Stacy earned her degree from Humboldt State University in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation with an emphasis in Environmental Education. She worked as the Education Coordinator for a small children’s museum shortly after graduating college, then went on to become the Recreation Specialist for the City of Anaheim overseeing the daily operations of Oak Canyon Nature Center in the Anaheim Hills. After the birth of her first child, she decided to take a break from full-time work to stay home and raise her growing family. As her two children grew, the family moved to Nimrod, Oregon and Stacy took on multiple part-time paid and volunteer jobs in the McKenzie Valley, including Smart Reading Program Volunteer Coordinator, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Field Trip Coordinator and Environment Education Coordinator for McKenzie Community School.  Stacy enjoys hiking, gardening, and building rustic birdhouses.

Beth Dayton M.D. is a retired oncology surgeon from Salem, OR.  Beth is a certified Forest Service chainsaw and crosscut instructor and evaluator and holds a C-level certification in both disciplines. She is a trail steward for the Pamelia Lake section of the Pacific Crest Trail and is the leader of the Salamander Volunteer Trail Crew, which is active weekly in the Willamette National Forest. When Beth isn’t out on crew or coordinating our saw program, you’ll find her hiking, mountain biking, and back-country skiing in the Cascades.

Brad Engelbert, originally from Kansas, now resides in Corvallis, OR. He is the Cataloging & Government Documents Unit Manager at Oregon State University Libraries. Brad is a USFS certified chainsaw and crosscut sawyer and an instructor and evaluator. He is usually found with the Salamander Crew on the Willamette National Forest, but also helps other crews as needed with trail work and saw training. Brad’s hobbies include occasionally hiking and camping without a saw.

Wenmi’s love for nature started from a very young age when she and her mother would go out on “adventures” every weekend in her home country Puerto Rico. Her passion about cultivating curiosity, hands-on learning, and ecological stewardship has been deeply influential on her work as an artist and professional. During graduate studies, her interest in museum studies and cultural management led her to pursue a job as a Bilingual Educator at the California Academy of Sciences, leading and designing educational programming for youth K-6th. Since then, she has held positions as an educator or education coordinator at museums and non-profit organizations like the Lawrence Hall of Science, Eugene Science Center, and Ophelia’s Place. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed designing and leading fun, inquiry-based environmental and astronomical educational programs that encourage youth to participate in the stewardship of their world. Wenmi still loves going on “adventures,” camping, and making art in her spare time.