Posts by: Marisa Gant

Marisa is a Membership and Outreach Coordinator for the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund. She also works as a part time wilderness tour guide with Evergreen Escapes in Seattle and is an active board member of Rite of Passage Journeys. Earlier in Marisa’s career, she spent seven years working in the international development sector, leading business development, trade certification and operations for a variety of companies including Global Exchange, The Foundation for Sustainable Development, SeeYourImpact and Fair Trade USA. She went onto obtain an MBA in Sustainable Business from the Presidio Graduate School and later an Ayurvedic Wellness Counseling Certificate before starting her own company Naturefy. She also is an avid athlete and plays soccer weekly, trail runs, hikes, snowboards and practices yoga. Marisa holds an immense reverence for nature and has a heightened sense of adventure as well as an absolute joy for learning new things and consistently challenging herself and others around her to grow.