Meet the Board

Brianna Berkson

Board Chair

Develops wind and solar projects
Lives in Portland, OR
Destination participant in 2017
Guide 2018, 2024
Joined the board in 2024

Ann McNally

Participant Recruitment

Chemistry Professor
Lives in Seattle, WA
Past Wider Op (Destination) Participant, GIT, and Guide
Summer program director for 13 years!
Joined the board in 2024

Stephanie McDaniel

Property

Architect
Lives in Minneapolis, MN

Kate Ellis (Shultes)

Co-Treasurer

General Manager of the electric utility for the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
Resides in southern CA
Wider Op (Destination) participant in 1996
GIT and Guide 1997-2001
Served 2 terms on the board (2008-2014)
Rejoined in 2024

Leigh Stepan

Co-Treasurer

Consults professionally on benefits and risk management in employment
Splits time between MN and AZ
Participant in 1975
GIT 1976-1977
Guide 1979-1980
Reconnected with us a few year ago!

Alexa DeJoannis

Secretary

Resides near Tampa, FL
Loves birds!
Came on a 7-day Wider Op (Destination) to Lake Agnes in 1991
GIT 1992-3
Guide 1994-6
Joined the board in 2023

Jordan Vogt

Membership

Currently in aviation school to become a commercial pilot
Resides in Salt Lake City, UT
Destination Participant: 2012
GIT: 2013, 2014
Guide: 2015, 2016
Program Director: 2025

Bailey Basaj

Communications

Works as a Registered Nurse in a Transplant Intensive Care Unit
Lives in Wisconsin
Participant in 2011, GIT 2014-2015, Guide 2016-2019
Loves traveling and exploring new places!
Joined the board in 2024

Marianne Graham

Staff/GIT Recruitment

Caseworker for families and individuals with developmental disabilities
Volunteer for Waypoint Advanture
Canoe guide in 2023

Shaina Miller

Staff/GIT Recruitment

Currently a college student
Resides in Illinois
GIT in 2021
Guide in 2022-2023

Abby Cichocki

Fundraising Coordinator

Abby was first introduced to the base in 2022 when she went on a 5-day trip with her troop. Abby returned in 2023 to guide at NLCB and served as the medical officer for both NLCB and Northern Tier in 2024. In the summer of 2025, Abby canoed 1,381 miles from Lake Superior to the Arctic Ocan as part of the Hudson Bay Girls expedition, the first all women crew to publicly paddle the route. Abby currently works as a 911 AEMT and will be attending medical school starting in the fall of 2027. She is very excited to get more involved with NLCBAA!

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