Eliza High brings a highly effective blend of rugged prehospital rescue and fast-paced clinical experience to the classroom. For eight years, they served as a staffed volunteer Firefighter/EMT in eastern Whatcom County. Operating out of the Glacier area, their prehospital background heavily involved providing critical mutual aid for complex backcountry rescues and remote medical emergencies deep within the North Cascades. Building on this austere wilderness foundation, Eliza expanded their clinical expertise by working as an Emergency Department Technician for two years while completing nursing school. For students, this unique combination of high-alpine remote rescue and high-volume ED trauma care means learning from an instructor who deeply understands the entire continuum of patient care—from the side of a mountain all the way to the hospital doors.