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Miriam Mazel
Miriam grew up in the Washington, DC area. Her love for the outdoors and appreciation of history started as a child playing in Rock Creek Park and visiting historic sites in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. She attended George Washington University, graduating with a B.A., in Political Science and Journalism....
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Aylish Flahaven
Aylish grew up in Southeastern Pennsylvania, raising backyard chickens and maintaining a small apiary with her family. Her passion for bringing kids outdoors stems from her memories of playing in the creek or one of the old cabins at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Today, you’ll find her enjoying these...
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Lana Damian
Lana was born and raised in southern California, spending time exploring the beaches and mountains in her backyard whenever she could. She took advantage of the diverse environment by surfing, snorkeling, skiing, rock climbing, hiking, and camping in parks across the state, from Yosemite to the Channel Islands. After getting...
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Mariana Silva
Mariana is a nature lover who grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She had much exposure to nature through trips to beaches, hikes in forests, and time spent at her family’s farm, where she learned about agriculture and was surrounded by animals and beautiful scenery. As an au pair in...
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Sophia Grande
Sophia grew up in the DC Metro area, where her appreciation for the outdoors came from her Abuela, who instilled a love for local parks, arts, history, and education. As a child, she and her family loved exploring the area’s local, state, and national parks. Now a senior at the...
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Katelyn Beam
Katelyn grew up in the forests of New Hampshire and has many memories from her childhood hiking, gardening, and exploring. She has a deep appreciation for parks and various other historical sites around the U.S. thanks to incredible teachers in high school who went above and beyond to make sure...
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Natalie Moon
Natalie grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts, where her love for the outdoors began at an early age. One of her earliest memories of spending time in parks occurred when she was just 5 years old, protecting endangered sea turtles’ nests with her grandmother on the Cape Cod National Seashore. Since...
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Melody Walkiewicz
Melody grew up in New Jersey, exploring the woods right in her own backyard as well as the beaches of the Jersey shore. More recently she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, camping, kayaking, and traveling wherever she can do those things! Melody received her Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology...
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Dolores McDonagh
Dolores has been working to save places that matter for more than 30 years. She first fell in love with historic homes in elementary school when she came across a picture of her family home – a Victorian Four Square large enough to house her, her parents and her eight...
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Emily Bohr
Emily grew up in the Fredericksburg area of Virginia, and she has visited Shenandoah National Park every summer since she was young, making national parks and the importance of outdoor spaces near and dear to her heart. Emily is a recent graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She...
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Emily Swanzy
Emily’s love of nature is rooted in the idea that outdoor experiences happen in both small, local green spaces and in the vast wilds of our National Park System. She has been fortunate to live and work in the hills of southern Appalachia, the coastal towns of New England, and...
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Billy Schrack
Billy was introduced to the outdoors at a very young age, fishing and exploring parks with his family in and around Long Island, NY. His parents fostered the outdoor bug that has stuck with him throughout his life, especially when exploring Denali and Hawaii Volcanoes National Parks. Billy started his...

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