My passion for the outdoors began in Girl Scouts and summer camp- with lots of opportunities to explore nature with backpacking trips and canoeing adventures. After college, I bought a one way ticket to San Diego and started my career as an outdoor educator- working for companies like the Boojum Institute for Experiential Education, Colorado Mountain Club and Big City Mountaineers. I lead multi-day trips, base camp courses for first time campers, high and low ropes courses, and nature education classes. I took 5 months off during that time to complete a through hike of the Appalachian Trail back home on the east coast. Currently, I work in land management as part of the City of Westminster’s Open Space team. I am thrilled to support Women’s Wilderness and ensure that their programming is available for generations of adventurous people now and in the future. I currently live in Arvada with my husband Andrew and two large rescue dogs, Whiskey and Luna. I love hiking, paddling, fly fishing, gardening and throwing on a potter’s wheel. The outdoors has always been a place where I have felt most myself. I have dedicated my career to sharing this love and protecting precious wilderness areas for recreation as well as the health of our planet. More recently, the outdoors has been a co-regulating space for me and my little one. Watching her explore and seeing the impact of nature already in her young life reaffirms my desire to spend my time either outdoors or fighting for everyone’s right to nature. Being a board member with Women’s Wilderness has meant a lot of me over the years- community, purpose and a chance to give of my time and talents to a cause near and dear to my heart. I have made friends in this journey that I know will outlast my board term and I hope my efforts to support the mission of the organization leaves Women’s Wilderness even better than when I found it- much like any other adventure.