Ash Sward
Ash joined the WRFI team in 2023 as a field instructor, and transitioned to the Enrollment and Field Operations Coordinator in 2025. Ash was born in Havre, MT and has
Robin Zeal
Robin (and her dog, Penny) joined WRFI in June 2022 after moving to Missoula to be closer to her grandchildren and their parents. She taught elementary school for 30 years
Anja Semanco
Anja Semanco is a nomadic writer + freelance communications professional who lives out of a small camper somewhere in the Intermountain West. She brings a decade of environmental writing and
Tina Elderkin
Tina (she/hers) is excited to work with the team and learning community of the Wild Rockies Field Institute. She first came to the mountains and large landscapes of the West,
Matt Baker-White
Matt joined WRFI in 2022 after spending a decade leading field programs and administrating outdoor education nonprofits. Matt grew up in Texas and Massachusetts, exploring the desert scrublands of the
Zoe Transtrum
Zoe (she/her) first became involved with the Wild Rockies Field Institute as a student on the Restoration Ecology course in 2021. While trekking across the backcountry of the Greater Yellowstone
Gail Gutsche
Gail joined WRFI in January 2022 to serve as Interim Executive Director, while the WRFI Board conducted a nationwide search for its next dynamic leader, Matt Baker-White! Gail remains on
Eliza Maleski
Eliza’s journey with WRFI began on the Colorado Plateau in the spring of 2021. The longer she navigated, studied and rolled around in the desert, the more she became motivated to
Maisie Powell
Maisie’s roots are back in the deciduous hardwood forests of the East Coast, but she always felt drawn to the vast, open landscapes and craggy mountains of the West. During
Eric Siegel
Eric fell for Montana (especially Missoula) while bicycling cross country from Providence RI to Seattle, raising money for affordable housing with the organization Bike & Build. But before that, at