Chris
Hill

she/her/hers

The Conservationist Creating Space
and Community Through Fly Fishing

“
I have a desire for social justice and a passion for the outdoors. I have been an avid adventurer since I was young, engaging in backpacking, climbing and snowboarding adventures all around the world. My passion for fly fishing started with my first lesson on the Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. The growing passion has since taken me all over to fish from the remote rivers of Alaska to the tropical waters of Belize to the small streams in Shenandoah National Park. 

As an environmental lobbyist for the past decade and currently an associate campaign director at Sierra Club, my desire for a just, equitable and sustainable future, one in which all people benefit from clean air, clean water and have access to the outdoors is rooted in community-based organizing. I got my start as a grassroots organizer in Appalachia working to stop mountaintop removal coal mining and advance just transition. 

Born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, I earned a B.A. in broadcast communications and electronic media from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. and a J.D. from Vermont Law School.

I am a Sierra Club Outings leader- leading fly fishing trip in Alaska, a volunteer with Soul River Inc and a Board member for Alaska Wilderness League. 

I currently split my time between Washington, DC and Haines, Alaska, where my boyfriend lives.”