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 university I went straight to graduate school for environmental education. My passion is spreading the joy of the outdoors to people that have historically been excluded, and I look forward to gaining new skills to do just that through this program. My favorite outdoor activities are belaying top rope, kayaking, and hammocking, but when I’m not outdoors you can probably find me in the kitchen baking gluten free pastries or curled up on the couch online shoe shopping with my cat, Paisley.