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Outdoor Recreation Consulting

Ph.D. Outdoor Recreation, Leadership, and Natural Resources subject matter expert
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Over 20 years of experience as a team leader, Outward Bound instructor, professor and Department Chair of an academic Outdoor Leadership Major. Served in a leadership and planning capacity for hundreds of non-motorized trips and expeditions

Experience gathered over thousands of field days. From instructing and guiding groups through remote backcountry forests, rivers, mountains, and deserts across North America, while covering thousands of miles by foot, paddle, pedal, and ski

Focus areas: Outdoor education program development, management, evaluation, and incident review. Situational leadership and decision-making, team building, and risk management of high-risk outdoor activities

Activity areas: Wilderness environments to the classroom, in-situ community-based education settings, whitewater raft and canoe expeditioning, multi-use trail construction & maintenance, camping and hiking programs, walls/ropes courses, and more

Rescue Swimming RiSwiftwater Rescue Training

  • Incident Review

  • Accident Site Review

  • Expert Witness

  • Attorney Support

​Independent expert witness reports for the outdoor recreation industry and litigation

 

Case analysis, review of depositions and artifacts, and site visits with the strictest confidence to develop and deliver independent professional conclusions

 

Expertise well-suited to translating the duty of care for outfitter, guiding, and outdoor education instruction services in high-risk settings

 

Locations include (but are not limited to) lakes, rivers, and whitewater, rock climbing sites, austere off-trail backcountry environments, and front country program areas​​ such as city and town parks, walking, hiking, and biking trails

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  • ​​​Outdoor Program Design

  • Risk Management Review

  • Instructional Design

​​​3rd-party independent reviews and recommendation reports

Assess and advise on program policies, operational procedures, and risk management guidelines for outdoor recreation high-risk settings 

Design or review outdoor education curriculum for collegiate and university outdoor programs, camps, and commercial recreation operators

Experience applicable to public and private schools, colleges & universities, non-profit organizations, and commercial outfitters 

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