Cassalyn is a resident of Patagonia since 2011 and a founding PYEC Board Member. She earned her BA in Interdisciplinary Studies/International Studies from the University of Arizona and Public Health Master’s Degree from the University of Washington in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice. She has worked at a community health center since 2012, including managing youth and community health worker programs before taking an administrative role in behavioral health services. She has worked in refugee resettlement, affordable housing, and as a National Park Backcountry Ranger. She has hiked from the US-Mexico border to Flagstaff on the Arizona Trail, and enjoys the outdoors with her family. She is the proud parent of a Patagonia Lobo and youth center participant.