KJ Clark is a Registered Nurse and former EMT with more than 12 years of combined experience in emergency medicine, critical care, and wilderness medicine. She spent seven years working as an EMT in wildland-urban interface settings, frequently operating alongside Search and Rescue teams to respond to emergencies in remote and technically challenging terrain. For the past five years, she has worked as an RN in both Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department settings, while also serving with the Mt. Baker Aid Room, providing mountain-based and remote medical support to recreators and responders in the field. Beyond her clinical work, KJ is deeply connected to the environments where wilderness medicine is practiced — bringing firsthand experience in whitewater paddling, mountain biking, and backcountry skiing to her role as an instructor. Her combination of frontline clinical expertise, extensive field experience, and genuine passion for the outdoors makes her a highly effective and relatable instructor for students at every level of wilderness medicine training.