The final post focusing on our Board of Directors, the following is Adam Katrick’s story. If you missed some of the earlier posts – no worries – you can read them all over on The People page!
Adam Katrick, President and Founder
I first explored my love of wolves through biology, but was soon lured into more fields – becoming enchanted with stories and myths. Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat stood out to me, not only in his storytelling, but in his conclusion that he, himself, had created a personal division between human and wolf. It challenged me to think deeply about the relationship between humans and wolves – how culture has divided two species that are so similar, and both of which carry so much wisdom. The first time I saw a wolf face-to-face — felt the brush of its whiskers and the intense, purposeful gaze of its amber eyes — it was a threshold from which I could not turn back. I am driven to learn and teach about wolves in every dimension; to reveal and heal broken bonds and show that respect of the wolf not only conserves our ecosystems, but also ties humans to our wild ancestry.
In these ways, wolves are in my marrow; an intrinsic part of me and my life.”
Adam has a life-long passion for wolves. An alumnus of Marlboro College, his undergraduate 
thesis centered on wolf hunting behavior, wolves in literature, and fiction writing – blending multiple fields to explore a diverse picture of this predator. Much of this learning coalesced during a summer of work at 
Mission:Wolf in Colorado, a wolf refuge that focuses on education and sustainability. He is a member of the Northeast Wolf Coalition, and has been actively involved in bringing wolf education to Southern Vermont. Adam brings a diversity of skills to Wolfgard, from storytelling to facilitating outdoor, experiential education to non-profit management. This diversity comes from the many “hats” he has worn — carpenter, artist, outdoorsman, volunteer EMT, and many others. He is currently in the Marlboro College Graduate program for Management of Mission-Driven Organizations, and is devoted to making a wolf refuge in Vermont a reality.
Adam , I e-mailed you when I got back from Pawlet a week ago. Connected to you from Emmet and I am glad that I connected with Wolfgard, Vermont was the only New England state I have not made contact with any wolf advocate/ activist group. I believe yours is the only one in Vermont. I too have been an activist for the wolves have been since there were only around 250 left in the wild in the lower 48 states( arrow head of Minnesota. I am forming a coalition of small activist sites across the U.S. and through my Warrior for the Wolf Page I can help with your honorable endeavor, so feel free to send to my page on facebook any updates or help that is needed with Wolfgard now or in the future and I will make sure it gets posted to the front an hwo people can help. —- Richard.
Thank you, Adam.
Jeff’81