Meet Our Team

Katie is originally from the northeastern United States, where she grew up fishing, camping, and hiking with her family. From an early age, the wilderness was a place of exploration, wonder, beauty, and peace for her. Katie has a bachelor's degree in Outdoor Education and over ten years of professional experience in this field. She has a Master of Arts in International Development with experience working with children in Romania and India in the development field. For two years, she was a Trail Lead with Military Wild Texas, leading hikes for military families. She enjoys hiking, camping, and exploring national parks with her family. Her other hobbies include reading, biking, and cooking.   

Sabrina grew up along the beautiful Pacific coast and Willamette Valley of Oregon. She attributes her deep love for nature to this landscape and early exploration. Sabrina loves all things green, especially gardening. She has her Bachelor’s in Crop & Soil Science from Oregon State University and a decade of professional experience working on farms, in ag research, conservation, philanthropy, and gardening education. Sabrina has a passion for volunteerism and has a Master of Nonprofit Administration. She loves hiking and exploring with her three young children. For three years, Sabrina helped facilitate a small community playgroup called “Little Explorers,” where child-led hikes were a favorite. Hobbies include volunteering, propagating succulents, exploring new trails, reading, and trying new desserts.

Jocelyn is native to South Texas, where she grew up in the country right outside of San Antonio, TX. Her love for the outdoors began as a child playing on a ranch. Her early passion for working with children and love for nature led her to pursue higher education in Early Childhood Education at Pierce College in Washington State and her Bachelor’s of Arts degree at The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA, with a focus in Early Childhood Education, Psychology, and Sustainable studies. Her undergrad research focused on the importance of connecting children to nature and sustainable outcomes. She has working experience in early childhood education, working with children from 0 to 6 years. Her hobbies are hiking, gardening, and spending time with her family.

Kellie is a nature lover who inspires others to love the great outdoors! She grew up in the Sonoran Desert and spent most of her childhood exploring Saguaro National Park in her backyard. Her favorite thing was looking at the night sky and marveling at the Milky Way Galaxy. She also loved camping with her family, which always made her feel grounded and peaceful. Kellie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a minor in Humanities. She has worked professionally with kids for over five years and loves it! Some of those settings were in a Waldorf preschool and working with her own children as a homeschooling parent. Ms. Kellie even started an outdoor playgroup for mothers and preschool-aged children in her community, and it's been an enormous success. In Ms. Kellie's free time, she enjoys hiking, backpacking, longboarding, creating art, reading about nature, and observing wildlife. She's always up for trying new things and loves exploring state parks and natural areas with her husband and two young children. 

Jermaine is from South Florida but was born and spent his childhood in Jamaica. His passion for nature and people was cultivated by his Jamaican roots. There is a motto "out of many, one people." Hiking, swimming, and sharing fresh fruits and vegetables with the community were a part of life. He shares this passion with his wife and three children: two sons and a daughter. At home, his family enjoys gardening, going on adventures, and learning about human's relationship with nature as he learned in Jamaica. He joined the United States Marine Corps from high school, where he traveled the world and experienced many different cultures. Jermaine earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and sociology from UMHB in Belton, TX, and has a passion for motivating at-risk youths to make positive changes in their life by not accepting temporary obstacles as permanent rejections. 

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