Canyon Calling Team

Angie is an entrepreneur and strategic program manager with a passion for building meaningful experiences—whether that’s through leading high-impact tech initiatives or curating unforgettable women’s adventure travel. With a background in IT, operations, and business development, Angie brings over a decade of experience bridging strategy with execution.

In 2025, she and Stephanie co-founded Elev8ted Ventures Corp, a company focused on purposeful business investments in the health, wellness, and travel industries. In July 2025, Angie and Stephanie purchased Canyon Calling Adventures for Women, where they help women reconnect with nature, themselves, and each other, through curated small-group trips across the globe.

When she’s not mapping out product launches or planning national park adventures, Angie enjoys hiking with her dog Millie and helping women experience new destinations.

Stephanie is a purpose-driven leader and connector with a passion for creating spaces where women can explore, grow, and thrive—whether that’s in the corporate world or on a trail. With a background in business leadership, she brings over two decades of experience in guiding organizations and people toward meaningful impact.

In 2025, Angie and Stephanie co-founded Elev8ted Ventures Corp, a company focused on purposeful business investments in the health, wellness, and travel industries. In July 2025, Angie and Stephanie purchased Canyon Calling Adventures for Women, where they help women reconnect with nature, themselves, and each other, through curated small-group trips across the globe.

When she’s not crafting the next great adventure, you’ll find her doing yoga, or planning a trip with friends and family—always seeking the next opportunity to connect people with each other and the world around them.

Karen’s love of travel and exploration began with a high school elective on world travel and backpacking — and she’s been feeding her soul on adventures ever since! She shares her passion with the world by guiding extensively with Canyon Calling.  Adventure has always been an integral part of Karen’s life. Between coaching high school snowboarding, hiking, backpacking, scuba diving, kayaking, wakeboarding, stand-up paddle boarding, and even motorcycling, Karen never seems to stop! This remarkable woman brings a deep love and a real sense of excitement to her tours — in the US and across the globe.

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Lee Vue is a Hmong American environmental advocate and leader who has spent much of her life on rivers and trails—paddling, portaging, and reminding others that discomfort is often part of discovery. From the Boundary Waters to rivers that carve through entire countries, she has led groups into the wilderness with a focus on BIPOC communities stepping into these spaces for the first time. For Lee, guiding is less about the miles traveled and more about creating spaces of safety, belonging, and joy in places where people may never have imagined themselves. Her trips carry laughter, challenge, and reflection—grounded in the belief that the outdoors is not just a destination, but a living relationship that asks us to listen, care, and reciprocate.

Beyond the canoe, Lee serves on nonprofit boards, facilitates community listening sessions, and coaches leaders through moments of transition. Across all of her roles, she carries the same values: inclusion, stewardship, and care. Her work is rooted in the idea that wild places hold memory, healing, and possibility—that a river can carry both ancestors and new beginnings. Whether hauling gear across a portage, holding space for a difficult conversation, or capturing a sunrise through her lens, Lee shows up to connect people to land, water, and one another—with courage, compassion, and heart.

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Although Liz was born and raised in the mountains of North Carolina, she comes from a long line of seafarers and grew up with a keen desire to be on the water. And after she experienced her first paddling trip at the age of 11, Liz was hooked! She knew right then and there that she wanted to be a guide. At Sierra Nevada College, Liz excelled as a whitewater guide and skier, which catapulted her into the world of outdoor leadership. Since 2003, Liz has been professionally leading trips and has traveled to more than 40 countries around the world. Her diverse experiences have not only fueled her passion for adventure travel and sustainability, but have instilled in her the importance of introducing people to the unique, natural wonders of the world and the people who live in it.

With a passion for female empowerment, an endless sense of curiosity, and over thirty years of experience in the travel industry, Janet found herself innately drawn to Canyon Calling’s mission. She followed the call of her adventuresome spirit and acquired the company back in 2014. And she’s been leading it with vigor ever since!

For Janet, it’s all about connection — with her wonderful guests and with the locals. She appreciates and desires to connect with local cultures around the world, and this global mindset enriches every tour she leads. Her hospitable nature, extensive experience and knowledge, and dedication to safety will keep you in excellent care — and laughing all the way!

“Growing up, I wanted to see what was around every bend in the road – I still do! I want to meet the people that live there, taste the food, experience the culture, and celebrate our differences and commonalities. I’ve had tremendous opportunities to do this around the world, and now I am sharing the sheer joy of local, personalized adventures with women who are curious and consider themselves global citizens. I learned that connecting with the locals is the essence of any travel experience — so all of our trips ensure this vital element.”

— Janet Scalzo