Fun fact: If Sam could only eat one food for the rest of her life, it would be Annie's mac and cheese, specifically the white cheddar in the purple box.
Simon Beckford
Sailing Program Coordinator
Simon Beckford
Sailing Program Coordinator
Pronouns: He/They
Hometown: Clifton, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2011
Fun facts: Simon is a Photographer and Artist as well as a HIOBS Instructor, and enjoys personal adventures sailing a small dory on the coast of Maine or hiking and backpacking in Maine and Scotland.
Jonathan Bickford
Lead Instructor
Jonathan Bickford
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Kittery Point, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2012
Fun fact: Maine is the only US state to border one ocean, one country, and one other state.
Barton Blankenship
Lead Instructor
Barton Blankenship
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Palmetto, FL
Started with HIOBS: 2008
Fun fact: On the sailing part of his spring semester, Bart had a 10’ Hammerhead swim up to him and stop at 6’. He had a foot cramp and swam back to the boat with one leg looking wounded. Everyone cracked up when Bart got back in the boat because he swam so poorly.
Courtney "Beans" Boucher
Lead Instructor
Courtney "Beans" Boucher
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Tucker Brown
Land Program Coordinator
Tucker Brown
Land Program Coordinator
Sarah "eSBee" Buhlman
Lead Instructor
Sarah "eSBee" Buhlman
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: They/Them
Hometown: Marriottsville, MD
Started with HIOBS: 2012
Fun Facts: eSBee is a health teacher in Portland, ME when they're not working for HIOBS, and are currently in grad school for Public Health. They are finally fulfilling lifelong hopes of learning how to surf and mountain bike in the past couple of years!
John "Sockeye" Calogero
Lead Instructor
John "Sockeye" Calogero
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/his
Hometown: San Juan Islands
Started with HIOBS: 2011
Fun fact: Sockeye came up with the phrase, "It is only trivia out of context" while teaching some nautical detail.
Abigail Colby
Instructor
Abigail Colby
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Midcoast Maine
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact:
Erin Cunningham
Instructor
Erin Cunningham
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Weymouth, MA
Started with HIOBS: 2021
Fun facts: Erin enjoys spending time swimming, hiking, skiing, running, and anything else outside!
Kaleena Davis
Instructor
Kaleena Davis
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Palm Coast, FL
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Kaleena went for a swim in the Puerto Rico trench, the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean.
John Donovan
Lead Instructor
John Donovan
Lead Instructor
Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Hanover, NH
Started with HIOBS: 1976
Fun fact: John skippered a 35' sailboat on two short-handed transatlantic crossings.
Haley "Bird" Ferrer
Instructor
Haley "Bird" Ferrer
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: Bird has never flossed!
John Fisher
Instructor
John Fisher
Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: John is obsessed with Oreos.
Lucy Hayward
Instructor
Lucy Hayward
Instructor
Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Rockport, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2021
Fun facts: Lucy ran her first half marathon in Bhutan while she was studying abroad. Since then she has run two more!
Elliot Higger
Instructor
Elliot Higger
Instructor
Pronouns: They/Them
Hometown: Elliot is from many different places!
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: Elliot started Kayak Quinn, a project that generates access and community for LGBTQAI2S+ kayakers in Maine through free events, workshops, and classes:www.kayakquinn.com.
Morgan Hinson
Lead Instructor
Morgan Hinson
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Northern Wisconsin
Started with HIOBS: 2019
Fun fact: Like many Outward Bound instructors, Morgan looks forward to someday having a dog and a garden of her own. For now, she has four shared tomato plants and likes thinking of potential dog names.
Sheldon Ito
Lead Instructor
Sheldon Ito
Lead Instructor
Beth Jackson
Lead Instructor
Beth Jackson
Lead Instructor
Hometown of Bloomington, IN
Instructor since 2007
Fun Fact: Beth once had a dog that would steal Halloween candy and hide it under pillows. She never opened the candies so it was like getting presents all the time!
Sophia Lacambra
Instructor
Sophia Lacambra
Instructor
Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Started with HIOBS: 2021
Fun facts: Sophia studied Environmental Science at Barnard College and loves being on or as close to the water as possible! Some of her favorite activities are running, reading on the beach, and listening to and playing music.
Allison Lichtenstein
Instructor
Allison Lichtenstein
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Hanover, NH
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Allison's favorite animal is a highland cow (looks like a cow/ golden retriever mix!).
Olivia Lord
Lead Instructor
Olivia Lord
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Cambridge, MA
Started with HIOBS: 2021
Fun facts: Olivia will be sailing and rowing in the Race to Alaska for the first time this year (2022) with Team Sockeye Voyages! When she's not working for HIOBS, you can find her hanging out on oyster farms in Cape Cod or on SEA Semester tallships in the South Pacific and North Atlantic. Olivia is a huge fan of stargazing and cloud spotting.
Heyward Main
Instructor
Heyward Main
Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Charleston, SC
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Heyward has had the same water bottle since 4th grade.
Kayla Markwardt
Instructor
Kayla Markwardt
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Kayla can ride a unicycle (sometimes).
Dave Menges
Lead Instructor
Dave Menges
Lead Instructor
Preferred pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 1989
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Fun fact: Dave was an elementary school principal at an all-boys school in Richmond, VA for 17 years.
Chris Myrick
Burnt Island Program Coordinator
Chris Myrick
Burnt Island Program Coordinator
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Hingham, MA
Started with HIOBS: 2021
Fun facts: Chris loves being on his feet and working with his hands. Some of his favorite pastimes include pool, frisbee, hacky sack, and watching movies. When he's outdoors you can find him hiking and climbing in the mountains, cross country skiing, running along a park trail, or maybe even sailing a pulling boat!
Luke O’Neill
Lead Instructor, OBP Facilitator
Luke O’Neill
Lead Instructor, OBP Facilitator
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: South Portland, ME
Started with HIOBS: 1990
Fun Facts: Luke always bring a “spoon-tula” - a combination spoon and spatula - with him on course to capture every last morsel of food from bowls, pots, and pans. Food is fuel!
Anna Parker
Lead Instructor
Anna Parker
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: They/Them/Their
Hometown: Boston, MA
Started with HIOBS: 2014
Fun fact: In their free time, AP dances with a lion and dragon dance troupe in Boston.
Jeremy Reinertson
Assistant Program Director
Jeremy Reinertson
Assistant Program Director
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Springfield, IL
Started with HIOBS: 2018
Fun facts: Jeremy enjoys long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, poetry readings, and falling headfirst into gurgling mud pits. He has written three novels, which he holds close to himself like secret treasures locked inside a silver chest.
Nicki Ripple
Lead Instructor
Nicki Ripple
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Started with HIOBS: 2016
Drew Schmid
Lead Instructor
Drew Schmid
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Boothbay, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2019
Fun facts: Drew's favorite dessert is tiramisu and his least favorite animal is the leech.
Naman Sharma
Instructor
Naman Sharma
Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Himachal Pradesh, India
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Naman's name is a Palindrome.
Lydia Vanderburg
Instructor
Lydia Vanderburg
Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun facts: Lydia's favorite pastimes are reading science fiction, knitting socks, and messing about in boats. When not working, Lydia can most often be found lying on the ground, examining mosses and small flowers.
Dan Wellehan
Lead Instructor
Dan Wellehan
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Hometown: Newbury, MA
Started with HIOBS: 1997
Fun facts: Dan teaches biology during the school year, then migrates back to Outward Bound for the summer. When not doing either of those, he loves to juggle, run, mountain bike, and cook and eat good Mexican food.
Tierney Weymueller
Sailing Program Coordinator
Tierney Weymueller
Sailing Program Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Alvin, TX
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: Tierney loves to put peanuts in her coke!
Peals Wrobel
Lead Instructor
Peals Wrobel
Lead Instructor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 1976
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Fun facts: Peals used to hitchhike a lot before getting her motorcycle and car. She’s still not a grown-up.
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