C. Parker McMullen Bushman

Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Strategist | Trainer | Speaker | Consultant 

​Parker is available to conduct presentations, educational sessions or training workshops at your location, workshop or conference. Parker’s background in the environmental education and interpretive fields spans over 20 years and includes programming for youth, adults and families, directing summer camps and E.E. Centers, work with inner city youth, and challenge course management. Parker holds a B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Sociology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She received her Masters of Science in Environmental Education and Interpretation from the University of Wisconsin – Steven Point.

Parker’s interest in diversity, equity and inclusion  issues developed from her personal experiences facing the drastic lack of diversity in the environmental organization and green spaces. Parker tackles these complex issues by addressing them through head on activism and education. She is a member of several committees that focus on diversity in environmental fields as well as a presenter and trainer on diversity issues.

• Parker is a leads the Equity Committee for the Metro Denver Nature Alliance.
• Parker is the Vice President for Programs for the national board of directors for the National Association for Interpretation, where she chairs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee.
• Parker is also the creator of the online resource forum called Ecoinclusive. Ecoinclusive provides resources for leadership at nature centers and residential environmental learning centers to aid them in building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff that reflects the populations that they educate.