PAIGE DEMPSEY
EDUCATION PROGRAMS manager

pdempsey@shorerivers.org
443.385.0511 ext 252

As the Education Programs Manager, Paige supports ShoreRivers’ efforts to achieve healthy waterways across Maryland’s Eastern Shore, provides classroom instruction, conducts student field experiences, and leads teacher professional development workshops for multiple school districts. 

Paige has a degree in environmental humanities with a minor in chemistry from Whitman College in Washington State. She has taught in formal and informal settings, from tutoring to organizing book clubs for kids and teens, and has experience conducting oceanographic research and mentoring college students while working for Sea Education Association.

Paige came to the Eastern Shore to work for Sultana Education Foundation, where she held a number of positions, including Education Director and Mate, and delivered their shipboard educational programming. She joined the ShoreRivers team in the spring of 2023.