Alexis Ollar, Executive Director
Alexis Ollar has lived and worked in the Truckee-Tahoe area since 2005. She brings 16 years of experience working in the environmental and non-profit sector to Mountain Area Preservation. Alexis completed her Masters of Science from Humboldt State University focusing in Geospatial Science and the Environment & Community Masters program. While in school, Alexis worked for the University as a Graduate Research Assistant conducting community GIS applications for local conservation initiatives. She also worked for the California Center For Rural Policy, as a research assistant focusing on agriculture mapping for the Humboldt County Community Food Assessment and Food Policy Council. Before graduate school, Alexis worked as Traveling Trainer for Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, where she taught educational programs focusing on environmental stewardship all around the lower 48 states for two years with her husband Topher.
Prior to leaving the region, she was the Director of Trail Use at the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for 4 years where she managed environmental education programs, restoration, recreation, trail-building programs, wrote and administered grants, and led volunteer/community trainings on the trail. Her passion for natural resource conservation and environmental education began in Hawaii, where she finished her B.S. in Environmental Science from Hawaii Pacific University. Alexis worked in Hawaii State Parks after college focusing on local watershed restoration projects and water quality monitoring. In her spare time, she enjoys making jewelry, rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, snowboarding, and gardening with her husband, daughter Finley and dog Kai.
Siobhan Kenney, Intern
Like many in the Truckee-Tahoe region, Siobhan is an east coast transplant originally from New Jersey. After graduating from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in Geology, she booked a one-way ticket to Glacier National Park, drawn by the allure of the rugged and wild range. She spent half a decade bouncing around the mountain west as a seasonal park ranger for the National Park Service before landing in Truckee, where she now lives and works as a writing and marketing creative. Living in wild places instilled an appreciation for conservation efforts, and fuels her interest in sustainable planning on a local and federal level. She’s excited to help continue the mission of Mountain Area Preservation which so closely resembles that of the National Park Service but on a grassroots scale.