Beckygrew up on a farm in rural Iowa, where she was raised to respect and honor the natural world, and developed a deep sense of adventure, and a fighting spirit. As the daughter of a hydrogeologist, she saw her mother dedicate her life to bringing the processes and stories of the natural world into the classroom to her students. Her father, an Iowa native, grew up farming the land, and carries a deep reverence and understanding of the connection between humans, natural resources and animals.

Becky, has always loved the outdoors, and studied Wildlife Biology at the University of Vermont, before finding the West was calling to her spirit. She first moved to Colorado as a professional triathlete in 2008, and competed for six years around the world. Despite falling just short of her goal to qualify for the Olympics, the challenges and obstacles she faced and overcame as an athlete, still serve her well. From 2013-2015 Becky studied Social-ecological systems at Colorado State University, where she becoming fascinated with community based water management, and women's rights. She lived in rural Kenya for six months, working with women and listening to their stories about the barriers and opportunities to be involved in water management and health. This includes human health and well being, water rights and ecosystem functions, the ability of communities to adaptively manage their resources and live in communion, and the vital ecological knowledge of those who have lived as part of and worked with the land and water for generations. 

Becky comes to us as a partner, advocate, and supporter of people and water. She has finished her PhD in Water Resources at the University of Idaho, and would like to see more integration of ecological knowledge and science when natural resource policies are formulated so that management is holistic, adaptive, sustainable, and meaningful to people on the ground.