Work With Me
a collaborator, not a billboard —
Practitioner first.
Everything else follows.
I write, teach, and speak from the road — eight years and 100+ national-park sites with four kids in tow. Everything I make comes out of the field first and the desk second.
My work sits at the intersection of outdoor education, child development, and equity.
Practitioner-Scholar
Creator of the FAR Framework™ · Founder, Built for Wild™
Brand Partners
Partnerships that earn their place in a real trip.
I take on a small number of brand partners a year. Depth and repeat trust over reach — the audience knows when something's been lived with in the field, and when it hasn't.
What I offer
- —Long-form field storytelling: guides, essays, place-based narrative.
- —Product integration that shows up inside an actual family trip.
- —Framework-led education content — FAR, Built for Wild, parks as classrooms.
- —Leave-No-Trace & stewardship messaging families actually trust.
What I won't do
- ✕One-off #ad posts with no throughline.
- ✕Gear-for-gear's-sake or convenience-culture pitches.
- ✕Endorse anything I haven't lived with in the field.
- ✕Treat wild places as a backdrop instead of the point.
What alignment looks like
- ◇Outdoor, family, education & public-lands brands.
- ◇Values that hold up to scrutiny — access, ethics, stewardship.
- ◇A shared belief that kids are capable, not fragile.
- ◇Partners building for the long haul, not the campaign.
Press & Editorial
A practitioner source on childhood in wild places.
Available for interviews, expert commentary, and contributed essays — quotes grounded in the field, not the abstract.
The beat
How to pitch & be pitched
- 1Lead with a specific angle and your deadline — that's the fastest yes.
- 2Original perspective from 8 years, 100+ NPS sites, four kids.
- 3Contributed essays welcome for aligned outlets & anthologies.
- 4Headshots, short/long bios, and a fact sheet available on request.
Speaking & Podcasting
Talks that leave a room with something to use.
Not reach, not followers — a framework, a finding, a position the audience can put to work Monday morning.
Signature topics
Format
Audience
- Outdoor-ed & environmental conferences (AEE · NAAEE · C&NN)
- Family, homeschool & parenting gatherings
- Brand, retail & nonprofit teams
- Podcasts on parenting, nature & education
How to reach me
Send the event, date, audience, and format. Virtual and in-person; sliding scale for schools, libraries, and access-focused nonprofits.
Credentials
They don't build the fire. They let it be seen from further away.
The work already exists — eight years, four kids, the FAR Framework. These make it unassailable in the rooms that ask for a credential first.
as it stands today
She writes, teaches, and speaks from the road — and believes, without apology, that wild places are the oldest classrooms we have.
Get in touch
One inbox. One honest reply.
Partnerships, press, and speaking all come to the same place. Tell me what you're building and how I can help — I read every note myself.
hello@wherewildonesroam.comTypical reply within a week · from the road