Spotlight on: Board Member, Emily Hazelton

Emily Hazelton has been wandering the woods of northwest Connecticut since early childhood. 

Emily at Signal Hill, with Lions Head in the background, in South Africa

A native of Thomaston, she witnessed firsthand the transformative power of outdoor recreation in children's lives working her first job as a camp counselor at YMCA Camp Mataucha. After completing a degree in government and social justice with the Ozanam scholars program at St John's University, Emily worked in special education and disability services before pursuing a passion for environmental and corporate sustainability. She now works in the energy improvement sector and hopes to continue to advance her career helping communities develop resilience to the impacts of climate change. 

Emily at the top of Lions Head in South Africa

In her free time Emily enjoys exploring CT's hiking trails, corresponding with pen pals all over the world, painting, yoga, cooking, and planning trips to new places. She also enjoys learning more about the natural world through books and articles, and her current scientific fascinations include fungal networks, animal intelligence, and microbial life. 

Emily believes there is so much to discover by interacting with our environment, whether those discoveries are external or internal, and she's very excited to serve Outside Perspectives as a recent addition to the board!



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