Rhyannon Elizabeth Hayes

Proudest Moment: The Honors field study I did in 2019 in Washington's 3 national parks was such a formative experience for me to discover what I was capable of, make great new friends, and was the beginning point of my main path diverging from politics to conservation. I think about those 2 weeks in the wilderness with those 11 amazing people multiple times a week and I'm so grateful for that experience.

I love hiking and backpacking in the national parks and developed this love on an Honors Field Study with Aley, Brook, and Laura in 2019! Now I'm happy to announce I am pursuing a career in the National Park Service working this year at Shenandoah National Park!

Additionally I have remained active in my passion for voting rights and social justice with the Seattle-based organization Common Power