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Fall Members 2007
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McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Scott Kyser
Scott was born and raised in St. Paul, MN. He spent his youth
participating in Boy Scouts and cross country ski racing. He attended
Gustavus Adolphus College, spent a semester studying in San Jose, Costa
Rica and graduated with a degree in Biology. While in college, Scott
spent time working for the MNPCA, the Minnesota Technical Assistant
Program, and completed a research project on phosphorus runoff from
intermittent streams in a local watershed. Scott is exhilarated to be
able to spend a year in Idaho working at the McCall Outdoor Science
School and serving with AmeriCorps. In his free time, Scott
contemplates the minutiae of Nordic skiing, losing sunglasses and
outdoor recreation. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Lauriel Schuman
Lauriel Schuman is from Olympia Washington where she recently graduated
from The Evergreen State College with an interdisciplinary degree in
Environmental and Cultural Studies. She has a passion for traveling and
has lived throughout the United States and abroad. Her favorite
activities include hiking, cooking, cycle touring, and exploring new
places. Her passion for wilderness conservation and environmental
sustainability brought her to the McCall Outdoor Science School as an
AmeriCorps member and Outdoor Science Instructor. She plans to pursue a
Masters Degree next fall upon completion of her year long AmeriCorps
placement. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Michelle Pivec
Michelle Pivec was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her earliest memories
include playing games in the woods, fishing at the lake with her dad,
and begging her mom for a dog. She attended the University of
Minnesota, Duluth, where she realized she must pursue a career in the
outdoors. During college was filled with many opportunities that led
her to where she is today. She was an intern zookeeper at the Lake
Superior Zoo, a mentor and tutor for an at-risk youth, and a teaching
assistant for her favorite lab course, Animal Diversity. She also
fulfilled her love of travel and took a summer to backpack Europe.
After college, Michelle landed her dream position as a Field Instructor
at the McCall Outdoor Science School and also became a member of
AmeriCorps. She greatly enjoys hiking in the woods, identifying things
she finds in the woods, taking pictures, writing, reading, and
daydreaming.
Don't worry--she finally got her dog when she was eleven and has loved
her ever since.
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McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Jacob Dolence
Jacob Dolence hails from Laramie, Wyoming. As a young child, he spent
much of his time outdoors playing on giant granite boulders at the
world famous climbing area, Vedauwoo, Wyoming. Later in life these
outings influenced him to devote much of his time to climbing and
conservation of climbing areas. Jacob attended University of Idaho
eventually earning a B.S. in Conservation Social Sciences. One of
Jacob’s favorite quotes is from Martin Luther King Junior:
Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have
to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject
and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul
generated by love. Jacobs’s current goals include trying to save
the world, being a positive influence on children, and getting out rock
climbing as much as possible. Other interests are anything to do with
sustainability, mountain biking, and eating cookies. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Claire Foster
Claire grew up in the Shenandoah mountains of Virginia. Her favorite
thing to do as a child was play outside in the woods and go camping in
the nearby national forests. She attended Dickinson College in
Pennsylvania and Regina Apostolorum University in Rome, Italy. While in
college, Claire became very interested in environmental education,
volunteer monitoring and citizen science while working at the Alliance
for Aquatic Resource Monitoring. She enjoys hiking, biking, and
exploring the many beautiful things to see in Idaho. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Jen Kullgren
Jen Kullgren is currently working as an environmental educator at the
McCall Outdoor Science School. She recently graduated from the
University of Michigan where she studied environmental science. She
grew up in Ada, MI, and enjoys downhill skiing, mountain biking,
backpacking, and rock climbing. She has led wilderness trips for the
University of Michigan’s Outdoors Adventures program, as well as summer
camps in both Washington and Colorado. She studied abroad as an EcoQuest
student in New Zealand. She hopes to one day ride her bike across the
country and maybe even around the world. She plans to combine her
passion for the outdoors and her knowledge of the environment to help
save the world... |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Andrew Morrison
Andrew grew up in the hamlet of Tillson in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Surrounded my northern hardwood forests, he acquired hobbies and jobs
related to the outdoors--working summers as a member of the crew on the
vessel Rip Van Winkle, clearing trail and educating the public for the
state's Department of Environmental Conservation and later becoming the
Nature Director at a Boyscout camp in the Catskill Mountains. Andrew
went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Forest Ecology from the state
College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He spent his first year
as a MOSS Field Instructor in 2006, and then as an Interpretive
Specialist for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Andrew has
returned to MOSS for a second year of service as a Field Instructor and
outreach instructor, an opportunity which he intersperses with hobbies
such as mountain biking, rock climbing, running and knitting. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Tina Newberry
Christina was born and raised in Loudon, New Hampshire. She attended
Unity College for her B.S with emphasis in Environmental Education.
While attending Unity, Christina was an active part of her community
involved in both sports and community events including: participating
on a woodman team, coordinating an empty bowl, and volunteering with
winter special Olympics. After college she spent a year and a half
working for NH Audubon Society as a program naturalist. Although
Christina enjoyed her time with the Audubon, she looks forward to the
challenge of teaching at McCall Outdoor Science School. Christina
enjoys hiking, dancing, time spent with family and friends and karaoke. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Cailin O'Brien-Feeney
Cailin, 23, grew up in Oakland and Sebastopol, CA. He graduated from
Lewis & Clark College in December 2006, earning a B.A. in Environmental
Studies with a concentration in Education. He has been a river guide for
the past five years in Colorado, Oregon, and Idaho. When not playing or
working on rivers, he enjoys sharing his appreciation of the outdoors
with others. His also likes listening to live music, eating, thinking,
laughing and exploring beautiful parts of the West. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Lauren Perreault
Lauren grew up in northern Massachusetts where she spent countless hours
getting wet and muddy in vernal pools and pretending to be a pioneer in
the New England woods. She attended Bates College in Maine, majoring
in geology and devoting weekends to exploring the mountains of Maine
and New Hampshire as a leader in the Outing Club. Two days after
graduating from college, Lauren drove to Idaho to work for the Forest
Service. She later refined her baking skills working as a bread and
pastry baker at the Moscow Food Coop. Most recently, she spent the
summer in the Alaskan bush working as an exploration geologist. Lauren
currently enjoys the benefits of civilization in McCall, Idaho, and is
thrilled to be working as a field instructor at the McCall Outdoor
Science School, sharing her passion for science and the outdoors with
her students. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Jannis Jocius
Jannis grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in California and has
always been interested in the outdoors, social sciences, and art. She
attended Boston University for two years and graduated in American
Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Jannis loves
to travel at home and abroad and has visited over 14 countries,
including Japan, Thailand, and much of Eastern Europe. Jannis solo
thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (2,174.9 miles) in 2005 and completed
her first marathon in 2006. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Sara Melancen
Born in Illinois, Sara grew up in Dallas, Texas. She went to college in
Arkansas at Henderson State University, earning a Bachelors degree in
Biology. Active in various campus organizations, Sara also did
undergrad research work on invasive species in the community and
presented her work at the Arkansas Academy of Science and interned with
the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's education department. Now an
AmeriCorps member, she is once again able to make a difference--this
time in Idaho communities. Sara has taught outreach programs in Moscow
and the surrounding communities, worked for the Blaine County Weed
Department in Hailey, ID, now serving at the McCall Outdoor Science
School. She enjoys hiking, backpacking, traveling and teaching youth
about conservation. |
McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Tara Maline
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McCall Outdoor Science School
McCall, ID
Serve Idaho |
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Adrienne Boland
Adrienne was born in Moscow, Idaho. She grew up playing in the woods
and recreating with her family. Her favorite memories are of camping,
fishing and skiing with her brother, mom and dad. These experiences
helped her realize her connection to the environment and she developed
an appreciation that she wanted to share with others. She is currently
working at the McCall Outdoor Science School as a Field Instructor, but
hopes to attend graduate school and study alpine ecology. She was a
member of the University of Idaho snowboard team and participated in
many clubs and volunteer activities throughout college. Her life
changing experience would be the opportunity to study Coeur d’Alene
salamanders on the North Fork of the Clearwater River. This is where
she found a passion for research and the small creatures that most
overlook. She has found a new love for mountaineering and would like
to share the experience, knowledge and study the environment with
people of all backgrounds and abilities. |
PCEI/Environmental Education
Moscow, ID
ESD112 |
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Caroline Richardson
Caroline grew up in South Carolina, in the foothills of the Appalachian
Mountains. Her passion for the natural world is rooted in a childhood
spent exploring the woods around her house and spending entire summers
at camp. It was only, well, natural that she receive her B.A. in
Natural Resources and the Environment after four amazing years at the
University of the South in Sewanee, TN. Her first inkling to become
and environmental educator came to her in the winter of 2006, so she
signed up for an Outdoor Educator course with NOLS Southwest. Soon
after completing the course, she began the Northwest Youth Corps’
Leadership Development Program. In this program, she spent three
months living and working on trails in Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington. She served as Assistant Crew Leader on a crew of teenagers
during the months of June and July. She joined forces with the EE team
at PCEI in September and is thrilled at the prospect of teaching and
learning about environmental science in the Palouse. She really enjoys
going to the grocery store/farmers’ market, cooking, painting, yoga,
finding humor in everything, and riding her bike. |
PCEI/Watersheds
Moscow, ID
ESD112 |
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Maryse Barker
Maryse Barker grew up in the mountains of McCall, Idaho, where she
enjoyed snowboarding, camping, and hiking. She attended the University
of Idaho and graduated in environmental science in May 2007. After
spending six weeks in Guatemala over the summer with her husband, she
found her niche in AmeriCorps and PCEI as a watershed restoration
technician. Maryse hopes to attend graduate school or work abroad in
the future. |
The Lands Council
Spokane, WA
ESD112 |
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Laurie Jackson
Laurie, born in Richland, WA, the "town the atom built," feels lucky her
family had summers off and travelled with car and trailer each year,
finally touring all 48 contiguous states. After graduating from
Columbia High in 1976, she attended both WSU and University of Idaho,
graduating from U of I with a BA with minors in History and
Communications in 1983. She married another U of I alumnus, a musician
and broadcaster, and they've celebrated 23 anniversaries since.
Classically trained on violin, she traded the fiddle for a bass guitar
in college and has played music professionally since age 17. Laurie's
career soon revolved around Public Radio, as well as commercial radio
and TV, although she really wanted to teach middle school homeroom and
returned to EWU for her certification in the mid 90's.
Laurie especially enjoys the outdoors, and in younger years, sidled up
and down the boulders and switchbacks of the Selkirks. She continues
to love hiking, biking, gardening, raising chickens and "fat" camping
up on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. She and her husband
are happily learning to farm seven acres northwest of Spokane on the
spectacular Four Mound Prairie. |
The Lands Council
Spokane, WA
ESD112 |
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Audra Krislock
Growing up surrounded by the mountains and lakes of the Spokane area
caused Audra to fall deeply in love with nature and the incredible
adventures it encourages. While at the University of Idaho, Audra
began feeling the pressure of having to focus her studies; quickly she
decided studying abroad was the best solution, so she packed her bags
and flew to Ecuador. The unforgettable year was packed with learning
Spanish, not flushing toilet paper, traveling to hidden waterfalls, all
the while consuming large quantities of the freshest fruit. During this
time, Audra discovered her interest in relationships between countries
and how humans impact the environment. Audra then returned to Idaho,
graduating with a B.A. in International Studies and Spanish, only to
begin exploring even more possibilities. Aside from her AmeriCorps
position as the Volunteer/Climate Change Education Coordinator at The
Lands Council, she can be found waterskiing, throwing snowballs,
climbing trees, skiing in the snow, looking up words in her pocket
dictionary, and baking delicious desserts, breads and the occasional
dinner. |
PCEI/Outreach
Moscow, ID
ESD112 |
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Laura Milewski
Laura has come a long way from the beautiful and lively city of Chicago
to join the PCEI team as the Community Outreach Specialist! It was as
an undergrad at Lawrence University in northern Wisconsin that she
fully developed her passion for environmental work and saving the
entire planet. In her senior year at LU, she worked in the Volunteer &
Community Service Center as a coordinator of environmental and social
justice programs. This experience, along with her work as a
quasi-environmental educator through Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots
program, fueled her passions and Laura now strongly believes that she
really can begin to change the world. Overall, Laura enjoys rocking
out on her flute, making small talk with her little brother and sister,
playing with dogs, spending time with her wonderful fiancé, and
stargazing. Most of all, she hopes to someday do service work in
Africa.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." ~ Gandhi
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Palouse Discovery Science Center
Pullman, WA
ESD112 |
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Kathy Dawes
Kathy grew up loving science and nature, either playing with her
microscope or chemistry set or playing in the woods. She attended
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she met her husband at
a wilderness camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. After spending a
year-long honeymoon in a cabin on a lake in northern Ontario, she and
her husband packed up all their worldly belongings into a Volkswagen
bug and drove across the country to attend graduate school at the
University of Idaho. After finishing her master's degree and working
as a lab technician, she started a family and also started her own
business at home as a graphics artist. During those years, she was an
active community volunteer. After her two children entered school, she
began teaching and just recently retired after teaching science at
Moscow Junior High School for thirteen years. Her hobbies are theater,
music, and enjoying the out-of-doors. However, her most recent hobby is
something that even surprises her… playing in a traveling marimba band.
The group has played together for the past four years and enjoys
entertaining at various community events in the northwest. Since she
was one of the founding members of the Palouse Discovery Science Center
back in 1998, she is very happy to be serving there now as an AmeriCorps
member. |
West Valley Outdoor Learning Center
Spokane, WA
ESD112 |
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Tiffany West
Tiffany was born in California, and spent her childhood years traveling
the country with her family. She attended Western Washington
University, graduating in 2005 with a B.A. in Elementary Education
(with a K-8 teaching certification) and a major in Human Development
Psychology. Mixing her love for teaching and passion for the outdoors,
Tiffany found an ideal Americorp placement teaching environmental
education at the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center in Spokane, WA.
Living with her boyfriend in a “cabin in the woods”, she enjoys
camping, reading by the fireplace, and spending time with her black
lab. She looks forward to pursuing a Master’s Degree in the near
future. |
Palouse Discovery Science Center
Pullman, WA
ESD112 |
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Katia Rossi
Katia was born in San Pedro, California, and grew up surrounded by her
father, older sister, and many Italian relatives. She eventually moved
north into Oregon and then to Vancouver, WA, where she attended high
school. Katia was never far from volunteer opportunities or community
events. She became president of a service group and then took her
passion to Washington State University and established a group there.
Katia recently graduated with her Zoology degree and is on her way to
obtaining a position with the Jane Goodall Institute. She loves
traveling, photography, and caring for animals. |
Palouse Conservation District
Pullman, WA
ESD112 |
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Erin Gerhardt
Erin is currently in her second year of “getting things done for
America.” Last year, Erin moved to Moscow, Idaho, to teach
Environmental Education as an AmeriCorps member at the
Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute. She grew up in Aurora,
Oregon and has spent the last five years roaming around the West
developing her passions for the outdoors and pursuing her education.
Erin enjoys running, biking, swimming, rafting, backpacking, cooking,
gardening, and spending time with friends and family. At the end of her
service, she hopes to continue her education at the University of Idaho.
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YAK! St. Luke's Medical Center
Hailey, WA
ESD112 |
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Brian Holda
Brian was born and raised on a small farm in eastern Kansas. Soon
enough though, he headed east in search of the bright lights and honky
tonks of Nashville. Around Nashville, Brian was able to fuel his love
for music while still feeding his love of the outdoors. Eventually
opting for the latter, he moved to Knoxville at the base of the Smoky
Mountains. After a painfully long relationship with college, Brian
graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelors of Science
in Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries. Through a series of fortunate
events and at the coaxing of a devoted group of women, Brian found
himself in the beautiful surroundings of Ketchum, Idaho working with
the world’s most enjoyable group of high school and middle school kids.
In his small amount of off time, Brian can be found sleeping on the
ground, backpacking, growing vegetables, writing, singing Johnny Cash
uncontrollably in his car, or cursing at his bicycle on the side of the
road. |
West Valley Outdoor Learning Center
Spokane, WA
ESD112 |
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Andrea Smoley
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Deer Flat Nat'l Wildlife Refugee
Nampa, ID
ESD112 |
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Amy Ulappa
Amy Ulappa was raised in Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho, and has a passionate
attachment to the Northwest. She graduated from Boise State University
in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
She will be using her previous experience with science to work at the
Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge near Boise for her term of service. Amy
plans to attend graduate school after her AmeriCorps experience. Also,
she enjoys biking, backpacking, and swimming in the wilderness of Idaho. |
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