Name: Michelle                    Age:   23
School and Degree: Colorado State University, natural resources,
recreation and tourism 
Experience: I worked for Boulder County Parks and Open Spaces for two seasons, coached girls basketball for 5th and 6th graders, and led outdoor field trips for elementary school kids.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Every kid has the right to experience the beauty and wonder of the outdoors. I love working with kids because they are so much fun and I learn just as much from them as they (hopefully...) do from me.  
Interests: Mountains, hiking running, books, traveling.   

Name: Jessica  Age: 22
School and Degree: University of St. Thomas, psychology
Experience: My entire life has involved working with kids and spending lots of time in the wild outdoors.  This past summer, I worked with children with mental and physical disabilities, taking them camping, rock climbing, and to various other activities.  I have spent a few years volunteering in school classrooms and teaching lessons, as well as bringing city kids out to the countryside to learn about goats, sheep and llamas.  I have also had 22 years of hands on experience romping through forests and practicing the art of never growing up. 
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy:  I do not believe in growing up.  For me, one of the saddest things is meeting people who think they are to busy or too old to swing on swings or make snow angels.  In one of his books, G.K. Chesterton says “the world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder.”  One reason I love working with kids is because they have not lost this sense of wonder.  They are fascinated by everything around them; and in working with kids I am given the opportunity to both keep this wonder alive in kids and to rekindle my own sense of wonder.
Interests:  I often wonder why it’s leaves that grow on trees instead of tigers and why the sky is decidedly blue instead of orange.  I have developed a habit of jumping in puddles and snow-banks whenever possible.  I find it entertaining to imitate llama sounds, to cake decorate, cook, knit, read and finger paint.  You might find me running off to explore places, going off to hike, bike, camp, or roller blade, and asking random people for their life stories.

Name:  Amy     Age: 25
School and Degree: Westminster College, Major: Elementary Education, Minor: Childhood Development
Experience: Newfound Harbor Marine Institute, 22 experiential-based years of life as a kid, 10 of which have been spent babysitting, teaching vacation Bible school, scouting, and laughing.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Facilitating the learning process is a unique opportunity I’ve grown to love. Kids constantly surprise me, making each day of work a chance to do something meaningful with my life and to enjoy instant entertainment. Mix in the chance to expose students to nature and it’s hard to even call this a job!
Interests: Dominating all air hockey challenges, being nature’s paparazzi, anything to do with the ocean and being crafty

Name:  Justin                Age: 30
School and Degree:  Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Sociology/Criminal Justice
Experience:  I’ve worked one on one with special needs children in school and home settings for five years and   two years as an adventure teacher at alternative education schools around Philadelphia.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy:  Working with kids reminds me of my childhood and the excitement and joy I felt when I learned something new or experienced something for the first time.  I enjoy helping out special needs children to have them experience new things and all the possibilities that life offers.
Interests:  Rock climbing, mountains, trees, new places and experiencing new things.  Looking at the moon and stars in the night sky while pondering how small our planet is in the universe and having fun!

Name:  Jessi    Age: 25
School and Degree:  St. Lawrence University, BA in Anthropology
Experience:  I’ve spent the last 20 or so years either in the girl scouts or working/volunteering for them.  I’ve also worked as an outdoor director as a summer camp, consulted for a company that does teambuilding and rope course activities, and taught at a science school in Connecticut.  In my spare time, I’ve wandered and backpacked through most of Europe, Kenya Ecuador, the northeastern United States and especially the Adirondacks.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy:  Kids are fun.  I’ve always been working with kids for 15 years now, on and off, and if I can find a way to hang out in the woods introducing and teaching kids about community and the environment forever, that’s what I want to do.
Interests:  In my spare time, I like to hike, wander, take pictures, sleep and watch for rainbows.

Name:  Stephanie          Age: 27
School and Degree:  Nevada State College, Environmental and Natural Resource Science
Experience:  I worked one year previously at Camp Grady Spruce in Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas as an Outdoor Education instructor.  I also have substitute taught in Las Vegas for a year and some, in Middle School and High School science classes.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: I love to teach science; I want to be able to share my excitement and enthusiasm for science with others.  I know in today’s world kids see science as a nerdy subject and only dorks really like it.  I totally and absolutely disagree.  To understand science is to understand the world that we live in.  I want to help kids have an excitement for science so they don’t gain the bad feeling towards it.  “Catch them young.” That’s what I believe.
Interests: I love reading and watching movies.  But on a great day you can find me outside either hiking or just chilling under a tree reading.  I love to be with friends laughing and enjoying life. :o)

Name:  Frank                 Age:  22
School and Degree:  St. Joseph’s University – Marketing, University of Metaphysical Sciences – Doctor of Metaphysical Science (in process)
Experience:  Outdoor education on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Why I Enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  If you live to learn you learn to live.  Life is about finding out who you are and how to become you dreams.  I love to provide an opportunity for kids to have a unique experience and perspective on education and to help them discover how to live their passion.
Interests:  Beauty, excitement, martial arts, new experiences, traveling, music, stimulating interactions with wonderful people.

Name: Matt                   Age: 24
School and Degree: University of Iowa, Biology and Spanish
Experience: AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member and Team Leader, Crew Leader for at-risk youth during summer residential program
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: Leaving the world a little better than I found it.  Also, I enjoy FUN.
Interests:  Badminton, Rock Polishing, Hiking, Whittling, Volleyball, Traveling, Camping, Being of Use.

Name:  Bip   Age: 41
School and Degree: Oregon State University, BS Liberal Studies
Experience: Corvallis Outdoor School Program, Educational Masters work: volunteer practicum/Westside Village Magnet School, diverse populations practicum/Early Start Program, Editor of Young Attitude (a child-written and –driven monthly publication), subject tutoring in multiple subjects
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: opening eyes to the teachable moment and making connections between classroom learning and the human condition allows me the opportunity to feel productive and make personal connections to my world. The outdoor school environment allows a bridge between sciences and the human role in the world. Children also keep me feeling young.
Interests: Music, art, literature, nature
 

Name: Aaron                        Age: 25 
School and Degree:  The University of West Florida, Psychology
Experience: 3 Years at Gulf Breeze Recreation Summer Camp.  
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  Be the change you wish to see
Interests:  Frisbee, Surfing, Good Music, Some bad music, Cooking & eating good food, promoting environmental conservation.

Name: Brittani               Age: 22
School and Degree: University of St. Thomas; Opus College of Business, Marketing, and Management
Experience: Taught Sunday School, worked in a 3^rd grade classroom in Montana, tutored at multiple after school programs, worked with college freshmen for two years as an orientation leader and then and orientation intern/coordinator. I also have extensive work experience with international students.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: Sometimes the youth are tricked into thinking they are powerless because they are young when the truth is quite the opposite. It is important to reinforce a sense of leadership and ability to change the world among the coming generations.
Interests: Baseball, hockey, fishing, snowmobiling, skiing, canoeing, playing my saxophone, enjoying music, cooking, baking, eating mass quantities of chocolate, learning new languages, and meeting friends at coffee shops.

Name: Alan      Age: 22
School and Degree: Iowa State University; Biology
Experience: two years as a Camp Counselor, two years as a Leadership Leader, one year as a Leadership Manager, four years as an Outdoor Recreation Outtrip Leader
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids: To promote individuality and responsibility within all.
Interests: Trees, books, canoes, pink tri-cams

Name: Sharon               Age: 24
School and Degree: College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University; Elementary Education with a minor in Math and French
Experience: Student teaching in 2^nd and 5^th grade, teach and coach Olympic style swimming, challenge course facilitator, Upward Bound Tutor
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: Working with kids brings me enough excitement and laughter to last a lifetime. I get a thrill watching them discover new things about themselves and the world around them. This is what keeps me pursuing such rewarding positions. I believe children learn the most from things they can experience for themselves, which is why I choose to teach here at High Trails.
Interests: I enjoy swimming, running, climbing, yoga, looking at the stars, camping, singing, Frisbee, canoeing… should I keep going? I can. J

Name: Dan                    Age: 20
School and Degree: I'm an Intern...
Experience: One year swim lesson instructor, three years summer camp counselor, extensive backpacking and biking.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosphy: I like working with kids because not only do I help them learn and grow, but I always learn and grow from my interactions with them. Combining education with being silly and getting dirty is a great way to reach the kids.
Interests: The woods, the mountains, snow, rain, skiing, sleds, tubes, music, dancing, animals, life, longboarding, skimboarding, mountainboarding, surfing, climbing, biking, playing, frolicking, fun, friends, High Trails, backpacking, exploring, wilderness, traveling, the unknown, history, cultures, science, education, kayaking, white water rafting, relaxing, spelunking, swimming, cliff jumping, artsy craftsy stuff.

Name: Ange                  Age: 22
School and Degree: Trinity University; Anthropology
Experience: Four summers camp counseling in Texas Hill Country (heading up the residential leadership program). Volunteering with the Boys and Girls Club.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosphy: Kids are funny. I live for the “aha” moment when kids learn something new. It never gets old and kids make life an exciting adventure.
Interests: Hiking, Swimming, camping, digging for rocks, reading, and enjoying life!

Name: Jamie                 Age: 25
School and Degree: Long Island University; Environmental Studies
Experience: The past two summers I have worked at camps as the Sports and Phys Ed instructor. I have also worked as an instructor for weeklong camps as an environmental instructor for a non-profit environmental advocacy group.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: I enjoy working with kids because they are the future.
Interests: I like baseball, longboarding, hiking, the ocean, music, and seafood.

Name: Kelly                  Age: 22
School and Degree: University of California, Irvine
Experience: Wildlife rehabilitator for six years at Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County. Biotech for two summers at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge where I monitored migratory water flow.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosphy: Everything is more exciting and new to kids. I love watching them and have new experiences and wonder what they feel with these experiences.
Interests: Birds, white water rafting, kayaking, painting, wildlife rehabilitation, watching old musicals!, climbing trees, eating chocolate

Name:  Bryan      Age: 29
School and Degree:  University of Colorado, Boulder.
Experience:  teacher, camp counselor, snowboard instructor, dive master, soccer coach, raft guide.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  Working with kids makes it easy to laugh and play and makes you feel like you did well at the end of the day.
Interests:  Outdoors, music, art, good books, fun people.

Name: Mitch                         Age: 25
School and Degree: Castleton State College, Political Science and Journalism, Minor in Art
Experience: Mitch spent four years as a Camp Counselor, one year outdoor education and a winter and a spring at Green Mountain Children’s Center as a class room Teacher. 25 years of love for the outdoors..  
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: The greatest education is nature. There is more truth in a sunset than in all the wisdom of mankind. Working with kids is the most fun, challenging and rewarding job out there.
Interests:  Skiing, art, running, music and books.

Name: Milt                                Age: 28
School and Degree:  Hope College, BA English
Experience: Milt taught high school English in Battle Creek, MI, trained teachers in Mongolia and taught at a hogwon in Korea before journeying to California.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Walls and adults tend to bore me. Nature and kids are fun to work with.
Interests: I enjoy ponies, unicorns, kittens and rainbows. Rambo is my hero. I am also intrigued by the idiosyncratic arrangements of twenty-six shapes guided by about five pieces of punctuation.

Name: Tynan                 Age: 23
School and Degree: James Madison University; International Affairs and Spanish
Experience: Six summers working with kids in residential/adventure camp settings, three as a wilderness trips leader. Spring season as a challenge course facilitator/environmental educator.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: Kids keep you young, honest, and active. They offer fresh perspectives and interesting ideas. “We don’t inherit the world from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
Interests: Whitewater kayaking, snowboarding, hiking big mountains, foreign languages, travel, chips and salsa, tracking dragons and other dragon related adventures.

Name: Drew                  Age: 22
School and Degree: University of Virginia, BA in Biology and History
Experience: Two summers with Camp Invention, various after school tutoring programs in Virginia, giving historical tours at Monticello and Sully Plantation to school groups and families
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: “The boys [and girls!] of the rising generation are to be the men [and women!] of the next, and the sole guardians of the principles we deliver over to them.” -Thomas Jefferson...mostly.  That and kids are just good, old-fashioned fun.
Interests: Running, reading, hiking, biking, frisbee, guitar, cooking and dabbling.

Name: Mary Helen         Age: 24   
School and Degree: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Experience: Served as an Americorps NCCC - Corps Member and Team Leader working on projects focusing on environment, disaster relief and youth development
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: There is no better way to contribute!  Kids are so much fun!
Interests: Hiking, reading, camping, cooking, drinking coffee, exploring and being around awesome people

Name:  Joe                Age:  21
School and Degree:  Shippensbug University of PA – Geoenvironmental Studies B.S.
Experience:  Eight years at Goose Pond Scout Reservation ranging from Nature Staff to Outpost Director and other positions.  Two weeks of National Camping School.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  Passing on my outdoor experience to as many kids as I can is the most rewarding responsibility and always makes me feel good at the end of the day.
Interests:  Reading, hiking, climbing, camping, so on and so forth.

Name: Will                                Age: 23
School and Degree:  Whittier College, Bachelor of Arts in History with a focus in Latin America
Experience: A native of New Haven, CT, home of the world's best pizza and birth place of the hamburger (if you don't believe me...watch the History Channel). I moved to California n the fall of 2004 to attend the same college where Tricky Dick (Nixon...) went. I studied history and art o the groove and played in bands such as "Trees Deep" and "The Voodoo Fix". 
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: I am nothing but a big kid myself and love to learn about the natural world and how to live happily and sustainably within it. Being paid to take kids on hikes in the San Bernardino National Forest is, quite literally, a walk in the park.
Interests: Playing and writing music, snowboarding, camping and hiking, waterskiing, actin' a fool, starting peaceful revolutions, driving school busses to music festivals.

Name: Natalie    Age: 28
School and Degee: California State University, Fullerton.  BA in Anthropology and Liberal Studies, minor in Philosophy
Experience: I worked for the City of Rancho Cucamonga as a site supervisor for adult and youth sports programs, helped run a summer camp and was a youth volleyball league director for three summers.  I worked at a sports cam run by two of my former teachers and spent this past summer at Camp Nawakwa.  I’ve been teaching throughout the past four years at Monte Vista Elementary in Montclair, CA as a long-term substitute, working mostly with small groups of students that were below grade level
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy: Kids are our future and our future needs positive energy.  I like sharing that positivity and teaching children how they can make a difference in their lives by staying positive and that they can have an impact on a larger scale by following something as simple as “The Golden Rule.”  If we can educate them about how life needs to be lived to preserve the planet with a little love, creativity and fun they will take that knowledge with them.  Kids make me laugh lots and always teach me more about myself.
Interests: Sunrises, sunsets, and being outside on a hike/walk during either.  I camp, snowboard, bake, write, paint, sculpt, and love swimming in the sea past the break.  I also travel and intend to spend the next few years wandering the world passing along that positive energy.

Name: Mark  Age: 85
School and Degree: Fitchburg State College; BA Professional Writing
Experience: I am fortunate to have hiked/camped/and backpacked throughout America for the past 20 years. Taught children ages 3-13 in Montessori settings for the past 6 years. Coached children in a variety of sports – hockey and football included, voluntarily since 1993. Former news and sports writer.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: A child’s enthusiasm, joy, spontaneity, and fun-loving attitude fuel my zeal for Outdoor Science Education. I believe all children deserve to stroll through America’s wondrous backcountry areas, learning firsthand about nature and the environment. Besides, kids are super-cool and awesome people!
Interests: Hiking, camping, backpacking, motorcycling, stick and ball sports, ice skating, skiing, and mountain biking; also known to hug (or try to) Giant Sequoias and other trees.

Name: Emily                  Age:  25
School and Degree:  Appalachain State University BFA: Painting and Printmaking
Experience: I have had a wide variety of outdoor jobs (as well as a few behind a desk!).  I am grateful for all of them, from being a camp counselor and Activities Director for the YMCA, to building trails in Arizona, to most recently, working as a naturalist and raft guide in Alaska.  I hope to continue working in Outdoor Education, collecting knowledge of diverse ecosystems in order to better communicate the complexity of the planet to both kids and adults.
Why I Enjoy Working With Kids/My Philosophy:  I enjoy using experiential outdoor education as a vehicle to communicate personal empowerment to youth.  Beyond the raw information we are handling, time on the trail and in the cabins can be profoundly transformative in terms of world view.  My hope is to collaborate with youth towards individual ownership of their choices, creative problem solving, and an awareness of personal, social and environmental impact.
Interests: I love getting out of there, getting my hands dirty, waking up outside.  From hiking to bicycle touring, back packing to rafting, painting to writing, reading to just being, I want minutes to mean something ad I want to be awake for them.

Name: Serena               Age: 25
School and Degree: New York University, B.S. in Communication Studies and Graphic Design
Experience: after school program counselor, lifeguard, 5+ years caring for children in NYC and various other places
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: “Live for the moment and never let the moment pass you by”.  I love the energy that kids carry with them and how contagious positivity can be.
Interests: swimming, hiking, arts & crafts, music, snowboarding, telling stories, cooking really great pescetarian food, laughing, never feeling old!

Name: Dan        Age: 32
School and Degree: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Experience: 11 years of teaching outdoor and adventure education in a variety of settings
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: They challenge me as much as I challenge them. They love to explore new things and get so excited about the simplest experiences. Their inquisitiveness keeps me on my toes and their enthusiasm helps me see the beauty in the world that many adults seem to have lost interest in.
Interests: The Outdoors and all the amazing things that call it home, walking, biking, reading, climbing, teaching, learning, laughing, camping and seeing things for the very first time.

Name: Elliot                     Age: 24
School and Degree: Denison University, emphasis in Religion
Experience: I have worked as a residential summer camp counselor with kids from 8-18. I am also a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School with a semester as an Outdoor Educator. For the last year and a half I've worked at a political consulting firm in Washington DC.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: I enjoy working with kids because I get the opportunity to share with them my passion for the outdoors and my interest in preserving it. Also...what better way to stay young than to be close to those that are!
Interests: Music, playing guitar, hanging out in the backcountry, the Chicago Cubettes.

Name:   Justin   Age: 32
School and Degree: Kent State University/English and Media Literacy
Experience: Boy Scout troops leader, eighth-grade Language Arts and Reading teacher, nature studies and bird walks trip leader for summer camp, previous High Trails instructor.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Youth is tomorrow’s hope.
Interests: Sushi, birds, anime, hiking, camping, traveling, snorkling.

Name:   Chelsea            Age: 22
School and Degree: University of Mary Washington/Art History
Experience: Babysitting (12 years), Charleston Museum education department (outdoor summer camp), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts education department, Czech Republic service/vacation bible school.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: I enjoy working with kids for the simple reason that I get to be as goofy as possible while teaching.
Interests: Frisbee, music, my new recorder, site-seeing, adventures, traveling, coloring, movies and food!!

Name: Jeremy               Age: 23
School and Degree: Johnson State College, VT/Outdoor Education
Experience: A lifer in the summer camp tradition of Frost Valley YMCA, led backpacking trips, rafting, canoeing, snowshoeing (at Ben & Jerry’s!). Trips all around the East. Taught percussion ensembles for school and camp groups in Vermont.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: You know what you love when you have to continually tell yourself, “I can’t believe I’m getting paid to do this!”
Interests: Getting funky, multi-tasking, schmoozing, riding any board I can get my feet on. Pretty much mountains, deserts and beaches… I love California. So hard!

Name: Nick       Age: 23
School and Degree: Franklin College/Secondary Social Studies Education: History, Economics and Sociology: content areas to teach.
Experience: Worked at my local parks and recreation department for 4 summers. Worked multiple youth football camps and functions. Grew up always loving and enjoying the outdoors.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: I enjoy working with kids because watching a child learn and grow reminds me everyday why I am in the best profession in the world.
Interests: Hanging out with friends, sports, movies, music, hiking, boating, canoe trips, camping, sitting around a campfire with friends, and anything else that allows me to spend time with good people.

Name:  Johanna            Age: 24
School and Degree: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, B.S. of Psychology in 2006
Experience: worked for a mental health agency conducting group and individual meetings in various school districts with students grades 6-12 as part of the Student Assistance Program, also babysat over the last year for 2 elementary-aged children.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: I enjoy working with kids because they bring out the childish side of me.  Watching kids explore and discover new things reminds me that life is an exploration and that it doesn’t have to stop just because you get older.  Children help inspire me so I can believe it is my dusty to create more opportunities for them to learn.
Interests: My interests include enjoying the outdoors, loving sunshine and blue skies.  I love being with friends and being a goofball.  I love music and dancing, trying new things and challenging myself.  I love coffee and chocolate ice cream!

Name: Steph     Age: 22
School and Degree: University of Vermont/Recreation Management
Experience: Babysitting, 3 years as Outing Club Leader at the University of Vermont, Wilderness First Responder.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Kids are carefree and will be themselves without worrying what anyone else thinks. They want to learn as much as they can about the world around them. I feel that kids are truly the future and I am super-excited to teach them how they can help protect the planet while having a lot of fun at the same time!
Interests: Backpacking, hiking, downhill skiing, eating good healthy food, hanging out with friends, music, animals, family, Disney and having fun outside.

Name: Eric                    Age: 24
School and Degree: Towson University/Business Administration
Experience: Lifeguard for 5 years, Wilderness First Responder, alumni of Costa Rican Rainforest Outward Bound, Fall 2007.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Not only can you teach so much to kids, but you can also learn a lot. In my heart I am still a kid who loves to have fun and laugh. The greatest feeling in the world is teaching a kid something new while also having a ton of fun.
Interests: Going on adventures, hiking, snowboarding, trying new things, learning as much as I can, traveling, playing any sport, comedy and laughing, and always trying to make other people laugh.

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Name: Ari                      Age: 22
School and Degree: Washington University in St. Louis/Environmental Studies and Marketing
Experience: Working as a camp counselor for both day and overnight camps, residential advisor at Wash U, STL Urban Corps, sustainibility committee.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Kids are our future.
Interests: Scuba diving, swimming, dancing, singing, playing piano, camping, reading, internet marketing, being outdoors, jogging, the ocean, and generally anything that involves laughing and having a good time!

Name:   Amanda            Age: 25
School and Degree: Concordia University of Wisconsin/Computer Information Systems
Experience: Program intern at Springhill Camps and outdoor education at Camp Lutherhaven.|
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Kids deserve better than video games.
Interests: I enjoy board games, sewing, sci-fi movies and trees.

Name: Evan                  Age: 23
School and Degree: University of Hawaii at Hilo
Experience: Lifeguard (6 years), lead and participated in conservation trips for spring break while in Hawaii, day camp counselor with YMCA for 3 years.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: I enjoy working kids because they brighten up my day. By teaching them about the outdoors I feel that I’m making an impact that lasts for generations.
Interests: Anything that gets my adrenaline pumping: surfing, snowboarding, climbing, soccer, football, rode a bull twice. I also love going to bookstores for hours on end.

Name: Emma        Age:  20
School and Degree:  Antioch College /(In Progress) Early Childhood Education.
Experience:  I have worked with Blind and disabled children education at the Clovernook Center for the Blind in Ohio for three years.  I also enjoyed working at an outdoor education camp called the Cincinnati Nature Center for three summers.  I also worked with children in an after school program with Family Service Agency for two years.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  I love working with children because their perspective on life is so refreshing and honest.  I also really enjoy how much fun I have when being silly and goofy while teaching.  My philosophy is learning by experience, when you get your hands dirty you really experience the outdoors for what it is.
Interests:  I love to cook and bake whenever I have free time.  I love bike riding, scuba diving, playing soccer, swimming, going to the ocean, gardening, reading and listening and dancing to music. 

Name:  Stephen       Age:  24
School and Degree:  Northern Michigan University; B.S. Environmental Science and Policy
Experience:  Spent a year at the Cincinnati Nature center as an education intern and camp counselor.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  Kids are hilarious!  I enjoy being able to hike in the woods and open kids eyes to the cool things going on in their outdoor environment.
Interests:  Playing guitar, skiing/snowboarding, mountain biking

Name: Chris                 Age: 28
School and Degree: University of Wales Aberystwyth, BSC Countryside Management, Post Grad Certificate in Education for Geography.
Experience: Oudoor Education intern-Sierra Nevadas, Adventure Director-Nova Scotia, Overseas Expedition Leader, Mexico, Venezuela, India, Geography teacher, Wales, England
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: The world is an awesome and diverse place.  I love sharing that with people.
Interests: climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, mountaineering, surfing and anything that is cool outside

Name: Bryan                 Age: 25
School and Degree: Purdue University/English education
Experience: Taught high school English and Journalism for 2 years and have been learning from nature and the world around me my entire life.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Kids are our future; to expand their horizons, to have them realize different perspectives and to open their eyes to the world around them will lead to a beautiful future.
Interests: Fishing, literature, sports, music, outdoor activities, family and friends.

Name: Tara                   Age: 24
School and Degree: Saint Michael’s College/Biology
Experience: Four years as Wilderness Program leader leading trips for college students in backpacking, hiking, kayaking, and snowshoeing, 7 years summer camp counselor and 2 years as program director for summer camps.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Life is supposed to be fun. Kids always like to have fun and that’s why I love this job! My goal is to mentor young people and guide them towards living healthy and happy lifestyles. I also want to help them realize the value of being responsible and active members of their communities.
Interests: Hiking, skiing, rock climbing, sea kayaking, traveling, music and dance, digging in the dirt and growing my own food, going on adventures with friends, cooking, being both near the ocean and the mountains and ultimate Frisbee.

Name:  Emily    Age:  23
School and Degree:  University of Mary Washington; B.A. English and Studio Art 
Experience:  University Orientation leader, Hemlock Overlook Center for Outdoor Education, multiple and various sundry camps and babysitting jobs.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy:  Working with kids means I get to run around the woods and act like a complete goofball having a great time everyday and call it work.  Kids teach us so much, I really think that the influence that kids have on us is equal to the influence we have on them.
Interests:  Photography, jewelry making, reading, fishing, arts and crafts in general, wearing ridiculous outfits, stargazing, board games/games in general, singing out of tune, and adventures.

Name: Lindsay              Age: 23
School and Degree: Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)/Parks and Recreation Management, Outdoor Education emphasis
Experience: Spent a year in between college (2006-2007) volunteering with Mennonite Voluntary Service in AmeriCorps in Fresno, CA, leading and assisting, river and outdoor education programs. As part of my internship in 2009, I led student field trips and activities for the Thorne Ecological Institute in Boulder, CO. After graduation, I spent my summer as an outdoor education field instructor for the Thorne Natural Science School in Boulder.
Why I enjoy working with kids/my philosophy: Kids keep my smiling and laughing which brings even more joy to my day. I enjoy learning from their fresh perspectives and watching the look of awe in their eyes as they experience something for the first time. Sharing love and respect I have for nature with children truly gives me hope and joy for the future.
Interests: Enjoying nature’s playground – any and all outdoor adventures. I also like stargazing, watching sunsets, listening to and playing music, chocolate, cooking, reading, world travel, and really, really like laughing! Smiling is the best.