Em

A Rochester, NY, native, Em has called Bozeman, MT, home for the last several years, where she’s been the assistant manager of the Big Sky Nordic Center; she’s also been a backcountry guide in Yellowstone and ski coach and instructor. Em was a youth development professional for the Boys & Girls Club of America, where she developed educational programming for elementary and middle school students. She’s also worked as an instructor for the Glacier Institute’s Big Creek Outdoor Education Center in Montana, teaching lessons on environmental science. Em spent time at Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center in New York as an instructor, leading hiking, flatwater paddling, and climbing trips; she’s also been a counselor at Hidden Valley Camp in Maine; a paddling instructor at Syracuse University’s Outing Club; a research intern at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln; and a farming intern on San Juan Island, WA.