Ms. Susan Testroet-Bergeron

Susan Testroet-Bergeron is a retired director of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP). She recently served on the National Academies of Sciences Board of Gulf Education and Engagement. She has worked in the wetlands community for over 20 years, spearheading education and outreach on a host of Louisiana environmental issues and working with the federal Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act’s (CWPPRA) Public Outreach Committee as a media specialist, technical writer and public outreach coordinator. She has also taught grades 7 through 12 science and math for over ten years and has been an active member of the Louisiana Science Teachers Association since the early 1990s. As the Louisiana Systemic Initiative Program Math and Science Coordinator at Northwestern State University, she advocated for professional development opportunities for teachers and encouraged growth in content and instructional skills. She is also a former member of the Governor’s Environmental Education Commission where she served two terms– one as its president.