At the nonprofit where I work, hiring is a collaborative process. When someone leaves or is promoted, the hiring manager revisits the job description to make changes as necessary, then shares it with colleagues for feedback. The job description is finalized and...
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...
This week Backpacker Magazine posted an article about diversity in the outdoors. In “How Do We Make The National Parks More Diverse?”, author Ted Alvarez presented four perspectives from experts discussing ways in which we can help break down barriers and...
As someone who posts a new blog every Thursday, I’m growing the love the fact that I have one required time every year to give thanks.I’m thankful for a lot of things this year: my incredible friends and family, a supportive community of adventurers, and...
Looking for find love in the mountains? Here’s a couple that did just that! I’m a sucker for a good love story, especially one that includes meeting in the great out-of-doors. My maternal grandparents met in the Sierra Club. They fell in love at a trail work...
