Welcome T. Pursel

The UWAA is proud to announce it newest team member, T. Pursel of Lander, Wyo. Pursel serves as special events coordinator. She is a 2017 UW alum with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Before joining the UWAA, Pursel had relocated to Washington state, where she worked in the brewing industry as an events coordinator and community liaison. While in Washington, Pursel began to miss her Wyoming home.

“In that position, I realized what you can accomplish as a community through events,” Pursel says. “I had a lot of fun, but at the end of the day my partner and I really missed Wyoming. All our family and friends live here, so in November 2023 we decided to move back. It’s exciting to be back home.”

Pursel and her partner Ross have two border collie/blue heeler mixes, Ollie and Rooster, who go everywhere with them. When asked what Pursel missed the most about Wyoming, her answer was, simply, the people: “I missed the folks. There’s an easiness to us. I always tell people we kind of mosey but we get stuff done, and I love that. Everyone will always say ‘howdy’ to you and wave, and that always feels great. Laramie’s a great scene. I feel really lucky to be back.”