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Field Staff
Our field and program staff are more than instructors—they are experienced leaders, educators, and wilderness professionals who create the conditions for growth, guiding students of all ages through challenge with skill, integrity, and care.
Roo Abdel-Al (She/Her)
- Instructor
Sam Adair (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
Simon Beckford (He/They)
- Lead Instructor
Jon Bickford (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Courtney "Beans" Boucher (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
Tucker Brown
- Assistant Program Director
Sarah "Esbee" Buhlman (They/Them)
- Lead Instructor
John "Sockeye" Calogero (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Laura Carson (She/Her)
- Course Director
Lucy Chatfield (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Abby Colby (She/Her)
- Instructor
Ben Cornell (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Erin Cunningham (She/Her)
- Backpacking & Canoeing Program Coordinator
Lena Downes (She/Her)
- Instructor
Sofia Fea Ruiz (She/They)
- Instructor
Haley "Bird" Ferrer (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
John "Fish" Fisher (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Gray George (She/They)
- Instructor
Lucy Hayward (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Elliot Higger (They/Them)
- Instructor
Morgan Hinson (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
Sheldon Ito
- Senior Lead Instructor & Course Director
Ray Jackson (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Liam Janson (He/Him)
- Instructor
Ben Lidoski (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Olivia Lord (She/Her)
- Sailing Program Coordinator
Kayla Markwardt (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Dave Menges (He/Him)
- Senior Lead Instructor & OBP Facilitator
Chris Myrick (He/Him)
- Burnt Island Program Coordinator
Jackie O'Malley (She/Her)
- Kitchen Manager
Luke O’Neill (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor & OBP Facilitator
Anna "AP" Parker (They/Them)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
Nicki Ripple
- Lead Instructor, Course Director, & Facilities Staff
Sofia Sant'Anna-Skites (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor, Costa Rica
Naman Sharma (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
Luna Soley
- Instructor
Grace Stein (She/They)
- Instructor
Lydia Vanderburg (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
Dan Wellehan (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Tierney Weymueller (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor & Course Director
