Jana Silvestro is an elementary teacher at C. Grant Grimshaw Elementary in LaFayette, New York. For nine years, she has taught students in grades one through three. Her goal is to empower her students to have a positive impact on the world by becoming global citizens and stewards of nature. Mrs. Silvestro has recently been awarded the Outstanding Elementary Educator for Excellence in Social Studies from the Central New York Council of Social Studies. She is a graduate of SUNY ESF and LeMoyne College.