BECCA STEIN GUTWIRTH, 48

OCCUPATION: School Age Child Care Director, YMCA of the Pines

LOCATION: Medford, N.J. WORK LIFE: “I typically oversee before- and after-school care for eight schools in four districts. For the last seven weeks, we have been providing childcare for New Jersey’s essential employees — pharmacists, doctors, EMTs, social workers, corrections officers, etc. The guidelines have all changed and the social distancing has really affected the type of programming we can provide and the activities we can do with our kids.” FAVORITE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES: “I love walking, especially in the woods. We are lucky enough to have trails in our neighborhood, and I only live three miles from my office at the camp and I often walk the trails there as well.” WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: “We are lucky to be able to run our program on 800 acres in the New Jersey Pinelands. Driving the road into camp each day and being able to see the lake from wherever we are is very soothing. It gives you just a bit of relaxation amid the crazy pace of school-age child care. Being outside in the woods, breathing the fresh air, changes your mindset. It definitely helps me get away from my stress. I also get to be out on the lake. Even just watching the water gives me some peace.” Becca is wearing Keen’s new Astoria West shoe with an EVA midsole.