Our Members are making an incredible impact every day through their work. Each month, we highlight a few of our over 2,000 Members from around the world through ‘Member of the Month’ on social media and on our blog. With Members in 28+ Countries, all with a unique experience and career in Experiential Education, there are so many stories we can't wait to share!
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Meet Bernie Rupe! Bernie(he/him/his) grew up in Oak Park, IL and now lives in Palatine, IL. Bernie is the Executive Director at Chicago Voyagers, a program providing Adventure Therapy services to low income youth of color. Tell us a bit about what you do at your organization. We provide... Continue Reading
Meet Bob Tremblay! Bob (he/him/his) grew up in Leominster, Massachusetts, and now lives in Templeton, Massachusetts. He is a Professor and Department Chair of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership at Greenfield Community College. Tell us a bit about what you do at your organization. I... Continue Reading
Meet Mitch Steffey! Mitch (he/him/his) grew up in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania (Ligonier, PA) and is now based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA. Mitch is the Associate Director of Service Learning and Community Engagement at the Chaminade University of Honolulu. Tell us a bit about what you... Continue Reading
Meet Allison Kirsch! Allison (she/her/hers) grew up in Upstate New York at the edge of the Adirondack Mountains. She is now based in Maryland just outside of Washington, DC. She is a Psychotherapist and Founder at Experiential Minds Therapy. Tell us a bit about what you do at your... Continue Reading
Meet Vishwas Parchure! Vishwas grew up mostly in a boarding school environment from age 6 to 16 and now lives in Pune, India. At the Experiential Leadership Institute, Vishwas's "title" can be summed up by, "whatever catches my fancy! I find I spend most of my time teaching some aspect of EE."... Continue Reading
Meet Christy Brock! Christy(she/her/hers) grew up and still lives in Cincinnati, Ohio where she is the Founder and Adventure Therapist at New Adventures Counseling. Tell us a bit about what you do at your organization. In 2017, after hitting road block after road block trying to start an... Continue Reading
Meet Rosanne Mistretta! Rosanne(she/her/hers) has lived in Philadelphia, PA for many years and now lives in Upstate NY. She is the Assistant Director of the New York State Master Teacher Program at State University of New York (SUNY). Tell us a bit about what you do at your organization.... Continue Reading
Meet Linnea Delucchi! Linnea(she/her/hers) grew up in Sacramento, CA and now lives in Denver, CO where she is the Events and Adventure Fundraising Manager at Big City Mountaineers. Tell us a bit about what you do at your organization. I am part of the development team, and run their... Continue Reading
Meet Wee Ling! Wee Ling (she/her/hers) was born and raised in Singapore and still currently resides there. Wee is a Specialist of Outdoor Education at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS). Tell us a bit about what you do at your organization. I curate experiential programmes to... Continue Reading
Meet Alex Thompson! Alex(she/her/hers) was "born in Guatemala and grew up around a few countries as my mom was a diplomat. Countries in Latin America, Canada, Europe and several states in the USA. I decided to make Vancouver, BC my home and this is where I am now." Alex is the Executive Director,... Continue Reading
Meet Steve Sassaman! Steve (he/they/ki) grew up in Selinsgrove, PA and is currently based in Philadelphia, PA. Steve is the Assistant Director for Recreation, Outdoor Education, & Wellness/ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Temple University. Tell us about... Continue Reading
Meet Jackie Spithill! Jackie(she/her/hers) grew up all over the US and now lives on the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Jackie works in Adventure based therapy and is a counselor in training at Pure Life Adventure, and is also studying at Prescott College. Tell us a bit about what you do at... Continue Reading
