Emily Olson was MSI’s Education Coordinator from 2011 to January, 2015. She oversaw several programmatic areas including citizen science initiatives, Four Corners Federal Lands Internship, the annual San Juan Mining Conference, Science Fair, “Science Into Action” Service Learning, K-12 school outreach, and teacher training.

Fostering a passion for restoration borne through some of her work with MSI, she went on to serve as the Stewardship Coordinator with the Chama Peak Land Alliance in Durango, CO. Both of these opportunities culminated in Emily combining her interest in restoration, health, and the miracle of life to pursue a nurse practitioner degree in midwifery in her home state of Oregon.