Sarah

Instructor

A Salt Lake City, UT, native, Sarah is a social worker in her hometown. She began her outdoor career as a counselor for several YMCA camps before transitioning to a program leader for Camp Kostopulos, a non-profit organization in Utah that provides recreational opportunities for kids and adults with special needs. She was the assistant expedition director for Green River Preserve in western North Carolina, training instructors to lead multi-day trips in the Outer Banks, Blue Ridge Mountains in the southeast, and San Juan Mountains in Colorado. The past few winters, Sarah was a ski instructor at Big Sky Resort in Montana, and also recently worked at a residential treatment center for teenagers.

Education

University of Utah; bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation, and tourism, and master’s degree in social work

Certifications

Wilderness first responder; PSIA alpine level 1, children’s specialist, and adaptive

Favorite hobbies

Currently cultivating my collection of plants, hiking, mountain biking, and painting with watercolors.

Favorite outdoor achievement

A pack-rafting trip in southern Utah: It rained—and then snowed!— on our 10-mile hike out of a canyon on slick rock.

Favorite outdoor memory

I just got back from a yurt trip outside of Stanley, ID, with an amazing group of friends where we spent five days getting to ski some amazing terrain and make some incredible memories.

Favorite place in the world

Anywhere in a high alpine environment!

What are you most excited to experience this summer?

I’m so excited to get to be part of and support a trip where students get the opportunity to grow from outdoor participants to active planners and leaders in their own adventures. That, and the Mott’s fruit snacks!

Previous Adventure Treks trips include California Challenge, California Adventure, Pacific Northwest Adventure, Ultimate Northwest