Kolya currently coordinates communications at Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust -- a regional land trust that has helped protect over 40,000 acres in North-Central Massachusetts. He has a background in digital media and completed his B.A. in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross in 2022, after which he spent two years working as a conservation corps field leader in Colorado and Maine. Kolya is passionate about connecting people with the land, and he’s an avid outdoorsman, likes to hike, fish and write in his free time.