Grace hails from Long Island, New York, where she grew up surfing and learning about marine life. Raised in a diverse family, her early travels exposed her to various cultures, igniting a passion for experiential exploration. Being a student on ARCC’s programs in Vietnam, Cambodia, and India during high school solidified her desire to pursue a career in experiential education. At SUNY Cortland, she studied communications, anthropology, and international studies. Throughout her college years, Grace led numerous backcountry canoe trips in the Adirondacks and embarked on a life-changing study abroad journey in Egypt. Since then, she has continued to travel, visiting 40 countries on six continents, and has led programs all over the world! Grace is passionate about the environments, histories, and cultures that make our world so unique and hopes to continue to educate people about what makes it so special throughout her career.