
I was drawn to the Mt. Adams Institute because it embodies my core value that humans and ecosystems are part of the same whole and benefit immensely from one another. All of our programs are designed to nurture the connection between people and the natural world at various spatial scales – locally with Cascade Mountain School, regionally with our Public Land Stewards and VetsWork GreenCorps programs, and nationally with VetsWork Environment – the program I’m dedicated to. I get to work with military veterans serving in 45-week internships on public lands across the nation, providing them with career development training while enhancing the capacity of natural resource management agencies and non-profits. It brings together my interest in working with people with my love of the natural world and I’m very happy to be here!”