Meet the Team

We are fortunate to have a team whose passion for the work we do is unmatched. Our team members each possess the skills and expertise needed to provide quality outdoor education through teaching and mentoring students, empowering individuals in learning the time-honored practices of primitive and ancestral skills, and modeling respect for self, others and place. We share the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest by cultivating in ourselves and our students this deep respect for nature and those who came before us.

Jeremy Cobb

Executive Director/Owner

Jeremy grew up playing, hunting, and fishing in the woods around his parents’ farm in Northeast Ohio. He continued his passion for wilderness skills throughout his travels as a professional chef in Kentucky, Arizona, and California. After almost twenty years as a chef, Jeremy moved to Washington to study at Alderleaf Wilderness College. During that time, he received certifications in Wilderness Education and Ecology, Instructor Apprenticeship, Permaculture Design, the McConnell Trailing Apprenticeship, and Flaked Stone Tool Technologies at A.I.N.W. He is currently knapping, practicing skills, teaching, and received a BS  in Anthropology with a minor in American Indian Studies and a Forensics Certificate from Central Washington University in 2023.

Alumni Spotlight

Elisha (“Chickadee”)

Instructor (Wild Women, Ancestral Skills)

Elisha grew up around the greater Seattle area and Whidbey Island, and has spent her whole life in Western Washington which gives her a deep connection to the seasonal rhythms of this place. She has been teaching at Quiet Heart since the fall of 2015 and is passionate about passing on a love and understanding of nature to future generations. She practices a variety of bushcraft techniques, including but not limited to native plant identification and medicinal uses, fire starting, carving and shelter building. She attended Western Washington University where she received a Bachelor’s of Science in Neuroscience with a minor in chemistry. Elisha has  taught environmental science at Mount Rainier Institute and The North Cascades Institute to school groups. Her favorite Quiet Heart activities are medicinal plant preparation, tree climbing, natural camouflage and concealment. In her free time, she may be found hiking, running, biking, cooking, and spending time with friends and family. She has a contagious love for the outdoors and strives to provide a safe and welcoming environment for people of all backgrounds to join in the learning. If you find Elisha out in the field, ask her about plants, she loves to talk about them!

Jack

Core Instructor (OWLE, Ancestral Skills, Afterschool Programs, Survival Sundays)

Jack was born and raised in Washington and has lived in Issaquah for most of his life. At the age of 5, he started attending summer camps at Wilderness Awareness School, which inspired him to continue his wilderness education after high school. Jack graduated from the advanced skills program from Alderleaf Wilderness College in June 2017, focusing on tracking and stone tool technologies. He attained certifications in Trailing III from CyberTracker and Wilderness First Responder, as well as a permaculture design. Jack has an immense passion for making tools from the natural world, learning how the native cultures survived and thrived in the PNW, and spreading that knowledge to others.

Little Bear

Core Instructor (OWLE, Workshops)

Little Bear grew up outside of a small logging town southeast of Eugene, Oregon, where he spent much of his life exploring nature, camping, fishing, and hunting with his family. He now resides in the foothills of Duvall, Washington. Little Bear has spent time training in backcountry methods, winter survival skills and search and rescue. Little Bear is a current student of The Tracker School, a graduate of the Wilderness Awareness Residential Program and has participated in several Art of Mentoring week-long programs. Little Bear’s experience has ranged from tracking wolves, studying cougars and attending bird language intensives. He has led a course called “Communing with Nature and the Sacred Feminine” for women and “Communing with Nature and the Sacred Masculine” for men. Little Bear is a Reiki level 2 practitioner and student/practitioner of Niasziih through Wilderness Fusion. Little Bear instructs self-defense and awareness classes, especially for women and children. He runs specialized nature connection and awareness workshops in his community. Little Bear is gifted in facilitating the discovery of personal inner power, self-guidance and the connection with universal energy. As a mentor, Little Bear brings great passion for living intimately with the natural world and shares that passion with others. Little Bear has been with Quiet Heart Wilderness since 2008.

Nick

Instructor (Kinglets, Afterschool Programs, ECE Programs)

Nick grew up in Washington and has a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of Washington Bothell. He has a background in field work and working with students, both indoors and outdoors. He loves working outside most of all and realizes that teaching outdoor education is vital for a healthier planet as well as childhood. His mission is to connect children with nature by engaging them through the use of their senses, interests, and asking thought-provoking questions. When he is not in the woods, he can be found playing music, gardening, playing with his pet rabbits, or on an outdoor adventure!