I was born and raised in Glennallen, Alaska, and have always loved my home state.  When I was in high school I went on a mission trip to Africa and God opened my eyes to the great need in the world.  A year later I visited a Bible camp in western Alaska and realized that people have a great need for Christ here as well.  There was no need for me to travel around the world with so many lost people in my own back yard!  I went to Wisconsin Wilderness Campus and Philadelphia Biblical University for my BS in Biblical Studies and then worked for two years in Glennallen.  In 2008 I joined SEND North and moved to a village in western Alaska to work with young people and help run a Teen Center/Coffee Shop in the community.