A former street artist and urban forager, Jory is inspired by instigator species and microscale resistance to imperial narratives. Prior to joining MVVA in 2021, they worked in decentralized efforts of rewilding, guerilla phytoremediation, folk herbalism, community-led placemaking, and food forestry. Raised in the Cache la Poudre watershed region in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Jory received a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Oregon’s Portland State University.