Expedition Leader Ingrid Nixon

Ingrid Nixon is a professional storyteller and former National Park Service ranger. She has worked in expedition tourism for over three decades, sharing stories of exploration, folklore, and natural history, while leading groups and driving Zodiacs. In her 20 years with the National Park Service, she directed the interpretive and education programs in three national parks: Alaska’s Glacier Bay and Denali, and Mount Rainier in Washington State. She led the effort in creating the innovative science education and partnership program for Denali’s Murie Science and Learning Center, which represents eight of Alaska’s northern national parks. As an award-winning storyteller, Ingrid performs myths, tall tales, historical stories, folktales, and more at storytelling festivals and events throughout the United States, including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism, she has written, hosted and/or narrated numerous films about national parks and won several national awards for her work. Over the years she’s also worked as a journalist, copywriter, and jack-of-all trades for a public radio station. Ingrid holds a master’s degree in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University.

For more on Ingrid’s storytelling: www.ingridnixon.com