EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Serena has grown up exploring Idaho’s backcountry. From rafting the Salmon River to biking the Boise foothills, Serena can be most often found out exploring our local wild spaces. She is excited to share her experience and knowledge with Idaho’s next generation of explorers because she knows first-hand how the outdoors can build confidence, resilience, community, and creativity in young girls. Serena holds a BA in both International Relations and in Spanish from the University of Denver. She brings her experience running a non-profit foster home and a STEM mobile learning lab to Wild Hearts Idaho to support place-based leadership education that builds confident young leaders ready to take on the world! Her favorite local outdoor adventure is ski touring Mores Mountain on a powder day.

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Hali has lived in Boise, Idaho for her whole life. One of her greatest joys is exploring all that Idaho has to offer while calling Boise her home. She is excited to be WHI's new Adventure Coordinator for the 2022 summer season. Hali is a classroom teacher, raft guide, avid camper and traveler and loves to spend time with friends and family outdoors. She has a BA in English and Spanish education from Boise State and an MNR in Environmental Education and Science Communication from the U of I. She understands the impact that adventure, leadership, and community can have on a young woman's life because it was on the banks of the Salmon River that her life was changed due to those very things. She looks forward to impacting young hearts through outdoor adventures and wild experiences. Her favorite outdoor activities are whitewater rafting in the summers and hitting the slopes in the winter.