Julia Oleksiak

Julia Oleksiak manages the Center’s two main initiatives of youth education and parks protection through curriculum development, accreditation assistance, Spotlight, Hot Spot and Gold Standard Site monitoring, and relationship building with the Center’s various youth and park partners. Julia has a BS in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from Colorado State University. Before joining the Center in 2018, Julia worked at Yosemite National Park, the Intermountain Regional Office of the National Park Service, and led outdoor programming for youth in underresourced Denver communities.  [email protected]