National Outdoor Leadership School - Index

National Outdoor Leadership School - Summer2008 - Index

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Contact the Alumni Office via telephone (800-332-4280)
or email (alumni@nols.edu) to find contact information
for any of your coursemates.
GRADS FROM THE ’70S
Beatrice Van Horne, MG 06/01/70, SIC 05/19/71
After five years as the wildlife research program leader
for the U.S. Forest Service, Beatrice is now the Ecosystem
Program Coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey.
She is married to John Wiens and has two daughters,
ages 17 and 22, both NOLS grads.
Jeff Biddy, FSR1 09/01/74, GTC 12/27/75
Jeff lives and works in the Tacoma, Wash., area as a
registered nurse in the Emergency Department. He
likes to enjoy all the PNW has to offer: skiing in the
winter, camping and hiking in the summer.
GRADS FROM THE ’80S
David Devore, AKW 07/15/86
David sells handheld GPS and topographic mapping
software. He and his wife just returned from a two-week
sea kayaking expedition in the Exumas. This summer,
he will compete in the 635-mile Newport to Bermuda
sailing race aboard the J44, Honahlee.
GRADS FROM THE ’90S
Kathleen White, AKW1 06/22/91
New resident of northern Vermont looking to explore
the state and neighboring Adirondack peaks. Give her
a shout if you're out there hiking: kwhite1@babson.edu.
Jon Rempe, SIC 08/05/93
Jon has been working at YMCA Camp Minikani in
Wisconsin for the past six years and is now the Senior
Program Director. He met his wife at Minikani and
on April 10 they had a baby boy.
Betsey Dalbeck, WSA 07/10/95, BRH1 07/24/95
Betsy is introducing her nature-loving 8-year-old son,
Benji, to NOLS through the Salmon River Family
Rafting trip this summer. She attended the Boston area
reunion this spring and is nearing the ten-year mark
since founding her consulting firm, Fresh Tracks, Inc.,
which combines her change management experience
with wilderness leadership skills!
Wachuka Gitahi, NOEP 08/98
JAMBO! to all the alumni of NOLS-NOEP, Kenya of
the class of '98. Wachuka is still residing in Kenya and
can be reached via email: wagitahi@yahoo.com.
Katherine Esther Steuart, FSB 09/27/98 and David
Eugene Overton PWS 06/10/96, BCS2 10/18/03
Katherine and David were married in Montego Bay,
Jamaica in April 2007. Although they went on different
NOLS courses, they shared many of the same instructors—Jon
Kempsey and Shari Kearney. They have
very fond memories of their NOLS experiences, particularly
sailing Drascombs through the Sea of Cortez.
The couple resides in Tacoma and are expecting their
first child soon.
Gabriela Eiris, WMT 07/22/99
Gabriela is a biologist studying the ecology of the
Giant White-tailed Rat, a native species of North
Queensland, Australia. She spends quite a bit of time
trapping rats in the rainforest and savanna woodlands.
Professional Training
GRADS FROM THE ’00S
Kathryn Altier, SAKR 06/07/02
Kathryn has married, had a beautiful baby girl, and is
working as a stay-at-home mamma. Her married name
is Atkinson, and she and her husband live in Canton,
NY. Her e-mail is kathrynatkinson84@yahoo.com.
Lauren Sayre, ADO1 06/23/98, FSW 09/12/03,
HBP1 05/04/05
Lauren graduated college a year and a half ago and then
traveled Europe. Last winter she was a snowboard bum
at Mammoth. She’s in Costa Rica traveling for five
weeks and then headed to Canada to lead whitewater
canoe trips for the sixth summer in a row.
Deborah Capozzi, BRE 07/08/04
Debbie will compete on the US Sailing Team at the
2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. She and her teammates,
Sally Barkow and Carrie Howe, are currently ranked second
in the world in the Yngling class. For more information,
updates on their progress, and sponsorship opportunities,
visit their website at www.team7sailing.com
Aislinn Doyle, BSC1 01/06/06
Aislinn will graduate in June with a masters in education
from Harvard. After graduation she’ll volunteer for
DON’T LET YOUR OUTDOOR PROGRAM
GET SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN A LAWSUIT
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Is your staff prepared to effectively manage a crisis when it arises?
If you run trips in the outdoors, you can’t afford to miss this.
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plan and prepare for the inherent hazards of taking people into wild places.
After training with us, you'll walk away with the skills and knowledge to apply
our strategies to your own program. Register now—you’ll be glad you did.
NOLS Risk Management Trainings: Hands-on sessions aimed at building
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Upcoming trainings (for complete, up-to-date information, see our website):
> Bend, Oregon: September 24–25, 2008
> Jackson, Wyoming: September 29–30, 2008
Register now: www.nols.edu/nolspro • (800) 710-NOLS ext. 3
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In addition to NOLS' regular course offerings, the school also provides custom
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