Meet the Team
This project would not have been possible without our amazing team of local educators!
Ashlee Flinney
Educator and Assistant Organizer
Ashlee is a former MOSS graduate student who found her way back to McCall as an AmeriCorps member focusing on Community Outreach. Her outreach work has her collaborating with teachers and students in the McCall-Donnelly, Cascade, and Meadows Valley School Districts as well as various organizations in the community. Ashlee has worked as an Environmental Science Educator for NatureBridge in Yosemite National Park, an Outdoor Educator at The Outdoor School in Texas, and a program coordinator for the MOSS Adventure Day Camp. Ashlee also is an after-school instructor with PLCA at Barbara R. Morgan Elementary School."
Melissa Hamilton
Educator
Melissa Hamilton is a community development, ag/horticulture Extension educator in Valley County. Melissa's multi-county work is focused on rural regional planning, multi-modal transportation systems, asset/value based development, meeting facilitation and community food systems. Melissa holds a master's degree in bioregional planning and community design from the University of Idaho and a bachelor's degree in biology from University of South Carolina.
Emma Woodworth
Educator
Emma grew up in Minnesota and has been exploring the outdoors for as long as she can remember. In addition to earning a Bachelor’s in Biology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College and a Masters in Environmental Education and Science Communication at McCall Outdoor Science School, she has also worked at outdoor schools in California and Utah, scribed in a community medical clinic in Minnesota, studied willow restoration in Utah, and guided wilderness trips in Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. Currently, she is serving AmeriCorps as a Community Outreach Coordinator at McCall Outdoor Science School.
Megan Chandler
Educator
Growing up in the Bluegrass state of Kentucky Megan found a love for the outdoors and biology at an early age. She attended Eastern Kentucky University and achieved her BS in Wildlife Management. Afterwards she traveled to Montana, Alaska, and Oregon pursuing technician jobs in her field. This lead her to the McCall Outdoor Science School, where she received a Masters in Natural Resources as well as certificates to teach outdoor education and science communication. While attending MOSS Megan discovered a new passion fro outdoor education. She is currently the STEAM and Environmental Education Coordinator a the University of Idaho Extension office serving as an AmeriCorps member for the Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute.
Bre Anderson
Summit Organizer and Educator
Bre live's in McCall and wants to share her love of the outdoors with everyone! She has a Masters of Natural Resources with a focus in environmental education from the University of Idaho's McCall Outdoor Science School, and has been bringing experiential educational opportunities to West Central ID for the past 3 years. Before becoming a full time educator she was a river guide and worked for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game studying salmon and steelhead.
THANK YOU
A huge heartfelt thank you to all of the conservation folks who donated their time! We appreciate you!