Michele McKay has a lifelong interest and love of nature, natural history, wildness, and conservation. She moved to Bend in 1989 and served as Executive Director of The Environmental Center’s management team while raising a family, sitting on local citizen advisory committees and putting energy into environmental causes. Her passion persists, and she recently completed the OSU Master Naturalist field course program. She enjoys being outdoors, hiking, skiing, paddling, traveling, learning, contributing, and sharing her love of the land with others.