Alexandra is an outdoor educator and a public middle school science teacher in the California Bay Area. She holds a Bachelor's in Biology, a Master's in Environmental Science, and a California State Teaching Credential.

Alexandra worked as a naturalist for three years at an outdoor school operated by the Merced County Office of Education, located near Yosemite National Park, where she led 6th graders on hikes in the Sierra National Forest and taught them about nature. She also spent three summers working for Camp Galileo as a lead science instructor. Alexandra now teaches science in a conventional classroom setting in a public middle-school, but she also continues working outdoors as a naturalist, leading hikes in the Marin Headlands for Hostelling International as part of a program through the National Park Service. Traveling, camping, and hiking are some of her favorite activities.

Born in Romania, Alexandra lived and studied in Romania and Portugal before moving to the United States. She moved to America in her 20s to be an au pair for an Orthodox family with three children, during which time she met her future husband Mihai Boitor. Mihai and Alexandra are members of Holy Cross Romanian Orthodox Church in San Jose, California.

Alexandra has served as the director of the Saint Kosmas Conference Children's Program from its beginning, and she plays a lead role in the camping excursions hosted by the Saint Kosmas Education Association. This year at the 2021 Saint Kosmas Conference, in addition to running the Children’s Program, Alexandra will lead a workshop for parents and educators about Outdoor Education.

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Alexandra Boitor at the Saint Kosmas Conferences (2017, 2018, 2019)

(c)2018EiriniPajakPhotography: Alexandra Boitor, 2018 Saint Kosmas Conference, Archery