Last summer, I hiked 150+ miles and visited 7 national parks!

After completing the first year of my MBA program, I was fortunate to be selected for the National Park Service (NPS) Business Plan Internship! This unique program places a group of graduate-level students in National Parks across the country to lead strategic projects to improve the long-term health of these vital resources (and national treasures)! I was assigned to a project in Death Valley National Park (the hottest place on Earth!), but due to COVID-19, I ended up working near the NPS Regional Office in Denver, CO with six other members of my cohort.

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