Luz Hernandez is an ABE LA liaison who serves as the primary contact for teachers and is responsible for daily lab operations.
Hernandez has experience developing S.T.E.A.M. education programs with an emphasis in environmental and wildlife biology in museum and zoo settings. She has led education teams and designed innovative learning experiences that help learners of all ages and backgrounds connect with science and conservation through hands-on engagement.
She received her Bachelor of Science from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where she majored in Environmental Biology. Hernandez is a certified science interpreter through the National Association for Interpretation (NAI), with a focus on clear, engaging communication that fosters curiosity and understanding.
Her favorite books include The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. She enjoys spending her free time outdoors as much as humanly possible.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." – Ralph Waldo Emerson