About

It all started when…

I took a six-week certificate course from Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots organization called “Growing Compassionate Young Leaders through Service Learning” in 2018. We had bought a ranch six months earlier with the aim of making it a center for celebrations, camps, horse enthusiasts and more. It’s been a passion of mine to create empowering day camps where girls can build their leadership skills and confidence in a ranch setting.

The goal of Roots and Shoots is to “develop compassionate leaders to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.” Inspired by my two daughters and Jane Goodall’s emphasis on youth leadership, her connection to animals and desire to leave the Earth a better place, I decided to create summer camp experiences for girls that help them develop confidence, feel a deep sense of community and belonging, create art, learn how to take care of animals and do team-building activities.

My experience runs deep in outdoor youth education. I am a National Outdoor Leadership graduate, having completed a 96-day National Outdoor Leadership School Semester in the Rockies. I spent four summers working for Williams, Massachusetts-based Overland, leading month-long hiking, biking and rafting trips for pre-teens and teens across the West.

In the classroom, I’ve taught English as A Second Language to teens and adults in Ecuador and Nepal and spent three years teaching writing at CU-Boulder. I also worked for 11 years at CU-Boulder Alumni Association as editor and director of marketing. And after that, I spent 7 years working as editor, writer and co-brand director for National Park Trips Media in Boulder. As part of my job, I led photography workshops, in conjunction with two professional photographers, several times a year in national parks throughout the West.

As camp director, I lead the camps each day with the help of university-age counselors and middle school counselors-in-training, all of whom teach your children while developing their own leadership skills. All staff hold First-Aid and CPR certifications, plus have taken all state-required safety and medical training classes. We proudly hold our early childhood education center license from the state of Colorado.

When I am not directing camps, you will find me helping families, couples and individuals looking to buy or sell a home in Boulder County. I work at WK Real Estate, an incredible locally owned company that has been serving Boulder County for almost 50 years.