Jackson Lee
I hope to establish a non-profit that provides underprivileged teenagers with the experience and connections necessary to gain employment on a professional trail crew.
Biography
About me
Outside of school, I enjoy backpacking, slacklining, landscape photography, and trail maintenance. The trail system surrounding the Cyrus Gates Overlook--especially the Chuckanut Ridge Trail--is my favorite hiking destination. Excellent, unobscured views looking towards the east, with hawks and bald eagles soaring in the valley below.
Career plans
I plan on travelling for the next year, and then either pursuing a graduate degree in wilderness management or attending law school. Working for a conservation organization as a youth program coordinator is a career goal of mine. From there, I would ideally establish my own non-profit, which would place an emphasis on providing underprivileged teenagers with the experience and connections necessary to gain employment on a professional trail crew.
My favorite professor
Jean Melious
My favorite Huxley class/internship/project
For the Environmental Stewardship capstone, some fellow students and I developed a trail maintenance program and an AS-sanctioned club (Western Wilderness Trail Corps). The program continued past the end of the course, and we are currently repairing and maintaining the East Side Trail in the Arboretum.
Hometown
Lake Stevens, WA