Our Team

Senior Leadership

Arthur Pearson
President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Atkind
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration

Kevin Coleman
Chief Financial Officer

Beth MacNeill
Chief Development and Communications Officer

Nikki Tabron
Chief Education Officer

Staff

Cesar Arriola
Maintenance Technician III

J'Saun Bastien
Course Director

Jesse Boardman
Lead Instructor

Devon Cooke
Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships

Warren Davis
Connections Partner Coordinator

Lora Dorfer
Discovery and Expeditions Program Manager

Jake Dyer
Operations Foreman

Jay Esty
Island Programs Manager

Elizabeth Fersen
Development Events Manager

Steven Flaherty
Maintenance Technician I 

Shalese Ford
Systems and Evaluation Manager

Meredith Grabek
Senior Manager of Individual Giving

Kayla Grenham
Course Director

Ellen Harris
Director of Outward Bound Professional

Alec Heilmann
Bosun

Jon Hislop
Director of Program Adminstration and IT 

Denise Holden
Director of Events Operations and Sales

Rob Keegan
Lead Instructor

Laura LeTourneau
Senior Philanthropy Officer

Stephen Lin
Lead Instructor

Hilary Lucier
Senior Philanthropy Officer

Ashley Ney-Vollmer
Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Mya Markley
Instructor

Jennifer Novak
Director of Communications

Whitney Olesen
Programs Director and Senior Island Officer

Emily Pistell
Talent Engagement Manager

Lilli Plourde
Course Director

Laura Robinson
Development Operations and Database Manager

Sarah Swanson
Senior Development Officer

Laurel Wills
Logistics and Operations Manager

Melissa Wishner
Instructor