Andy Hill is proud to serve MountainTrue as High Country Regional Director and Watauga Riverkeeper. He has a passion for clean, cold, fishable, drinkable and swimmable water. As a long-time fly fisherman, educator and guide, he’s intimately familiar with our watershed from the headwaters to the tailwater and is passionate about protecting the places we love. Andy earned his bachelor of science and master’s degree in outdoor program administration from Appalachian State University. He has led community service trips both locally and around the globe for various adventure travel programs. Andy is active in the community as founder of Fish Goat Guide Service, based in Valle Crucis, and the proud founder of the Fly Fishing Program at Lees-McRae College. He’s also an adjunct instructor at Appalachian State, teaching courses in Natural Resource Management, Paddlesports and Leadership & Group Dynamics, and serves on the board of the High Country chapter of Trout Unlimited. Andy lives on a tributary of the Watauga with his wife Bettie and their young daughter.