Instructor, Wild Womxn
Jenna (she/her) fell in love with the forests and mountains of Washington State after moving here from Arizona, and decided to pursue a deeper connection with nature through the Alderleaf Wilderness College. After completing their Wilderness Certification Program, she fulfilled her long-term goal of owning and running an organic vegetable farm and wild foraging business. However, she has always felt most in her element while exploring the woods with others and sharing in a collaborative learning experience. After completing a wilderness first responder training, but she worked for a year as a backpacking guide for Deschutes Wilderness Therapy, a trauma-informed therapeutic program for teens. She is currently completing her bachelor’s in psychology from the Evergreen State College and applying for graduate studies in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is thrilled to be working with Quiet Heart to connect even more kids with nature through her love of botany, mycology, primitive cooking, survival, and natural history. When she is not in the woods, she is probably singing and playing music!