Sep 23, 2019
Shannon Palentchar is the Director of Admission of Summit Achievement in Maine. Shannon grew up in North Carolina and went on an Outward Bound course right after high school and it changed the direction of her life. She became a river guide which helped her to pay her way through college. Shannon was a field guide at...
Sep 17, 2019
Emily Fernandes is co-founder and executive director at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy. Emily grew up in Vermont and went to college in Maine. Emily started working in the field in 1995 at The Wilderness School in Connecticut and went onto work at Aspen Achievement Academy in Utah. She co-founded Open Sky Wilderness in...
Sep 10, 2019
Hilary Moses, Co-Owner of Solutions Parenting Support, has worked in the wilderness field since 2001. She has been a field guide and a therapist at SUWS of Idaho as well as therapist and clinical director at Pacific Quest. Hilary journey into the field began as a young person when traveling to wilderness programs with...
Sep 4, 2019
Joanna Lilley is the founder of Lilley Consulting, which is a therapeutic consulting practice that specializes in helping young adults (ages 17 plus) and their families. Joanna's journey into the field started as a young person when she would accompany her father to his work at a group home for adolescent boys. Her...