2013 JHWFF Intern Profiles – Meet the Team!

NAME: Lina ColladoAGE: 31JOB: Marketing & Event Coordinator FAV FOOD: Puertorrican Piñón!

Where are you from?I’m from beautiful, tropical island, Puerto Rico. Born & raised.

What brings you to Jackson?I came here to work with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival; it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get involved with a world-renowned natural history film festival, meet new people that love wildlife and film as much as I do and spend my summer/fall in such a beautiful place like Jackson!

When you’re not working at the festival?When I am not working at the festival I am either adventuring as much as I can enjoying the wildlife and beauty of Wyoming, taking pictures or spending the day with my two dogs, a Siberian Husky & a Bernese Mountain Dog. I also worked this summer for National Geographic Student Expeditions, on my 4th expedition with them, this year to beautiful Ecuador & Galapagos for an unforgettable adventure as a leader and a photo teacher. You can check out my blog from the trip here.

What aspect of the festival are you most looking forward to?I’m very much looking forward to “behind the scenes” of the festival and getting to meet all the amazing people that created these fascinating films entered in this years festival! I am also really looking forward to attend the conservation talks as I believe it is very important to have these discussions alongside experts to educate and promote certain issues that will bring light to the issue

many people were not even aware of…I truly believe education is the key for saving our wildlife and our planet!