When not juggling the responsibilities that come with leading the Laird Norton Family Foundation staff team, I can usually be found at home in my kitchen or garden with my husband, our young children, and our wild dog. When life allows, I jump at the first opportunity to hit the road or strap a backpack to my back, searching for sunshine (or seaglass) and the solace of time outside. I was born and raised in Western Montana (traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Salish, Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walls people) but couldn't resist the siren song of large bodies of water. Now I live in a place that has been important to the Suquamish ("people of the clear salt water"), Skokomish ("big river pe