Rowena McDermid

Rowena McDermid is an environmental education assistant with EIH's environmental education program. She earned her M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Houston-Clear Lake in spring 2026. She also holds a B.Pharm. from University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Rowena is a Texas Master Naturalist and a member of the Clear Lake Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, where she serves as chair of the Plant of the Month committee.

Rowena worked in hospital and community pharmacy in South Africa and the UK. After arriving in Texas, she volunteered extensively with community youth programs. Her focus at EIH is coordinating youth programs such as the youth birding club and summer nature camps.