Kristin Timm (formerly Fischer) loves Alaska's winters and diverse and friendly people, and she is happy to be building her home and career in the Arctic. Kristin grew up in central Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point majoring in Environmental Education and Interpretation. In 2004 she transferred to the University of Alaska Fairbanks where she is currently finishing her Bachelor's degree in Rural Development with an emphasis in Land, Resource, and Environmental Management. Environmental education is her passion, and she loves sharing her knowledge and love of northern environments with others. Kristin joined ARCUS in February of 2007 and enjoys working on the PolarTREC team and watching people make their own unique connections to the science of the polar regions. When not working or at school she enjoys backcountry skiing and snowmachining, floating rivers, cooking, and traveling with her husband, Jake, and their two dogs.