Chandra Brown is a writer, river guide, and educator, originally from the Matanuska Valley of Alaska. She holds bachelor’s degrees in art education and Spanish education from Montana State University, and a master’s of science in environmental writing from the University of Montana. As an educator, Chandra spent many years in the public school system, designing curriculum and teaching the arts, Spanish, and English. She has worked within the realm of river conservation since her 2010 Fulbright grant to Ecuador, and she founded Freeflow Institute in 2017. Chandra worked as senior editor at Camas Magazine, and her writing has been featured in Adventure Journal, The Dirtbag Diaries, Patagonia, and Kayak Session magazine, among others. Chandra, her sweetheart, Nate, and their handsome canine roommate are all happily home-based in Missoula, where they do a lot of skiing, kayaking, and pizza-eating together.