Madelyn Cook

Madelyn Cook is an enthusiastic teacher, researcher, and builder of positive community with experience teaching at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate level. Madelyn holds a bachelor in chemistry and environmental studies from Kenyon College and a doctor of philosophy in earth and environmental sciences from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Though Madelyn is a recent addition to the year-round team at the American Youth Foundation, she is no stranger to the sand dunes of Miniwanca or the mountains of Merrowvista. She first joined the AYF community during the summer of 2005 as a Miniwanca Girls Camper and continued to participate in camp and  Four Trails programming at Miniwanca. Madelyn continued her journey through the AYF as a participant in the National Leadership Conference and a seasonal staff member, working her way from Leader-in-Training to Seasonal Program Coordinator for more than 200 middle school-aged campers.

Madelyn is a firm believer that education and inclusion are the pillars of a strong and functional society and is a relentless optimist. She could not be happier to get to help the AYF ring in its second century of meaningful work with youth!