Wendie is the Special Projects Director for Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc.  Her current focus is running the Community Wildfire Mitigation Best Practices training courses and assisting with the Action Implementation and Mitigation program. Wendie grew up in the sprawling town of Mosca, Colorado, and has degrees in aviation and water quality from Salem University and Pikes Peak State College. She has consistently worked in natural resources since 2006, with much of her work focused on pre and post-wildfire mitigation, water quality, and hydrology. In her downtime, she stays busy juggling many hobbies.