While attending Western State College of Colorado for my undergraduate degree, my passion for outdoor recreation blossomed. I was fortunate that the recreation classes I completed included a number of field work experiences. This included: ice climbing up frozen waterfalls, building winter snow caves at the top of a 16,000 foot mountain, river rafting through the Grand Canyon, and planning skateboard contests. I have been teaching courses in Research Methods, Eco-Recreation, Eco-Planning & Policy, and Sustainability & Eco-Tourism over the past 15 years and recently developed the Outdoor Business & Innovation degree at the University of New England. I also owned a recreation business for 12 years and am a non-profit executive director. I am the founder and executive director of Wahine Kai International (www.wahinekai.org) and the goal of the 501(c)7 is to promote amateur women’s surfing across the country and soon around the world. We have chapters set up across the country.
Aimee Vlachos
