Nearly 400 people have been members of The Mountaineers for 50-years or more. Together, they share 20,000 years worth of outdoor memories: exploring, learning, and conserving in our wild places. I have the privilege of learning about their stories on a weekly basis....
I occasionally get to write passion pieces for my job, and this blog about Imposter Syndrome is one of them. I’m so energized by the feedback this received from the community, and I want to share it with you all here, on my personal blog, because it’s...
To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, The Mountaineers sends a message of thanks to its community. As the communications director, I’m primarily responsible for crafting and distributing this message. Every year I feel moved by the way it comes out...
I’m humbled and excited to share this video with you. ‘Video Producer’ is not a title I ever thought I could add to my resume, but after the success of the We Are Mountaineers video I got to partner again with the incredible Mike Short on...
I love that my job and my personal life have so many opportunities to overlap. For our spring edition of Mountaineer magazine (designed and edited by my lovely and talented colleague Suzanne Gerber), I got to write about the storied Mt. St. Helens tradition of...
Earlier this week, The Mountaineers hosted a speaking event with the iconic father-son duo: Jim and Leif Whittaker. I was honored to introduce the Whittakers to our audience, and even more grateful to experience their presentation full of brand new, never-before-seen...
