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Who We Are
Meg Letson, Co-Director / Guide
Meg realized her passion for exploring wilderness areas while in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, and has been seeking such spectacular places since. After graduating from The University of Montana with a degree in Forestry, Meg taught at Nature’s Classroom atop Lookout Mountain. Meg's greatest long distance accomplishment is approximately 700 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Meg has led summer wilderness trips for teenagers in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, and in the desert and mountain regions of the Southwest. She has also led rock climbing and ropes course programs, as well as snow camping and ice climbing trips for the Boy Scouts of America in New Hampshire. Meg is settled in a cozy village in Vermont where she teaches high school boys at Kindle Farm School.
Meg@nomadbackcountryadventures.com |
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Rachel Pomerantz, Co-Director / Guide
Rachel developed a love of backpacking and wild places in high school on a month-long trip to the West. Since then, it has taken her on adventures in the lush Peruvian Andes, a volcanic preserve in Chile, and the Rocky, Smoky, and Pyrenees Mountain, putting to good use a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign. Rachel has worked as guide and naturalist, teaching outdoor skills and ecology in the Midwest, the high mountains and desert canyons, California’s coastal hills and marshes, Alabama's forests, and Costa Rican jungle. Rachel now lives in the California Bay Area, road biking, running, and hiking in the East Bay hills. She holds a Masters Degree in Cultural anthropology for social and environmental justice work from the California Institute of Integral Studies and coordinates the School Education program at the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
Rachel@nomadbackcountryadventures.com |
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Peggy Letson, Outreach Specialist
Peggy serves as Nomad's Communication Base and super support staff. Peggy lives in Scottsboro, AL, where she enjoys living near the Tennessee River, working outside in her yard, and volunteering with DHR children's charities and Junior Progress, a women's community service organization.
Peggy@nomadbackcountryadventures.com |
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Allie Kushnir, Nomad Guide
Allie is currently a student at The University of Iowa majoring in psychology and studio art. The things that really keep her excited about life are running, art, taking pictures and videos, physical exercise, memories, and painting. She loves learning new things, meeting new people, and going new places. Allie volunteers for United Action for Youth as well as the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. |
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Christian (Christie) Malley, Nomad Guide
Christian is a nurse in Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of Auburn University, she also received a second degree from Brenau University. Christian celebrated her recent graduation with a hiking trip to explore the wonders of Yosemite National Park in California. Christian and her husband, Stuart, spend their time in the North Georgia Mountains camping, hiking, mountain and road biking, and kayaking. Always seeking adventure and new challenges, Christian enjoys snow skiing out west, and is currently training for her first triathlon. |
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