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Meet Our Volunteers & Interns!
Current Interns and Volunteers
Zachary Rockov is a currently a student at the University of Arizona. His major is in physiology where he one day plans to make it to medical school. His interest in the outdoors has been in his life for a matter of years. He lived in New Jersey for 12 years where he enjoyed camping, hiking, kayaking and white tail deer hunting. He also has an interest in weight lifting and healthy eating. Weight lifting, exercising and healthy eating has been apart of his life for about the past 3 years, and he intends to further increase his and others knowledge in those areas. His work place for the past two and a half years has been at Canyon Ranch, which is a health resort here in Tucson. Zach’s interest in Ironwood Tree Experience is to reach out to kids and help them in there progress of living a healthier and more knowledgeable lifestyle. He feels that everyone, starting at children should have the opportunity to gain knowledge of their community, family, bodies and world as a whole. He wants to be able to help kids see that the decisions they make will not only affect themselves but the people and world around them.
Carrie Soo Hoo is a senior at City High School, a small charter school in downtown Tucson. She enjoys being outdoors, creating all types of art, practicing yoga, playing the guitar, and working with other youth. She has a passion for community work and hopes to make a positive difference. She is very happy to have the opportunity to intern with Ironwood Tree Experience and is looking forward to gaining new experiences and hopes to contribute to the organization.Past Interns and Volunteers
They may not be hiking among the cactus with us right now but all are still near and dear to our hearts. The Center for Children and Nature and Ironwood Tree Experience would not be where it is without these folks and their hard work!
BRICE HOLMES was a student intern through Northern Arizona University where he earned BS in Health Sciences- Community Health Promotion. His passions for nutrition and physical fitness came about at a young age and truly manifested at the university level. Before transferring to NAU, Brice studied physiology, chemistry, and nutrition at the University of Arizona. This is where his personal passions of health and wellness shined through and his desire to make the world a healthier place came about. Brice’s interest in Ironwood Tree Experience is in the Youth Wellness facet. He feels that reaching our youth is the best way to make a healthier impact on our communities. His desire is to provide them with the educational tools necessary to make healthier decisions that affect their everyday mind and body health. Currently, Brice is pursuing a certification as a Health Education Specialist through the NCHEC Board of Commissioners.
Jesse Williams was an our first ITE intern for 2005 to 2007 and a Prescott College undergrad studying Environmental Policy. Jesse’s passions are the outdoors, international travel and rock-climbing. Jesse hopes to utilize her academic training, experiences working with youth and her passion for adventure to motivate others to take action and make a difference in the world. She sees herself in involved in the political spheres of Washington DC pushing for laws that lead to a sustainable future. Presently Jesse is experience life below the equator as she travels across Australia and New Zealand.
