Lelei Coyle (Boise, ID)

A lifelong east coaster, Lelei and her husband, Chris, moved from Connecticut to Boise in 2014 looking to raise their three sons in a place that offered an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, open spaces, and a community that values shared access to public land.

Before earning her BA from Denison University with a degree in English and Psychology, Lelei spent her summers engaging with the outdoors on numerous leadership courses and became an Outward Bound instructor for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School. In the years before moving to Idaho, Lelei was also an elementary school teacher, a high school lacrosse coach, sat on the Board of Trustees for the Wilton Library, and helped chair numerous local events for charitable causes.

When she moved to Boise, Lelei continued to pursue volunteerism and community engagement and became involved with her children’s school as a PA representative and habitual volunteer. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Idaho Business for the Outdoors, helped lead the 2023 Senior Gift Campaign for Bowdoin College, sits on the leadership team for the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Expansion Project, and works closely with other local organizations that are environmentally and community focused.

Since moving to Idaho, Lelei and her family have embraced the accessibility to the outdoors and feel immense gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity to freely explore and roam the beautiful lands of the West. She understands the value of outdoor engagement and the responsibility to protect the land and wildlife that make the West so wonderfully unique. She can often be found hiking, camping, skiing, biking, and sharing various exciting outdoor adventures with her family and friends.