Like you, our home office team believes nature is vital for our souls, our health and the health of our planet.
You won't find more avid nature and travel enthusiasts than our Boulder, Colorado office staff, committed to providing you with the most extraordinary nature expeditions on the planet. There are two main facets to our work: — to create and fine-tune the world's most unique and exciting nature adventures
— to help our travelers choose the trip that's best for them
As the winner of Outside magazine's award for the best company in the country to work for multiple years running (we are humbled!), we can confirm that there is absolutely no crew of individuals more enthusiastic about their mission than our Natural Habitat Adventures staff. We get to travel the world regularly, exploring the world's most amazing natural places. We each have a deep passion for helping our guests discover their own inspiring nature travel experiences. And, if all that does not keep us motivated, our boss, Ben, buys us lots of beer and pizza. Mostly beer.
Get to know us by reading our bios and viewing our personal travel slideshows!
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Ben Bressler
Ben Bressler
Explorer, Founder, President
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1985
Ben was raised in New Jersey (he claims there are parts of Jersey that are absolutely beautiful, but he admits that he didn't live in those parts) and received his higher education at Skidmore...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1985
Ben was raised in New Jersey (he claims there are parts of Jersey that are absolutely beautiful, but he admits that he didn't live in those parts) and received his higher education at Skidmore...
Alex Haas
Alex Haas
Lead Systems Engineer
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Alex was born in Sicily and raised in Virginia. He grew up with a love of the outdoors stemming from his time camping with the Boy Scouts and living in the Shenandoah Valley...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Alex was born in Sicily and raised in Virginia. He grew up with a love of the outdoors stemming from his time camping with the Boy Scouts and living in the Shenandoah Valley...
Alexis Campbell
Alexis Campbell
Churchill Operations Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Alexis grew up on the shores of the Hudson Bay in the Polar Bear Capital of the World! As a child in Churchill, Manitoba, she could be found exploring the boreal forest, berry picking, beluga whale watching...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Alexis grew up on the shores of the Hudson Bay in the Polar Bear Capital of the World! As a child in Churchill, Manitoba, she could be found exploring the boreal forest, berry picking, beluga whale watching...
Aly Jacobsen
Aly Jacobsen
Senior Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2003
Aly was born and raised in the rustically charming countryside of southern Pennsylvania. She spent the majority of her childhood trying to get lost in the woods...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2003
Aly was born and raised in the rustically charming countryside of southern Pennsylvania. She spent the majority of her childhood trying to get lost in the woods...
Amanda Jamieson
Amanda Jamieson
Lindblad Voyage Sales Manager
NHA Staff Member Since: 2022
Amanda Jamieson discovered the seductive allure of travel as a teenager growing up just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, and she’s been on the move ever since! She first traveled overseas during...
NHA Staff Member Since: 2022
Amanda Jamieson discovered the seductive allure of travel as a teenager growing up just outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, and she’s been on the move ever since! She first traveled overseas during...
Amanda Rofheart
Amanda Rofheart
Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Amanda was born in New Jersey, but she’s an East Coast girl with a West Coast heart. Before she moved to Colorado three years ago, she left Jersey to attend the University of Maryland...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Amanda was born in New Jersey, but she’s an East Coast girl with a West Coast heart. Before she moved to Colorado three years ago, she left Jersey to attend the University of Maryland...
Amit Sehgal
Amit Sehgal
After-Hours Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Amit was born in New Delhi, India, and spent most of his childhood discovering nature in the rural green space on the outskirts of the city. Summer vacations were for running...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Amit was born in New Delhi, India, and spent most of his childhood discovering nature in the rural green space on the outskirts of the city. Summer vacations were for running...
Andrew Christofil
Andrew Christofil
Video Editor
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Andrew grew up in the village of Kimberly, Wisconsin 30 minutes south of Green Bay. By the age of 8, he was hooked on The Crocodile Hunter, science fiction movies...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Andrew grew up in the village of Kimberly, Wisconsin 30 minutes south of Green Bay. By the age of 8, he was hooked on The Crocodile Hunter, science fiction movies...
Anne Avellana
Anne Avellana
Adventure Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Anne climbed her first mountain at age 3, learned to ski at 5, and scraped up her hands riding a bike at 6. Growing up in New England, she has cheerful memories of hiking the high peaks of...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Anne climbed her first mountain at age 3, learned to ski at 5, and scraped up her hands riding a bike at 6. Growing up in New England, she has cheerful memories of hiking the high peaks of...
Annie Van Dinther
Annie Van Dinther
Guide Development Director
Expedition Leader Since: 1999
Annie's career as a naturalist began on a whale-watching vessel off Cape Cod. With degrees in biology and geology, and with her enthusiasm for teaching and understanding animal behavior...
Expedition Leader Since: 1999
Annie's career as a naturalist began on a whale-watching vessel off Cape Cod. With degrees in biology and geology, and with her enthusiasm for teaching and understanding animal behavior...
Audrey Jo Mills
Audrey Jo Mills
Adventure Inventory Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
A Colorado native who spent her childhood in Steamboat Springs and the Rocky Mountain foothills, Audrey Jo was skiing champagne powder and participating in ski rodeos by the age of 5. Basketball and soccer took up most of her time...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
A Colorado native who spent her childhood in Steamboat Springs and the Rocky Mountain foothills, Audrey Jo was skiing champagne powder and participating in ski rodeos by the age of 5. Basketball and soccer took up most of her time...
Becky Pahl
Becky Pahl
Adventure Prep Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2010
Becky’s love for the mountains brought her to Colorado from Kansas in 1998. The first order of business upon arrival was to secure a ski pass—never mind getting a job. A girl has her...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2010
Becky’s love for the mountains brought her to Colorado from Kansas in 1998. The first order of business upon arrival was to secure a ski pass—never mind getting a job. A girl has her...
Ben Forbes
Ben Forbes
European Adventure Sales Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2004
Ben was born into a military family in England and grew up on a diet of forces jargon, Monty Python and the belief that his dad must have a machine gun hidden in the house somewhere...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2004
Ben was born into a military family in England and grew up on a diet of forces jargon, Monty Python and the belief that his dad must have a machine gun hidden in the house somewhere...
Camie Kirkevold
Camie Kirkevold
Administrative Assistant
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2016
A Colorado native, Camie spent plenty of time exploring the Rocky Mountains, developing a great love and fondness for wildlife as her mother rescued many homeless and injured animals...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2016
A Colorado native, Camie spent plenty of time exploring the Rocky Mountains, developing a great love and fondness for wildlife as her mother rescued many homeless and injured animals...
Carol Brice
Carol Brice
Adventure Concierge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Carol was born and raised in Texas. Her career began in marketing, public relations and event planning for a national franchise, but following a trip to Colorado, she realized that she was living in the wrong place and set out to find a new...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Carol was born and raised in Texas. Her career began in marketing, public relations and event planning for a national franchise, but following a trip to Colorado, she realized that she was living in the wrong place and set out to find a new...
Charlie Thurston
Charlie Thurston
Destination Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Charlie grew up playing baseball, basketball, football, and any other game he could wrangle his friends for. He went to Duke University where he channeled...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Charlie grew up playing baseball, basketball, football, and any other game he could wrangle his friends for. He went to Duke University where he channeled...
Christy Lavoie
Christy Lavoie
Director of Custom & Group Travel
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2005
Christy grew up in the Northeast, where she spent most of her time outdoors, tirelessly exploring nearby forests, rivers and beaches. At age 5, along with her mother and brother, she embarked...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2005
Christy grew up in the Northeast, where she spent most of her time outdoors, tirelessly exploring nearby forests, rivers and beaches. At age 5, along with her mother and brother, she embarked...
Chrys Olson
Chrys Olson
Adventure Payables Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Chrys grew up in the heart of the Midwest—born in Kansas and raised in Nebraska—with three brothers and three sisters. One of her most vivid childhood memories is...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Chrys grew up in the heart of the Midwest—born in Kansas and raised in Nebraska—with three brothers and three sisters. One of her most vivid childhood memories is...
Conor Frantzen
Conor Frantzen
Head of Adventure Systems
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Conor grew up in Maine where he spent a lot of time outside, usually hiking with his family, skiing with friends or playing sports year-round. He went to Dartmouth College where the green hills...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Conor grew up in Maine where he spent a lot of time outside, usually hiking with his family, skiing with friends or playing sports year-round. He went to Dartmouth College where the green hills...
Corrin LaCombe
Corrin LaCombe
Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Passionate about primates as a girl growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Corrin first proclaimed to the world at age 8 that she was going to be a “monkey doctor” and travel to Africa to save gorillas...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Passionate about primates as a girl growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Corrin first proclaimed to the world at age 8 that she was going to be a “monkey doctor” and travel to Africa to save gorillas...
Court Whelan
Court Whelan
Chief Sustainability Officer
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Born and raised in Florida, Court spent much of his youth outdoors fostering a strong love and appreciation for nature and wildlife. This fascination led him to attend the University of Florida...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Born and raised in Florida, Court spent much of his youth outdoors fostering a strong love and appreciation for nature and wildlife. This fascination led him to attend the University of Florida...
David Jacobson
David Jacobson
Accountant
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
David grew up living between Wyoming and Arizona, with most of his younger years spent in Wyoming. Almost all his early memories involve being out in nature. His family was big on hiking, camping...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
David grew up living between Wyoming and Arizona, with most of his younger years spent in Wyoming. Almost all his early memories involve being out in nature. His family was big on hiking, camping...
Davis English
Davis English
Director of Guest Experience
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Raised near the sunny foothills of Colorado’s Front Range, Davis began his love affair with nature at an early age. The mountains at his doorstep provided all the wonder a kid could ever need...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Raised near the sunny foothills of Colorado’s Front Range, Davis began his love affair with nature at an early age. The mountains at his doorstep provided all the wonder a kid could ever need...
Don Martinson
Don Martinson
Director, Travel Industry Relations
Nature Ambassador to the Travel Industry
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1995
Born and raised in Utah, Don was fortunate to have the best “natural playground” imaginable, with mountains, deserts and canyons in his backyard...
Nature Ambassador to the Travel Industry
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1995
Born and raised in Utah, Don was fortunate to have the best “natural playground” imaginable, with mountains, deserts and canyons in his backyard...
Elisabeth Niccore
Elisabeth Niccore
Adventure Concierge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
A native of the East Coast, Elisabeth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her early childhood memories of nature revolve around sunshine, blue skies, salt air...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
A native of the East Coast, Elisabeth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her early childhood memories of nature revolve around sunshine, blue skies, salt air...
Emily Deemer
Emily Deemer
Director of Digital Marketing
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Although Emily is a Hoosier at heart from Indianapolis, IN, she chose to go to college across the country in Boston. She studied psychology and environmental studies at Boston College, where she...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Although Emily is a Hoosier at heart from Indianapolis, IN, she chose to go to college across the country in Boston. She studied psychology and environmental studies at Boston College, where she...
Emily Goodheart
Emily Goodheart
Content Marketing Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
During her childhood in Seattle, Washington, Emily developed a deep love for the natural world while camping in the temperate rain forest, horseback riding through wildflower meadows...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
During her childhood in Seattle, Washington, Emily developed a deep love for the natural world while camping in the temperate rain forest, horseback riding through wildflower meadows...
Emily Kleinburd
Emily Kleinburd
Adventure Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Interested in nature and wildlife from a young age, Emily spent her early childhood reading wildlife encyclopedias, watching nature documentaries, road tripping with her family through National Parks and...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Interested in nature and wildlife from a young age, Emily spent her early childhood reading wildlife encyclopedias, watching nature documentaries, road tripping with her family through National Parks and...
Emma Vawter
Emma Vawter
Destination Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
A love of nature, adventure and wild places has been a constant in Emma’s life, from a childhood spent in the field with her father in pursuit of rare birds to teaching 5th graders about ecology...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
A love of nature, adventure and wild places has been a constant in Emma’s life, from a childhood spent in the field with her father in pursuit of rare birds to teaching 5th graders about ecology...
Erick Malver
Erick Malver
Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Erick Malver developed a passion for outdoor adventure at an early age as the son of an intrepid father who pioneered multiple first ascents of peaks, and never-before-paddled kayak routes...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Erick Malver developed a passion for outdoor adventure at an early age as the son of an intrepid father who pioneered multiple first ascents of peaks, and never-before-paddled kayak routes...
Francisco Di Poi
Francisco Di Poi
Destination Manager
Nat Hab Staff MemberSince: 2017
Born in Buenos Aires, Francisco’s first international adventure happened at the age of 4 when his parents moved the family from Argentina to New York City...
Nat Hab Staff Member
Born in Buenos Aires, Francisco’s first international adventure happened at the age of 4 when his parents moved the family from Argentina to New York City...
Greg Courter
Greg Courter
Senior Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1996
Greg grew up in the Mad River Valley in central Vermont where it’s nearly impossible to step outside without developing a profound appreciation for the outdoors. After graduating from the University...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1996
Greg grew up in the Mad River Valley in central Vermont where it’s nearly impossible to step outside without developing a profound appreciation for the outdoors. After graduating from the University...
Hazleena Hashim
Hazleena Hashim
Chief Information Officer
Staff Member Since: 2014
Hazleena was born in Kuala Lumpur and grew up in Malaysia. At age 19, she moved solo to the United States for her Electrical Engineering degree and then later moved to Chicago...
Staff Member Since: 2014
Hazleena was born in Kuala Lumpur and grew up in Malaysia. At age 19, she moved solo to the United States for her Electrical Engineering degree and then later moved to Chicago...
Heather Ardis
Heather Ardis
Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Heather came to Boulder from the mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado, where she enjoyed outdoor adventure as a ski patroller. Prior to joining Nat Hab, she worked in sports medicine...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Heather came to Boulder from the mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado, where she enjoyed outdoor adventure as a ski patroller. Prior to joining Nat Hab, she worked in sports medicine...
Heidi Anderson
Heidi Anderson
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Nat Hab's head finance and operations chief, Heidi Anderson got her start in overseas travel very early on. She was born in Colombia in South America, where she lived in a remote village...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Nat Hab's head finance and operations chief, Heidi Anderson got her start in overseas travel very early on. She was born in Colombia in South America, where she lived in a remote village...
Helene Sokol
Helene Sokol
Adventure Prep Support Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Helene grew up in Michigan where summers meant biking and camping in forests near lakes and streams, and winters meant skiing up north. These experiences instilled within her a deep love of nature and the outdoors...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Helene grew up in Michigan where summers meant biking and camping in forests near lakes and streams, and winters meant skiing up north. These experiences instilled within her a deep love of nature and the outdoors...
Holly Glessner
Holly Glessner
Travel Desk & After Hours Team Manager
Flying You to Nature's Edge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2008
Holly grew up in Iowa and was fortunate enough to have parents who loved to travel. Every year her family would take off to a different part of Mexico or Europe and would spend summers in...
Flying You to Nature's Edge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2008
Holly grew up in Iowa and was fortunate enough to have parents who loved to travel. Every year her family would take off to a different part of Mexico or Europe and would spend summers in...
Jack Reppy
Jack Reppy
Adventure Concierge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Jack had an early introduction to Natural Habitat Adventures, after his grandparents traveled with the company to Glacier National Park and came back raving, when Jack was a kid...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Jack had an early introduction to Natural Habitat Adventures, after his grandparents traveled with the company to Glacier National Park and came back raving, when Jack was a kid...
Janet Kazmierski
Janet Kazmierski
Sky Ambassador
Flying You to Nature's Edge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1997
Janet was born and raised in the suburbs of the Motor City where cruising in hot rods and attending rock concerts were her pastimes of choice. After several trips to northern Michigan camping...
Flying You to Nature's Edge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1997
Janet was born and raised in the suburbs of the Motor City where cruising in hot rods and attending rock concerts were her pastimes of choice. After several trips to northern Michigan camping...
Janet Wood
Janet Wood
Guest Accounts Business Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Janet grew up in Michigan, where she received a B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan. After 20 years in the environmental consulting...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Janet grew up in Michigan, where she received a B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Michigan. After 20 years in the environmental consulting...
Jasmine Moranville
Jasmine Moranville
Operations Coordinator
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Jasmine grew up in San Francisco, California. Some of her favorite childhood memories are from when her dad would take her and her three brothers on road trips to camp at different National Parks. Her family also...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Jasmine grew up in San Francisco, California. Some of her favorite childhood memories are from when her dad would take her and her three brothers on road trips to camp at different National Parks. Her family also...
Jen McNally
Jen McNally
Adventure Prep Specialist
Nat Hab Staff member Since: 2022
Jen grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, but her favorite childhood memories are of weekends spent hiking, canoeing and catching toads at her family’s cabin in the woods of western Pennsylvania...
Nat Hab Staff member Since: 2022
Jen grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, but her favorite childhood memories are of weekends spent hiking, canoeing and catching toads at her family’s cabin in the woods of western Pennsylvania...
Jessica Levhofer
Jessica Levhofer
Adventure Prep Support Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Jessica grew up in Massachusetts, and after spending her childhood as a competitive ice skater, Jessica left the Boston area in search of adventure (and better weather), ending up in North Carolina for college...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Jessica grew up in Massachusetts, and after spending her childhood as a competitive ice skater, Jessica left the Boston area in search of adventure (and better weather), ending up in North Carolina for college...
Jessica Watson
Jessica Watson
Controller
NHA Staff Member Since: 2021
Jessica grew up in Athens, Georgia where she played playing softball and basketball throughout her childhood. When her family found spare time in between sports events, they were always seeking outdoor adventures...
NHA Staff Member Since: 2021
Jessica grew up in Athens, Georgia where she played playing softball and basketball throughout her childhood. When her family found spare time in between sports events, they were always seeking outdoor adventures...
Joey Sudmeier
Joey Sudmeier
Sales Systems Manager & Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff MemberSince: 2017
Joey grew up in Colorado, camping, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking and doing everything active in the outdoors can imagine. He studied ecotourism...
Nat Hab Staff Member
Joey grew up in Colorado, camping, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking and doing everything active in the outdoors can imagine. He studied ecotourism...
John Holahan
John Holahan
Senior Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2014
John was born and raised in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and developed a strong passion for adventure travel from a young age. While completing his bachelor’s degree in philosophy...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2014
John was born and raised in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and developed a strong passion for adventure travel from a young age. While completing his bachelor’s degree in philosophy...
Jordy Oleson
Jordy Oleson
Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2014
A moment of truth hit Jordy shortly before graduating college. With a business degree and summa cum laude honors under his belt, the “good” job offers he received just didn’t feel right...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2014
A moment of truth hit Jordy shortly before graduating college. With a business degree and summa cum laude honors under his belt, the “good” job offers he received just didn’t feel right...
Josie Reed
Josie Reed
Operations Coordinator
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Born along the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, Josie developed an affinity for alpine terrain through her early ski adventures at nearby Whistler. So, when her family unkindly uprooted her to move to Toronto...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Born along the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver, Josie developed an affinity for alpine terrain through her early ski adventures at nearby Whistler. So, when her family unkindly uprooted her to move to Toronto...
Karin Delany
Karin Delany
Air Travel Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Growing up in Munich, Germany, Karin spent her summer vacations camping with her family by the Mediterranean Sea and skiing the Alps in winter...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Growing up in Munich, Germany, Karin spent her summer vacations camping with her family by the Mediterranean Sea and skiing the Alps in winter...
Kate Willingham
Kate Willingham
Adventure Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Kate became a connoisseur of adventure as a child in Atlanta, spending much of her time in her large forested backyard catching butterflies...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Kate became a connoisseur of adventure as a child in Atlanta, spending much of her time in her large forested backyard catching butterflies...
Katrina Sisco
Katrina Sisco
Adventure Concierge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Born and raised in New Jersey, Katrina has connections to Nat Hab that go way back. In fact, her mom, Christine Sisco, was Nat Hab’s very first employee...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Born and raised in New Jersey, Katrina has connections to Nat Hab that go way back. In fact, her mom, Christine Sisco, was Nat Hab’s very first employee...
Kelly Knowles
Kelly Knowles
Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Born on the island of Key West, Florida, Kelly learned to snorkel before she learned to ride a bike. A fifth-generation native of the Florida Keys, Kelly's heritage may include pirates down the line...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2017
Born on the island of Key West, Florida, Kelly learned to snorkel before she learned to ride a bike. A fifth-generation native of the Florida Keys, Kelly's heritage may include pirates down the line...
Kendal Bower
Kendal Bower
Senior Marketing Manager, Web & Email
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Kendal grew up in Kansas and Iowa where she spent most of her time outdoors with the neighborhood kids exploring and getting dirty or playing sports. Summer road trips to visit...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Kendal grew up in Kansas and Iowa where she spent most of her time outdoors with the neighborhood kids exploring and getting dirty or playing sports. Summer road trips to visit...
Kendra Olson
Kendra Olson
Executive Assistant to the President
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2016
Kendra grew up just outside of Chicago, where she spent most of her time in the pool swimming and playing water polo. Family trips inspired her love for travel...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2016
Kendra grew up just outside of Chicago, where she spent most of her time in the pool swimming and playing water polo. Family trips inspired her love for travel...
Laura Capra
Laura Capra
Adventure Concierge Team Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
Laura spent her childhood between New York's Hudson Valley and the backwoods of Maine where most of her extended family still lives. After graduating high school she traded her horses for a bicycle...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
Laura spent her childhood between New York's Hudson Valley and the backwoods of Maine where most of her extended family still lives. After graduating high school she traded her horses for a bicycle...
Mandy Scott
Mandy Scott
Office Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Mandy Scott grew up in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts where she enjoyed numerous outdoor pursuits including skiing, horseback riding, tennis and hiking...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2013
Mandy Scott grew up in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts where she enjoyed numerous outdoor pursuits including skiing, horseback riding, tennis and hiking...
Mark Calder
Mark Calder
Adventure Concierge
Nat Hab Staff MemberSince: 2015
A veteran traveler who has visited 39 countries, Mark loves to share his global knowledge with anyone who will listen—so it’s appropriate that he holds a position as an Adventure Concierge...
Nat Hab Staff Member
A veteran traveler who has visited 39 countries, Mark loves to share his global knowledge with anyone who will listen—so it’s appropriate that he holds a position as an Adventure Concierge...
Mark Hickey
Mark Hickey
Creative Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2002
Mark was born in Hinsdale, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Part of an active family, Mark's appreciation of the outdoors was instilled at an early age. Camping and fishing trips played a big part in his...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2002
Mark was born in Hinsdale, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Part of an active family, Mark's appreciation of the outdoors was instilled at an early age. Camping and fishing trips played a big part in his...
Mark Jordahl
Mark Jordahl
Conservation Travel Writer & Editor
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2016
Mark has spent more than 20 years working in conservation and travel and is passionate about helping people learn about and explore the world's most amazing natural places...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2016
Mark has spent more than 20 years working in conservation and travel and is passionate about helping people learn about and explore the world's most amazing natural places...
Matt Goddard
Matt Goddard
Director of Adventure Funds
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2001
Born and raised in Colorado, Matt has a natural affinity for the mountains and nature. He spent his childhood hiking and camping, exploring the backcountry. In 1992 he moved to Durango to take...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2001
Born and raised in Colorado, Matt has a natural affinity for the mountains and nature. He spent his childhood hiking and camping, exploring the backcountry. In 1992 he moved to Durango to take...
Mat Unger
Mat Unger
Systems Operations & Support Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2005
Mat has been on the move all his life. Born in Chicago, raised in both East Berlin and Denver, Mat is a traveler at heart. Before joining Natural Habitat Adventures, he studied aerospace sciences at the...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2005
Mat has been on the move all his life. Born in Chicago, raised in both East Berlin and Denver, Mat is a traveler at heart. Before joining Natural Habitat Adventures, he studied aerospace sciences at the...
Maria Sceva
Maria Sceva
Operations Coordinator
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Maria was born and raised in Oregon, spending her summers outdoors. Her first real taste of travel came at 10 when her grandparents took her and her brother on a summer road trip to several national parks...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Maria was born and raised in Oregon, spending her summers outdoors. Her first real taste of travel came at 10 when her grandparents took her and her brother on a summer road trip to several national parks...
Marybeth Coghill
Marybeth Coghill
Operations Coordinator
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Marybeth grew up exploring the Pacific Northwest, searching for agates on Puget Sound shorelines and trekking through Seattle's urban parks and forests. Here, her respect and admiration for the natural world...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Marybeth grew up exploring the Pacific Northwest, searching for agates on Puget Sound shorelines and trekking through Seattle's urban parks and forests. Here, her respect and admiration for the natural world...
Megan Bryant
Megan Bryant
Director of Custom Africa
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2012
Megan was born in Oklahoma, but didn’t stay there long. In fact, in her first 10 years, her father’s career took the family of four to Texas, Florida and Mississippi, ending up in north...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2012
Megan was born in Oklahoma, but didn’t stay there long. In fact, in her first 10 years, her father’s career took the family of four to Texas, Florida and Mississippi, ending up in north...
Megan Koelemay
Megan Koelemay
Director of Digital Marketing
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2009
Born in Texas and raised in Louisville, Colorado, Megan spent family vacations camping and hiking in the Rocky Mountains. She quickly developed a love for nature photography and...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2009
Born in Texas and raised in Louisville, Colorado, Megan spent family vacations camping and hiking in the Rocky Mountains. She quickly developed a love for nature photography and...
Nancy MacLean
Nancy MacLean
Air Travel Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
Nancy MacLean’s roots in New England run deep. Born and raised in coastal Massachusetts, she’s proud to have a great-grandfather who was a schooner builder in Gloucester, and she comes from five generations...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
Nancy MacLean’s roots in New England run deep. Born and raised in coastal Massachusetts, she’s proud to have a great-grandfather who was a schooner builder in Gloucester, and she comes from five generations...
Nick Grossman
Nick Grossman
Director of Marketing Production
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Growing up at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Nick took advantage of convenient access to the many incredible outdoor opportunities that Colorado has to offer...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2015
Growing up at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Nick took advantage of convenient access to the many incredible outdoor opportunities that Colorado has to offer...
Rachel Milton
Rachel Milton
Adventure Prep Systems Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Growing up in Louisiana in the heart of Cajun Country, Rachel's early nature adventures embraced the Cajun way of life by sharing the outdoors with alligators and mosquitoes...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2018
Growing up in Louisiana in the heart of Cajun Country, Rachel's early nature adventures embraced the Cajun way of life by sharing the outdoors with alligators and mosquitoes...
Renata Haas
Renata Haas
Head of Field Operations
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2014
Proudly calling the “Cheese State” her home, this Wisconsite started her outdoor adventures at a young age like any good outdoor enthusiast by playing in the dirt...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2014
Proudly calling the “Cheese State” her home, this Wisconsite started her outdoor adventures at a young age like any good outdoor enthusiast by playing in the dirt...
Rick Guthke
Rick Guthke
Chief Trade Officer
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1999
Rick was raised outside of Cambridge in Massachusetts, but spent all his summers and Christmas vacations with his extended family in Germany. His parents always combined these family visits...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1999
Rick was raised outside of Cambridge in Massachusetts, but spent all his summers and Christmas vacations with his extended family in Germany. His parents always combined these family visits...
Sandy Shannon
Sandy Shannon
Director of Adventure Operations
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2001
Growing up in the Midwest, Sandy got her first taste of international travel on a two-week high school trip to Europe (at the time she was more interested in that fact that there was no legal...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2001
Growing up in the Midwest, Sandy got her first taste of international travel on a two-week high school trip to Europe (at the time she was more interested in that fact that there was no legal...
Sara Higgins
Sara Higgins
Adventure Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2010
Sara grew up in the great state of New Jersey (the nice part, not like Ben) with wanna-be-ski-bum-but-became-lawyers-instead parents and two older brothers who made sure she could climb...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2010
Sara grew up in the great state of New Jersey (the nice part, not like Ben) with wanna-be-ski-bum-but-became-lawyers-instead parents and two older brothers who made sure she could climb...
Sarah Davenport
Sarah Davenport
Operations Coordinator
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sarah spent much of her childhood attending Cornhusker football games, playing music, and going on cross-country road trips to the Grand Canyon, Mackinac Island, Colorado...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sarah spent much of her childhood attending Cornhusker football games, playing music, and going on cross-country road trips to the Grand Canyon, Mackinac Island, Colorado...
Sarah Knight
Sarah Knight
Adventure Prep Specialist
Everything You Need to Know Before You Go
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1998
Born and raised in Colorado, Sarah was introduced to adventure at an early age. Childhood vacations were spent hiking, camping, backpacking and skiing with her parents and brother. Sarah's...
Everything You Need to Know Before You Go
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1998
Born and raised in Colorado, Sarah was introduced to adventure at an early age. Childhood vacations were spent hiking, camping, backpacking and skiing with her parents and brother. Sarah's...
Sarah Raby
Sarah Raby
Director of Adventure Operations
Africa Nature Safaris
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2007
Raised in the Fox River Valley, 40 miles west of Chicago, Sarah was centrally located to roam the U.S. at a very young age. Some of her fondest memories include her six member family piling into...
Africa Nature Safaris
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2007
Raised in the Fox River Valley, 40 miles west of Chicago, Sarah was centrally located to roam the U.S. at a very young age. Some of her fondest memories include her six member family piling into...
Sarah Warren
Sarah Warren
Destination Manager & Adventure Systems Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
Sarah grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut where she spent her childhood turning over every rock in search of burrowing bugs or crabs. Summers were focused on exploring tide pools...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2019
Sarah grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut where she spent her childhood turning over every rock in search of burrowing bugs or crabs. Summers were focused on exploring tide pools...
Shelby Campbell
Shelby Campbell
Guest Accounts Operations Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2006
Shelby has always had a passion for new places to visit, the outdoors and new friends to meet. Growing up in Milwaukee, WI there was always something new to do. Whether it was camping...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2006
Shelby has always had a passion for new places to visit, the outdoors and new friends to meet. Growing up in Milwaukee, WI there was always something new to do. Whether it was camping...
Suzanne Hunt
Suzanne Hunt
Adventure Gear Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2000
Suzanne grew up in Massachusetts and headed to Colorado in 1980 where she fell in love with the magical Rocky Mountain beauty and has called Boulder home ever since. She has always loved to...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2000
Suzanne grew up in Massachusetts and headed to Colorado in 1980 where she fell in love with the magical Rocky Mountain beauty and has called Boulder home ever since. She has always loved to...
Tara Dunn
Tara Dunn
Administrative Assistant
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Born and raised in the Denver, Colorado area, Tara was encouraged to spend time outside cultivating a relationship with nature as a child. She spent summers in Steamboat Springs and enjoying the outdoors...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Born and raised in the Denver, Colorado area, Tara was encouraged to spend time outside cultivating a relationship with nature as a child. She spent summers in Steamboat Springs and enjoying the outdoors...
Ted Martens
Ted Martens
Chief Marketing Officer
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2011
Ted’s journey into the travel and tourism industry began the summer after his sophomore year of college. A two-month backpacking trip throughout Europe ignited what has come to be...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2011
Ted’s journey into the travel and tourism industry began the summer after his sophomore year of college. A two-month backpacking trip throughout Europe ignited what has come to be...
Tonya Nelson
Tonya Nelson
Adventure Concierge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Tonya grew up in the Denver area and developed a love for travel early on, a perk of being an only child tagging along on travels with Mom and Dad. Her love of travel was ignited...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2021
Tonya grew up in the Denver area and developed a love for travel early on, a perk of being an only child tagging along on travels with Mom and Dad. Her love of travel was ignited...
Tracy Schuh
Tracy Schuh
Junior Front-End Website Developer
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Tracy grew up in San Diego and spent summers camping and boating on the Colorado River in Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Always more comfortable being outside than indoors, she enjoyed de than indoors, she enjoyed...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Tracy grew up in San Diego and spent summers camping and boating on the Colorado River in Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Always more comfortable being outside than indoors, she enjoyed de than indoors, she enjoyed...
Tricia Brennan
Tricia Brennan
Adventure Director
Nat Hab Staff Member since: 2014
Tricia grew up on the Chesapeake Bay in the Northern Neck of Virginia, where every waking moment was spent outside, usually catching crabs, building forts in the woods or horseback riding...
Nat Hab Staff Member since: 2014
Tricia grew up on the Chesapeake Bay in the Northern Neck of Virginia, where every waking moment was spent outside, usually catching crabs, building forts in the woods or horseback riding...
Valerie Gleaton
Valerie Gleaton
Content Marketing Manager
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Valerie’s childhood in Alabama—one of the most biodiverse states in the country—afforded her plenty of opportunities to explore nature, from camping and backpacking in the national forests and...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2022
Valerie’s childhood in Alabama—one of the most biodiverse states in the country—afforded her plenty of opportunities to explore nature, from camping and backpacking in the national forests and...
Valerie Wimberly
Valerie Wimberly
Sky Ambassador
Flying You to Nature's Edge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1998
Growing up in a Navy family, Valerie lived in a different state every year of her life from Alaska to Hawaii, from east coast to west. The love of travel and experiencing new and interesting places...
Flying You to Nature's Edge
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1998
Growing up in a Navy family, Valerie lived in a different state every year of her life from Alaska to Hawaii, from east coast to west. The love of travel and experiencing new and interesting places...
Wendy Klausner
Wendy Klausner
Senior Adventure Specialist
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1996
After graduating from Wharton Business School with an undergraduate degree and NYU with an MBA, Wendy worked for nine years in traditional marketing roles at big companies in...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 1996
After graduating from Wharton Business School with an undergraduate degree and NYU with an MBA, Wendy worked for nine years in traditional marketing roles at big companies in...
Wendy Redal
Wendy Redal
Editorial Director
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2011
Wendy’s passions are travel, nature and communication, which intersect in her position as Nat Hab's head writer and editor. A Northwest native who got hooked on the Colorado...
Nat Hab Staff Member Since: 2011
Wendy’s passions are travel, nature and communication, which intersect in her position as Nat Hab's head writer and editor. A Northwest native who got hooked on the Colorado...
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