I guide families through healing and growth during multi-day wilderness visits.

• Manage physical and emotional safety for a group of teens aged 13-17 in a nomadic wilderness setting.• Collaborate with therapist on interventions and document students' responses to inform future placement.•Train staff in gaining rapport, de-escalation, creating productive dissonance, technical wilderness skills, and student empowerment.• Crafted reasonable COVID-19 policies during pandemic based on emerging science, created and distributed infographics to achieve staff consistency and buy-in.

I write about climate, housing, toads, and the desert. Creative nonfiction, place-based essays, and hard news reporting.May 2022Canyon Echo Journal: "Bluff Left Out of Gravel Pit Operations, Despite Lease Terms"May 2022: Moab Sun: "Architecture Students Build Homes on Navajo Nation"April 2022Moab Sun: "What's Next for Northern San Juan County?"March 2022Moab Sun: "San Juan school board set after redistricting; Complaints from all sides about inadequate public input"February 2022Moab Sun: "'It's been a godsend.' New community center in Monument Valley offers essential resources"December 2021San Juan Record: "Climber stewards wrap up season in Indian CreekJanuary 2021Four Corners Free Press: "Saving the Wilderness is Getting in the Way of Saving the Planet"Published in print only, attached hereJune 2020Salt Lake Tribune Op-Ed: "You shouldn't have to get married to afford the rent"September 2019Canyon Echo Journal: "Bluff is Not Enough"2020 Waterston Desert Writing Prize Finalist for book proposal "Rude Awakenings" based on that essay 2016Catapult: "The Surinam Toad Tries Online Dating"

Made this local newspaper an LLC, started paying contributors. Edited contributions from the archives and locals. Contributed hard news reporting.

• Co-facilitated 200+ hours of training for 45 student trip leaders, focusing on technical skills, leadership styles, and inclusive facilitation.• Analyzed and presented medical incident data for 17 groups in annual Risk Management Report, designed template for future managers.• Wrote successful grant proposal for $2,200 to increase diversity in program participation.

• Facilitated a summer of significance for 30+ boys aged 11-14 with strenuous backpacking trips, mountain biking, horseback riding, and creative activities.• Supported 8 staff in managing camper experience.• Designed and executed “Special Day” all-day activity for 100+ campers based on the movie Jumanji (the original, with Robin Williams)

• Cultivated environmental awareness, outdoor skills, and leadership abilities for 10-15 high school students through weekly workshops and field trips.• Coordinated with students, volunteers, and supervisors to sustain OLEEP through a year of institutional transition.• Wrote Site Leader Guide, a document detailing the complexities of the position to support institutional memory.