Melanie Gander

Melanie comes from Australia, where she received a BA in Economics and a BA in Asian Studies/ Japanese from Australian National University. Before coming to F&W, Melanie spent seven years working at Kieve Affective Education’s Leadership School, teaching experiential and adventure education to school students, teachers and school administrators. She has also spent several years working in summer camp programs running wilderness trips, archery, and art. Melanie is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School and has tons of energy and a store of extraneous knowledge of 1980’s pop-culture.