STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Corey Chan
Job Title:
General Sustainability & Living Lab Program Coordinator
Department:
Creation Care Team
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
129
Started at O'Dowd:
2024
Degrees:
BA Environmental Studies; University of California, Santa Cruz
Originally from:
East Bay Area
Why I Teach:
I work in education to help facilitate deep connections to the natural world as well as deepening connections to ourselves and each other.
Most powerful teaching technique:
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
Knowing about and understanding the environment in addition to how sustainability plays a role are intrinsic for survival of the human species.
Favorite quotes:
"What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." -Jane Goodall
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir"
Favorite trivia:
Octopus' have neurons at the end of each of their arms, allowing them to essentially think independently of one another!
Recommended visual media:
Recommended reads:
Hobbies or outside interests:
Sauntering in nature, crafting, camping, wild foraging, kayaking, listening to podcasts, nature journaling, and hanging out with my fur babies.