Rachel A. Larimore, PhD

Rachel worked for 15 years as director of education at the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland, Michigan. Not only does she write and speak extensively on connecting children to nature through high-quality, nature-based early childhood education, Larimore is also pursuing a PhD in curriculum, instruction, and teacher education at Michigan State University. 

Rachel is also the founder of Samara Early Learning. "My role as Chief Visionary at Samara Early Learning my job is to stay focused on WHY we connect young children with the natural world, which is ultimately to create a world where people are connected to and care for each other and the world around them. I believe the natural world is a powerful teacher and young children have a right to experience it."