Originally from Northern California, Shona joined the HMI Gap Faculty in 2018. Before coming to HMI, she worked as a climbing and backpacking instructor, whitewater rafting guide, dance and yoga teacher, and environmental educator in California, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Patagonia. Shona loves the natural world and in her free time enjoys climbing, rafting, hiking, cooking, botanizing, practicing yoga, and exploring new places.