Hey everyone! My name is Susanna Adams, but most folks call me Sanna. I was born and raised just outside Washington D.C. in Alexandria, VA. After completing college at Goucher College in Baltimore MD, with a degree in Psychology, I landed back in D.C. and have more or less been here since. I have been lucky to have had some amazing jobs and experiences in the past few years. I have worked for George Mason University in several capacities. I began as a facilitator for their experiential education center, leading groups of students and adults through a team development course and then became the center’s staff recruiter. After several fun and incredibly valuable years at the center, I headed on to campus to work in The Freshman Center. There I coordinate an outdoor program for incoming freshman students and also supervise upper-class students who serve as peer advisors in our university transition course. Being able to work with students from the start of their college career through graduation is a truly rewarding experience. Finally I work for a off- road race production company on the weekends, working as an operation manager for racer logistics. You probably guessed that I enjoy the outdoors- you are right. I also jump on any chance to travel and learn about other regions and cultures. In 2007 I was fortunate enough to travel to Thailand and volunteer at the Tsunami Volunteer Center. My main role there was as an English teacher. I taught at local schools and orphanages. In addition to teaching I was able to help with some construction projects at one of the orphanages, which was awesome because not only was I able to spend more time hanging out with the children, I also knew that these children I had spent so much time with would now have a better roof over their heads. Throughout college I rode horses, and after graduation was not longer able to afford all that went into being an equestrian. It is a combination of my jobs that introduced me to mountain biking which soon took up all the time I used to spend at the barn. I went from one saddle to another. I am by no means a speedy rider, though I do love a good downhill! Over the years I have competed in several 12 and 24 hour mountain bike races with a team of 2-5 riders. After trying to get many hours and miles in on my mountain bike I learned a road bike would be a very useful tool in training. I have since enjoyed many long road rides where my dream of riding my bike cross country was born. Being able to combine riding cross country with helping others and getting to work with college students is a combination that in my book doesn’t get much better!
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