Wendy has a strong history in design, education, and community engagement. She has two degrees in Apparel and Textile Design; a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an Associate in Applied Science from the Fashion Institute of Technology–SUNY. Her design career began in New York City and includes international apparel design, costume/wardrobe design for movie and Broadway theater productions, and metal-smithing as a jewelry design assistant.
Approached with the opportunity to teach design as an interim faculty member at UW–Madison, Wendy enthusiastically returned to her alma mater. After completing her contract, a desire to travel and connect with nature led her west to the mountains and then to Hawai’i where she pursued the passion to be an entrepreneur and launched her artisan jewelry company. Committed to arts and education in the community, Wendy also served on the Board of Trustees for a nonprofit art association and was part-owner of an artist cooperative.
She returned to the mountains near Jackson Hole when she married and has since turned her talents toward her love for the wilderness and helping to protect the unique resource of the headwaters of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.