Meet our Staff


Grace Andrews
Class:  2013
Major:  Psychology
Hometown:  Columbia, MD

Certifications:  WFR, CPR/AED, First Aid, Lifeguard, PADI SCUBA

Interests:  Caving, Canoeing, Backpacking, Kayaking, Triathlons, Snorkeling, Climbing (Trees and Rocks)

A Favorite Quote:  "Courage is grace under pressure."  -Ernest Hemingway

Charles Brothman
Class:  2014
Major:  International Business
Hometown:  York. PA    

Certifications:  WFR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Rock Climbing, Surfing, Caving, Whitewater Rafting, and hanging in the sun.

A Favorite Quote:   “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” -Andre Gide

Pat Decker
Class:  2013
Major:  Psychology
Hometown:  Minneapolis, Minnesota   

Certifications:  WFR, CPR, Swift Water Rescue, Wilderness Water Safety, Life Guard

Interests:  Canoeing, Backpacking, Wilderness Therapy, Environmentalism.

A Favorite Quote:  "There is also, of course, one's internal mapless country - the pathless way. Towards this I navigate. It cannot be helped. It is the way of mind and spirit leading to the most intriguing, most powerful landscape of all."  - John Henriksson

Danielle DiPeppe
Class:  2014
Major:  Undeclared
Hometown:  Baltimore!

Certifications:  WFR, CPR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Horseback Riding, Running, Caving, Rock Climbing, Paddling, Backpacking

A Favorite Quote:  "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us."   -Marianne Williamson

Chad Fogle
Class:  2013
Major:  Undeclared
Hometown:  Fairfield, PA

Certifications:  EMT-B, Professional Rescuer CPR, WFR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Backpacking, Caving, anything that deals with the outdoors, and saving lives

A Favorite Quote:  "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."  -Morrie Schwartz

Quintin Gabler
Class:  2012
Major:  Chemistry
Hometown:  Camp Hill, PA

Certifications:  WFR

Interests:  Caving, candy, penguins

A Favorite Quote:   “Always be a little kinder than necessary.”

Brittany Graham
Class:  2012
Major:  English
Hometown:   Annapolis, MD

Certifications:  WFR, CPR

Interests:  Having fun in the outdoors!

A Favorite Quote:  "We are better than we know.  If we can be made to see it, then perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less."  -Kurt Hahn

Larry Hannon
Class:  2013
Major:  Accounting
Hometown:  Lexington, MA

Certifications:  WFR, CPR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Backpacking, Skiing, Caving, Canoeing and Cookies

A Favorite Quote:  “The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it."  -Theodore Roosevelt

Mary Kreke
Class:  2014
Major:  Chemistry
Hometown:  Frederick, MD

Certifications:  WFR, CPR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Rock Climbing, Hiking, Backpacking, Canoeing, Camping

A Favorite Quote:  "But tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun."  - The Beatles

Sam Maticka

Class:  2012

Major:  Theology & Youth Ministry

Hometown:  Ringwood, NJ     

Certifications:  WFR, LNT Trainer, EMT-B

Interests: sustainability, backpacking, paddling

A Favorite Quote:  “Boats in the harbor are safe, but that’s not what boats are made for.”  -John Shedd

Michael Neuman

Class:  2013

Major:  Accounting and Business

Hometown:  Catonsville, MD

Certifications:  WFR, CPR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Rock Climbing, Whitewater Kayaking, Mountaineering

Quote:  "I’m drawn to open country.  It’s where everything becomes clear, where the world makes the most sense.”  -Jeff Johnson, 180 Degrees South

Rachael Scarola
Class:  2012
Major:  Business (with a concentration in Marketing) and Italian

Certifications:  Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Learning, relaxing and enjoying the outdoors - climbing, canoeing, wake boarding, kayaking, biking.

A Favorite Quote:  “Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.”  -Ayn Rand

Kyle Wakayama
Class:  2013
Major:  Business
Hometown:  Manoa Valley, Hawaii      

Certifications:  WFR, CPR, Swift Water Rescue

Interests:  Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Skateboarding, Traveling

A Favorite Quote:  "Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves."  -Jean-Jacques Rousseau

 
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