Before he moved to the valley fulltime, AJ Linnell worked for several winters as an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership chool starting in 2000. I think that's a fairly familiar story. A young outdoor professional comes here for a seasonal gig, falls in love with the place and someone he or she meets here and ends up staying. What's less common, I think, is for that NOLS instructor to run for office and win a seat on the city council, which he did in Victor last fall.