The Team
In Nature
Favorite Places: In tropical waters looking at reefs and fish!
Preferred Activities: Sailing, & hiking
In Nature
Favorite Places: Canaan Valley and Monongahela National Forest
Preferred Activities: Biking is my first love but I really love hiking and any activity on the water.
I have been in Loudoun for 20+ years working at AOL, and now at Hilton, managing corporate technologies. We were a 4H family and spent most of our leisure time on farm chores with a variety of sheep, goats, horses, cattle and chickens. We are now empty nesters and love hiking and biking. My current volunteer activities include being the Secretary of Leesburg Kiwanis and now IWB. I was previously the Treasurer for Feed Loudoun (now part of Loudoun Hunger Relief) and was on the Board of Kiwanis. I am excited to be involved with Imagine and have found it to be a wonderful community. It combines my love of nature with mindful practices that have been a core part of my self-care since getting introduced to meditation and yoga at AOL.
In Nature
Favorite Places: Mountains or beach!
Preferred Activities: Hiking
I love to be in nature – hiking, walking, biking and swimming. The summer season is my favorite. I enjoy listening to and dancing to live music, particularly in outdoor venues such as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. My husband and I are empty nesters (still have 2 doggies), so I have more free time for volunteering and recreational adventures!
In Nature
Favorite Places: Deep in the wilderness
Preferred Activities: Multi-day backpacking or bike-packing trip
Being outside, regardless of the weather, is where Lauren feels most at home. Deeping her practice of slowing down and connecting with nature through the senses and sharing this practice with others is a current priority for Lauren. She is passionate about teaching, and has taught littles to adults and everything in between in classrooms and out in nature and on ski slopes. She currently teaches education courses at Northern Virginia Community College. When her three sons were young, Lauren led weekly hikes for families for over 10 years. Guiding families, college students, seniors, and women on hiking, backpacking, bike camping, and kayaking trips has been a highlight of her adult life. She has bikecamped and backpacked extensively, including the length of the Appalachian Trail and a 9 day solo trip in Olympic National Park.
In Nature
Favorite Places: Mountains, especially Colorado and the coast line, especially Cocoa Beach and Maine
Preferred Activities: Cycling, Hiking, and Kayaking especially with overnight trips
Suzanne’s passion for supporting wellness in the community started through exercise and nutrition as a certified coach over two decades ago. This evolved into the spiritual realm, where Suzanne saw the need to combine the physical, mental and heart bodies. Suzanne loves spending time with her four children, and traveling. She finds extra joy under the moonlit sky, when cycling, camping, hiking or kayaking and when taking spiritual courses. Suzanne is a certified guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT), a certified Sound Practitioner, and holds two Master Reiki certifications. She practices breathwork and Kundalini yoga.