Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

Lexie Kemp

Lexie Kemp is the program manager for the Smithsonian Institution’s Earth Optimism Youth Action & Leadership initiative and is a passionate environmental educator. She received a Bachelor of Science in marine biology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, a Master of Professional Science in fisheries management and conservation from the University of Miami, and interned for a year at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Lexie has experience teaching people of all ages (K-gray) and her favorite thing to do is share her love of nature with others. 

Inspiring Tomorrow's Earth Optimists Today

An afterschool club in partnership with the Smithsonian and the World Wildlife Fund aims to build environmental leadership skills through hands-on experiences and exposure to a wide range of "green" careers