OEI: Seattle 2023 Program Lead Pak (he/him) is an aspiring creative disturber whose been working in the guiding/outdoor/cycling/education industries for 7ish years. He decided to shift his career to his love-craft of filmmaking, primarily in video editing. He enjoys capturing personal outdoor journeys through films while photographing subjects on our beloved planet. Much of his… Continue Reading Pak
Hello there! My name is Lia (she/her). I’m a California transplant who traded the sunny shores of SoCal for the lush landscapes of Washington. At home in Washington, I share my space with my favorite human and our two furry companions who are my kindred spirits in solitude – our cats. Their independent and enigmatic… Continue Reading Lia Walker
Taylor-Nicole (she/they) is a Black Queer teaching artist born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Their art mediums include theater, voice acting, storytelling, African drumming, puppetry, dance, and mixed media visual arts. Taylor-Nicole currently has art residencies with Seattle Children’s Theater, Arts Corps, and with Black Woman owned organizations like Asé Theatre and Braided Seeds. She… Continue Reading Taylor-Nicole (Tea) Tinsley
I’m Lennae (any pronouns) and I’m excited to be part of the first Seattle OEI cohort! I was born and raised here in the Pacific Northwest and was fortunate to have access to many city parks and Alki beach growing up. I love learning, so after high school I went straight to university, and after… Continue Reading Lennae Star
Hi, everyone! My name is Kahnya Humphrey (she/her). I’m a recent graduate from the University of Washington – Seattle where I majored in Political Science with a focus on international security and minored in Law, Societies, and Justice. Since graduating college, I’m now on the journey of knowing myself on a deeper level, exposing myself… Continue Reading Kahnya Humphrey
Marisa Granados (she/her) grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico with the beautiful Sandia mountains in her backyard. As a child she enjoyed hiking and biking with her family and participating in citizen science through the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP). Marisa participated in several NatureBridge Olympic programs while in high school and credits these experiences… Continue Reading Marisa Granados
Krystal Correa (they/she) is a social worker and educator whose life and work is guided by a commitment to a rigorous and radical love ethic (bell hooks). They are immensely grateful to have been able to experience deepening connection with nature and spirit in the last decade of living as a colonial settler on Duwamish… Continue Reading Krystal Correa
Levon’s (He/Him) passion for environmental justice runs deep. He is originally from Brooklyn, NY. He focuses on creating access to outdoors at Trust for Public Land in the Pacific Northwest by supporting the community schoolyard initiative, ensuring healthy livable communities for generations to come. He cares about finding resources to mitigate urban climate change for… Continue Reading Levon Williams
Hi, my name is Viviana Serrano (she/her), and am an alumni from UC Irvine. I studied Environmental Science as well as Comparative Literature. I enjoy creating spaces for the BIPOC community and excited for creating change within the capacity that I can. I enjoy mountaineering and climbing with my time off as well as reading.
Vianey is an indigenous Zapotec womxn from Oaxaca, migrating to the U.S at the age of 3, she found community as a way to understand the injustices of being undocumented. Along her journey, she found herself working with youth in outdoor exploration, environmental justice, the arts, and leadership development in the Northeast San Fernando Valley… Continue Reading Vianey Moreno