ridge's Graduate Program, University of Minnesota
    B.S., Biology; Minor in Chemistry, Davidson College
    leslie.cook@tetonscience.org • 307.734.3736

    Leslie’s five summers spent directing an outdoor adventure summer camp program led to an interest in the importance children spending time outside. Her interests in science and getting kids outside led her to attend Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center’s Graduate Program in Finland, Minnesota. She completed her Master’s degree at Prescott College focused on understanding how educators connect students to place. Since arriving at Teton Science Schools, Leslie has been a part of the Teacher Learning Center, facilitating trainings for in-service teachers and coordinating the Wyoming Stream Team program. She also oversees Teton Science Schools’ initiatives to reconnect children to the nature of Wyoming, including the Wyoming Youth Congress on Children and Nature and the Children & the Outdoors statewide survey. In her free time Leslie enjoys anything that she can do in or near water.