Our Team

Senior Leadership

Sylvia Watts McKinney
President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard Atkind
Vice President of Human Resources and Administration

Matt Hardy
Director of Safety and Training

Beth MacNeill
Chief Development and Communications Officer

Norman Mael
General Manager

Nikkida Tabron
Chief Education Officer

Staff

Jeremiah Albino
Kitchen Staff

PJ Andrade
Instructor

Cesar Arriola
Maintenance Technician

Anita Askew
Sous Chef

Dan Barberian
Deckhand

Andrew Bolte
Instructor

Delaney Branigan
Logistics Assistant

Vivian Braun
Corporate Volunteer Coordinator

Claire Bunn
Course Director

Jason Carpenter
Chef Manager

Elizabeth Castro
Instructor

Jeff Cegan
OBP Facilitator

Colin Clark
OBP Facilitator

Kenzie Coning
Development Events Manager

Devon Cooke
Associate Director, Institutional Giving

Jalen Corcione
Instructor

Peter Creighton
OBP Facilitator

Morgan Crosby
Instructor

Caitlin Deardorff
School Programs Delivery Manager

Joseph Denny
OBP Facilitator

Tessa Diehl
Course Director

Lora Doerfer
Associate Director of Discovery Expeditions and Professional Development

Jake Dyer
Manager of Building and Grounds

Carrigan Fain
Instructor

Kevin Ferrara
Maintenance Technician

Daniel Garber
Instructor

Ethan George
OBP Facilitator

Jamie Gness
Ferry Captain

Michelle Goldhaber
OBP Facilitator

Michael Hallstrom
OBP Facilitator

Brenda Hammerstrom
Event Sales Manager

Ellen Harris
Director, Outward Bound Professional

Alec Heilmann
Director of Island Operations

Jonathan Hislop
Director of Program Administration and IT 

Denise Holden
Director of Events Operations and Sales

Paul Hutchinson
OBP Facilitator

Sheldon Ito
OBP Facilitator

Madison Kartoz
Instructor

Maxwell Kelly
Lead Instructor

James King
Public Access Coordinator

Mary Kate Knight
Senior Events Sales Manager

Emma Kuehn
Development Coordinator

Logan Lagoa
Event Coordinator

Laura LeTourneau
Director of Development

Emma Levy
Development Engagement and Stewardship Coordinator

Caroline McCall
OBP Facilitator

Mike McGinn
Director of School Programs

Kristen Mich
Instructor

Matthias Mokros
OBP Facilitator

Kate Moreau
Programs Engagement Manager

Nicole Morrell
Director of Institutional Giving and Special Events

Isabel Nakisher
Course Director

Jonathan Nelson
Deckhand

Elizabeth Norcini
Programs Administrative Systems Manager

Arthur Pearson
Senior Advisor

Nelson Portillo
Programs Evaluation Analyst

Karen Ratcliffe
Lead Instructor

Laura Robinson
Development Operations and Database Manager

Kathleen Roche
Logistics Manager

Ellie Rosenthal
OBP Coordinator

Amanda Rudolph
Corporate Volunteer Program Coordinator

Yadira Sanchez
Housekeeper

Sam Sarkisian
OBP Facilitator

Katie Schmitt
Instructor

Emily Sienkiewicz
Director of Individual Giving

Barry Souza
Ferry Captain

Shannon Spellman
Human Resources Manager

Guy Staff
OBP Facilitator

Matt Tavani
Maintenance Technician

Mya Tavani
Challenge Course and Safety Coordinator

Lily Tilton
Finance Assistant

Tamara Velazquez
School Curriculum Manager

Lauren Vincent
Grants and Prospect Research Manager

Hannah Walford
Director of Content and Communications

Brian Walsh
Cook

Beth Webb
Instructor

Ariana Wermer-Colan
OBP Facilitator

Natalie White
Instructor