Casey Sheppard thrives on solo adventures that range from van life to bike packing across NZ to paddle board camping and more. Birthed into the arts, She creates worlds within multi media such as animation, shadow puppets, the written word, music, photography, and film to share her personal experiences on Earth and, maybe one day, beyond!

Sheppard was the first recipient of the Big Agnes Bob Swanson Memorial Grant (2018) for her solo self-supported bike ride across both Islands of Aotearoa (New Zealand). She was named Best Digital Content by Upventur (2017) and has created content for Matador Network, Dirty Jane, Women Who Explore, Big Agnes, Biolite, and more. 

Her debut documentary, Those Among, won Best Woman Director & Best Documentary at the Only The Best International Film Festival and received a Social Change Maker grant from The Pollination Project (2020) for the film.

Sheppard received her 200 RYT, Mindfulness Meditation, Yin, Restorative teacher certifications from YogaRenew. She is in the process of creating her own somatic movement practice embracing Nature, Mother Earth as her constant teacher.

In 2024, Sheppard became one of the first female members of the Adventurers’ Club of Los Angeles, is the first female member to host a weekly program interview, and volunteers on the Programs Committee.

Based in Boulder, Colorado, Sheppard attends Naropa University majoring in Environmental Studies. She is the founder of The Explorers Club of Naropa which is a nature-centric, sustainable exploration club that focuses on connection, education, and protection of nature. She is the editor of “His Eminence Shan’t Attend,” an adventurous children’s book about Sissy Swashbuckle that inspires young girls to get into the wild. Sheppard is also a 4th kyu Aikidoka.