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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.
Sam Adair (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Simon Beckford (He/They)
- Lead Instructor
Jon Bickford (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Courtney "Beans" Boucher (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Tucker Brown
- Backpacking & Canoeing Program Coordinator
Sarah "Esbee" Buhlman (They/Them)
- Lead Instructor
John "Sockeye" Calogero (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Lucy Chatfield (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Abby Colby (She/Her)
- Instructor
Ben Cornell (He/Him)
- Instructor
Erin Cunningham (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Lena Downes (She/Her)
- Instructor
Sofia Fea Ruiz (She/They)
- Instructor
Haley "Bird" Ferrer (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
John "Fish" Fisher (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Gray George (She/They)
- Lead Instructor
Lucy Hayward (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Elliot Higger (They/Them)
- Instructor
Morgan Hinson (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Sheldon Ito
- Lead Instructor
Ray Jackson (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Liam Janson (He/Him)
- Instructor
Mathias Klingemann (He/Him)
- Instructor
Ben Lidoski (He/Him)
- Instructor
Olivia Lord (She/Her)
- Sailing Program Coordinator
Kayla Markwardt (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Dave Menges (He/Him)
- Senior Lead Instructor
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
Sofia Sant'Anna-Skites (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor, Costa Rica
Naman Sharma (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Luna Soley
- Instructor
Grace Stein (She/They)
- Lead Instructor
Lydia Vanderburg (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
Dan Wellehan (He/Him)
- Lead Instructor
Tierney Weymueller (She/Her)
- Lead Instructor
