Major: Outdoor Education
Graduation Year: 2008
Born and raised in the great state of Minnesota, I was introduced to wild places at an early age. Summer trips to the Boundary Waters Wilderness instilled in me a love for the outdoors and adventure. This passion led me to pursue a BS in Outdoor Education at Northland College in Ashland, WI. Instructing for Wilderness Inquiry, Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge, Eagle Rock School, and the National Outdoor Leadership School has enabled me to pursue my passions and develop my skills as an outdoor educator.
I decided to pursue a Masters degree at the University of New Hampshire because I was interested in helping to make outdoor education more accessible to a wider audience. While at UNH I served as the Graduate Assistant for the Outdoor Adventure program, worked as a research assistant, presented at numerous conferences, co-authored articles, and wrote my thesis on the effect of an experiential, adventure based “Anti-Bullying Initiative” on levels of resilience. This experience helped me develop the skills necessary to succeed in my current job as the Wilderness Program Instructional Specialist at Eagle Rock School in Estes Park, CO. In this position I will manage all aspects of the adventure curriculum which includes conducting 25-day wilderness courses and integrating adventure activities with traditional classroom subjects. In my free time I enjoy dogsledding, fly fishing, whitewater paddling, and telemark skiing.
