Cottonwood Institute (CI) is celebrating some much-needed additional support by welcoming Sarah Rudeen.

Sarah is a passionate educator and lover of all things outdoors and has mad skills to help the CI team thrive. Sarah is excited to help support CI behind the scenes to help get our programs up and running, help with our events throughout the year, social media, and more.

In addition to CI, Sarah works as an educator with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and has worked for the Colorado State Forest Service Fire Division and Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.

Sarah grew up in Ft. Collins and has a BS in Environmental Studies with a minor in Geography from Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.