Email: [email protected]
Bachelors: Operations and Information Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hometown: South Windsor, CT
Background: Before 2017, I had never carried a backpack with more than a few books in it or climbed anything other than out of bed. But it all changed when I talked my way into a summer job answering phones and making coffee on Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier. There I learned to climb, hike, and paddle, but most importantly to love the outdoors- and I found a career in it along the way. Since then I’ve lived and worked from Alaska to Antarctica, doing anything from mountain guiding to packing cargo planes. My true passion is in helping people discover their own adventure in life- which we do every day here at the OP! Certifications: AIARE Rec 2 (Avalanche rescue/ Winter backcountry travel), R-EMT in Colorado, Wilderness First Responder, 7 Years of professional mountain guiding, and 3 years of ski patrol
Why you work at the OP: I believe that the outdoors is for everyone and that we are all made better through the challenges and community that human powered adventure provides. I work at the OP because I want to help anyone who is seeking adventure outdoors to find it, and find something new about themselves along the way.
Favorite outdoor activity: It’s like choosing a favorite child! All of them! (but probably skiing. Or ice climbing. Or birding. Or maybe mountain biking. Or…)
Fun Fact: I once had a job scrubbing toilets and moving poo in Antarctica- and won the prestigious title of the ‘Prince of Poo’
Mantra/Fav Quote: "And so it turned out only a life similar to those around us, merging with it without a ripple, is genuine life and that an unshared happiness is not happiness at all." - John Krakower, Into the Wild
