Ky is not only a believer in Round River’s education mission, she is a product of it. Beginning by tracking Black Rhinos across vast deserts as a Round River student in the Namibia program, Ky went on to assist with programs in Ecuador. In addition to these experiences, Ky has researched Mexican Spotted Owl behavior in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico, contributed to avian ecology projects Colorado, Arizona, California and Montana, studied rangeland health on the Navajo Nation in Utah and Arizona, and studied the interplay between traditional communities in New Mexico and natural resource stewardship. Ky has a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University, with a special concentration in ecology, statistics and geospatial analysis. Currently, she is a Senior Conservation Biologist at ICF. She has also worked for HawkWatch International, a Salt Lake City-based non-profit. In her spare time, she escapes to the wilds of Utah – to mountain bike, ski, fly fish and run rivers.