About Us

Emily moved to Alaska from Arkansas in 2020 after meeting her husband. She studied Tourism Management at Colorado State University, receiving a Master’s degree in 2021. She loves the outdoor world and showing it to others. Her favorite pastimes include hiking, camping, fishing, backpacking, and snowshoeing. Emily is excited to use her passion for people and the outdoors to show off the beautiful creation that is Alaska.

Ute Riesenkönig Olsson received a Master of Forestry from Duke University and a Master of Science in Ecological Studies from Colorado State University. She taught natural history to all ages at the Eagle River Nature Center for two decades before her retirement. Ute has a special interest in ethnobotany -- how humans have traditionally used plants in Alaska.

Kierre Childers has been calling Alaska home since 2015. She started in Willow, Alaska, volunteering on a trail crew at Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. After a summer of digging outhouse holes, brushing trails, picking berries, and hiking around the state, there was no looking back. Her passion for learning, the outdoors, and bringing people together is rooted in Revel operations. Kierre is a Wilderness First Responder, and an EMT.