Please tell us a little bit about yourself.   Hometown: I grew up on the north side of Indianapolis in Carmel, Indiana.  Program of study and related job experience: I graduated from the University of North Carolina – Wilmington with a degree in...

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.  Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio  Program of study, relevant job experience: My degree is in Communications with a minor in Sociology. But I have a mix of job experience in conservation work (trail building, wildland...

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.    Hometown: Chesterton, Indiana  Relevant job experience: 8 years with the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service in a variety of positions, mostly focusing on interpretation.  Position in our...

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.    Hometown: Miami, Florida Program of study: I received a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, ’01, and a MSc in Historic Preservation at Columbia University, ‘05. I received my PhD in Cultural...

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.   Hometown:  Appomattox, Virginia  Program of study: I hold a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Teaching from the University of Virginia. I thought I would be a classroom teacher, but working...

Nakita Lopez and her family hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Photo: Nakita Lopez Please tell us a little bit about yourself.     Hometown:  El Portal, California Program of study, relevant job experience: I went to school for outdoor recreational...

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.      Hometown: Born in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Arlington, Virginia.  Program of study, relevant job experience: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Master of Business Administration. I spent the last 20-ish...

Community Volunteer Ambassador Serena Diaz using a mano and metate. Photo Credit: Serena Diaz. Please tell us a little bit about yourself.      Hometown: Yakima, Washington  Program of study: Bachelors in Anthropology with a focus on...

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.      Hometown: This is always a loaded question as I was a military kid due to my father’s service in the United States Coast Guard, so we moved constantly. But I was born in Peoria, Illinois, and it’s where the large...