Brie Wakeland Muszynski

Program Director & Lead Mentor

Brie has been working in childcare for over 20 years. She has been specializing in outdoor nature education since 2016. Her extensive work with the non-profit Garden School Foundation provided her with a rich background in leading and developing Next Generation Science Standards based garden lessons and nutrition focused cooking lessons to children grades pre-k through 5th grade within LAUSD. Her background includes over 10 years of experience as a yoga and mindfulness instructor to both children and adults; She is certified as a Master Food Preservation Instructor through Slow Food LA; she holds degrees in Spanish, Traditional Sign Painting, and Recycling & Resource Management; She is one of the Waldorf Handwork Teachers at Maple Village Waldorf. Brie is lifelong student, currently working on a Lifeways Early Childhood Certification. She is also a mom to two young adventurous nature lovers.

Delia Baseman - Lead Mentor

Delia grew up on an organic vegetable farm in western PA. One of 9 nature homeschooled children she was lucky to spend her early years playing outside when she wasn’t working as a professional child actor. After moving to NYC as a teenager she graduated from circle in the square theater conservatory in drama and playwriting. Delia went on to tour all over the US in numerous plays and to teach playwriting and performance art in NYC, Chicago, and Los Angeles schools as a teaching artist. Her early love of nature and belief in the power of outdoor play inspired her to train and work for tinkergarten, a national organization that brings outdoor play to toddlers and their families. Delia is a former Mentor at Everwild, as well as program assistant here at Honeybee and a freelance art teacher. You can also still find her performing Shakespeare, acting in films, teaching music, moonlighting as a costume designer and spending long hours collecting acorns with her 7 year old.