Audrey Jo Mills

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 in high school and college, but after two knee reconstructions, she decided it was time to find other hobbies and found her true passions in long-distance hiking and travel. Countless hikes and adventures later, she is excited to be back in Colorado to be closer to her family as well as her job as Adventure Inventory Manager with Natural Habitat Adventures.

From 2007, Audrey Jo worked for the U.S. Antarctic and Arctic Programs supporting complex logistics and field operations throughout Antarctica and serving as Site Manager in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland—the largest U.S. scientific logistical hub in the Arctic. Through these roles she became acquainted with the Nat Hab community and took a position as the company's Greenland Operations Coordinator for the 2019 season. Audrey has also been a supervisory park ranger for the state of Oregon and the National Park Service. In 2021 she returned to Nat Hab after serving as the Palmyra Atoll Operations Manager for The Nature Conservancy’s Hawaii Chapter. Audrey holds a BA degree in Physical Anthropology and has pursued coursework toward a Master’s in the same field.

As a side pursuit, Audrey founded and owned a hostel in northcentral Washington for 10 years before recently selling the business. She enjoys hiking and camping with her pup, Sausage Biscuit, and she hopes to take her Colorado nieces and nephews to the top of their first 14ers next summer. 

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