Development Director
Whitney Caskey grew up in Huntington Beach, California, where she witnessed firsthand the impacts of unchecked growth on communities, wildlife, and wild places. Always seeking refuge on public lands, she developed a lifelong love for the outdoors and a determination to protect it.
She studied Environmental Policy and Political Science in Upstate New York before earning a Master’s in Ecology and a teaching degree in Colorado. After teaching science in Pavillion, Wyoming, Whitney moved to Jackson in 2017 to join the Teton Science Schools AmeriCorps program, where she discovered her passion for helping people connect with place to inspire conservation. She later became a wildlife guide and Director of the Teton Science Schools’ guiding program, where she partnered with the Park Service, community members, and the University of Wyoming’s Haub School to create the Outdoor Guide Certification program.
Whitney views her role at the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance as an opportunity to connect people’s love of wild places to the work at Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance.
Whitney lives in Moose with her husband and two young children as part of the greater Park Service family. She loves trail running, rafting, and practicing yoga, though most of her time is spent finding rocks for kids to throw in the river, chasing toys, and embracing the less glamorous but very real side of parenthood.
