Hi, I’m Katie.
I’m a recruiter who likes camping above treeline, and a former polar expedition guide who likes building my own furniture.
Transformation excites me.
WORK EXPERIENCE
First recruiter for a global advertising tech company
Lecturer on the National Geographic ships in Antarctica
Recruiter for technology start ups in Silicon Valley and New York
Wilderness guide in East Greenland
Polar bear educator in the Canadian Arctic
Nonprofit consultant and Executive Director
Radio recreation forecaster, magazine writer, website designer, interim General Manager, windsurf instructor, event coordinator, and more!
LIFE HIGHLIGHTS
Kiteskiing across Greenland with a friend
Driving to Alaska with my sweet dog, Mollie (RIP), in a custom renovated camper-car (ask me about studying for my Able-Bodied Seaman License in the rain along a glacial river)
Biking up the California coastline - against the wind, 700 miles in 7 days
Learning how to forage for mushrooms (0 false morel incidents so far!)
Enjoying the PNW backyard that I’m fortunate to live in
CERTIFICATIONS
Wilderness First Responder
CPR, AED, and Airway Management
AIARE Level 1 - decision making in avalanche terrain
STCW - how to put out a ship fire at sea
Able Bodied Seaman
Small Vessel Operator Proficiency
Crowd Management Training
PODCASTS I’VE BEEN IN
The Dirtbag Diaries: Start Saying Yes. Transitioning from a recruiting career to a polar expedition guide in Antarctica
Adventure Sports Podcast: Kiteskiing Across Greenland. Pros and cons of seasonal work, ending an extraordinary chapter with an adventure, and rebuilding home after years away
Here’s a quote that I like to live by:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover.” –MARK TWAIN