Meet Ryan McNevin, Outreach Coordinator for WOLI. She’s a Senior from Concord, CA pursuing a double major in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism as well as Environmental Sustainability Studies. Some of her favorite outdoor activities are finding incredible spots to continue practicing her lead climbing, getting dirty and camping with great friends, and shredding pow in the winter! 

 

Her favorite WOLI trip was the first course she took, Backcountry Navigation. She learned so much from this trip and is still friends with many of the girls she met almost 2 years ago!

 

Her favorite candy is Snickers because who doesn’t want peanut butter, caramel, and chocolate after a day outside? Best recovery snack in the outdoors!

Meet Dahlia Kraus, the Vice President of WOLI. She’s a Senior studying Health, Society, and Policy plus minoring in Nutrition and Business. Although she grew up in the flat cow town of Davis, California, she loves skiing in backcountry powder, swimming in chilly alpine lakes, and backpacking (for up to three weeks without toilet paper).

 

Canyoneering for the first time and staying in the legendary watermelon house was a huge WOLI highlight for her!

 

Her favorite candy is anything with chocolate, or munching on whole bell peppers.

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Meet Noga Tal, outreach coordinator of WOLi. She's a junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering plus a minor in Environmental Studies. Noga is a first generation from Portland Oregon. Her favorite outdoor activities are skiing and hiking unless it's Donut Falls. ​

Her favorite WOLI memory is the camping and climbing trip in Southern Utah last spring. She created incredible friendships while climbing and cowboy camping under the crazy cool stars. 

 

Noga's favorite candies are Oreos and Scandanavian Swimmers! 

Meet Ava Chambers, treasurer of WOLI. She's originally from Littleton Colorado, and is studying Kinesiology and looking to pursue a career in medicine. When she's not spending hours cooped up in the campus library you'll find Ava Scoping out lines in the backcountry, climbing in the Cottonwoods, in the gym, or up at Alta. Her passion for health and wellness translates to everything she does, whether that be flowing through yoga or coking nutritious meals with her roommates. 

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Her most memorable moment with WOLI was participating in an Avalanche 1 course last winter and watching everyone overcome so many personal barriers. 

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Ava's favorite candy is anything involving peanut butter or chocolate!

Meet Emma Vannart, Secretary for WOLI. She is going into her third year at the U, studying Marketing. She comes from Westport Connecticut, a quaint beach town in the NYC suburbs. She grew up fishing and swimming in the Atlantic ocean and moved out West to discover serene remote places that aren't as common on the east coast.

 

Her favorite WOLI memory was when she had the opportunity to be a TA for the backcountry navigation course and teach other girls the skills she had learned the previous year!

 

Her favorite candy is a Reese’s peanut butter cup!

Meet Ellen Berg, our Social Media Coordinator for  WOLI. A senior, originally from Vermont, she transferred to the U to study Illustration with a minor in Printmaking. When she's not in the studio you can probably find her mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, or just on a walk around the neighborhood. 

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One of her favorite memories with WOLI is the backcountry navigation trip last fall. This was her first WOLI event and she was pleasantly surprised by the warm welcome she received from all the WOLI girls! 

 

Her favorite candy is Starburst because that is what pink, red, orange, and yellow really taste like!