Jess D’Amico

Coyote Tracks Youth Program

Assistant Instructor

​Jess grew up enjoying the outdoors by spending a lot of time in the woods and beaches of Central NJ. After obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Biology & minor in Environmental Science from St. Joseph’s University she fell in love with the Philadelphia area, especially having the Wissahickon nearby. After spending 7 years as a high school biology teacher, she started a family nature club to meet other urban families who loved having unstructured free play for their children in the woods. Her children have attended Coyote Tracks after school programming continuously over the past 3 years. After seeing how her family thrived as they deepened their connection with nature, she knew she wanted to learn more about the skills that foster nature awareness and help teach them to others.