Suzanne grew up in Massachusetts and headed to Colorado in 1980, where she fell in love with the majestic Rocky Mountains and Boulder's laid-back atmosphere. She has called Boulder home ever since. As luck would have it, in 1995, she met Ben (Nat Hab Founder & President) and his wife Laura, and they became friends. Years passed, Suzanne had her second child, and she found herself searching for a flexible job that allowed her to balance her career with family time. Nat Hab was growing and, in 2001, welcomed her in, and it was a perfect fit! Beginning as an assistant to the office manager and transitioning into the reservations department, they squeezed her into a utility room with a pile of papers! Suzanne's role has evolved to become our Adventure Gear Specialist, aka "Gear Goddess"! After coming eye to eye with a gray whale in Baja on her first Nat Hab trip, Suzanne’s love for intimate wildlife experiences and photography began. Her Nat Hab travels have taken her all around the world, from sailing alongside orcas across the Inside Passage and hearing howling wolves in Yellowstone to appreciating the geology and wildlife of Newfoundland and Labrador. She was utterly amazed by New Zealand's South Island, from its jaw-dropping scenery to spotting an elusive kiwi foraging on the beach one night. Her most memorable adventures are the ones she was able to share with her children, getting up close and personal with the grizzlies of coastal Katmai with her son, the polar bears of Churchill with her daughter and the wonder of the Galapagos Islands on our family departure with both. In 2017, Suzanne and her daughter returned to Churchill, where they snorkeled and kayaked with the "canaries of the sea," beluga whales. Her trip of a lifetime was making it through the Drake Passage to explore the Antarctic Peninsula, where she hopes to one day return to immerse herself in penguins, icebergs and the polar plunge again! In 2018, Suzanne headed to Africa for the first time on an unforgettable adventure to Botswana and Zambia, where she photographed elephants, baboons, crocs, giraffes, zebras, lions, sables, leopards and so much more. Post-pandemic, her traveling revved up again, venturing to Italy, Maui and, in 2023, Nat Hab’s Iceland adventure, with thousands of puffins, an active volcano, glaciers, icebergs, black sand beaches and whales breaching in front of her. Who knows what's next?