After growing up in the rural Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado, Marcee Mygatt spent her senior year of high school as a foreign exchange student in France.  This led her to get her undergraduate degree in French from Colorado State University in 1985. She taught secondary education for 6 years prior to raising a family.  In the early 2000’s, she shifted her focus to health and became a certified personal fitness trainer with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Having dreamt of going to Africa for over 20 years, Marcee and her husband, Chris finally took their first of hopefully many trips to Basecamp Explorer in January 2020.  Marcee was deeply impacted by the local Maasai community – the people, the wildlife, the environment, the history and the mission. 

Having called Colorado home for over 50 years, Marcee and Chris recently relocated to Delray Beach, Florida to be near their daughter Lindsey and her husband.