Dr. Tamara Shapiro Ledley is a STEM education expert specializing in Earth and climate science, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, Subject to Climate, and ClimateGlobe, a member of the Leadership Board of the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN),  a member of the Board of Advisors of the Museum of Science Boston, and an adjunct Professor at Bentley University. She was chair of the Center for STEM Teaching and Learning at TERC, president of the Earth Science Information Partners in 2020, a 2017 Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, and received the American Geophysical Union’s Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education in 2013.  

She has a PhD in atmosphere science and a BS in astronomy. She has facilitated over 80 Climate Solutions Workshops with the En-ROADS model. She has viewed and photographed 9 total solar eclipses, 2 annular and 3 partial eclipses and has provided numerous talks on how to view and photograph them safely.