Auriona East

Teaching Fellow Coordinator and Advanced English & Spanish

Auri grew up in the South exploring its crystal clear waterways by flat-water canoe. After graduating from the University of Florida with a degree in Spanish literature and Arabic language, she headed for frothier H2O in Colorado, Arizona, and Idaho, where she has been guiding commercially for 6 seasons. Interspersed with her river guiding career, Auri has enjoyed an apprenticeship at High Mountain Institute, a wilderness educator position at American Explorers, a hiking guide gig in Colombia, and a Faculty position at Alzar School from Semester VII through X. After a two year sabbatical, Auri is incredibly excited to rejoin Alzar’s community as the new Teaching Fellow Coordinator, AP English teacher, and Advanced Spanish faculty. During the coming year, Auri intends to pursue her extracurricular passions as a ceramicist, novice guitarist and singer, trail runner, boater, and splitboarder.