Field Staff

Sam Adair

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Simon Beckford

Lead Instructor - Newry and Wheeler Bay

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.

Lyza Berg

Instructor - Newry

Pronouns: They/Them

Hometown: New York, NY

Started with HIOBS: 2022

Fun fact: Lyza has been cohabitating with a Begonia named Scarlet for the past several years, and they like to leave a small Scarlet propagation in every place they live. 

Barton Blankenship

Watch Officer, Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Hometown: Palmetto, FL

Started with HIOBS: 2008

Fun fact: Bart sailed 3 times to Cuba giving away baseball gear. The first time, 10 constitution trash bags of gear were confiscated by customs from his boat, but later donated to schools.

Courtney Boucher

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Annapolis, MD

Started with HIOBS: 2022

Liv Bray

Logistics Coordinator - Newry

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Washington DC

Started with HIOBS: 2021

Fun facts: Liv completed a LASH of the Appalachian Trail in 2022, and plans to return to thru-hike it. She is going to graduate school for a masters in outdoor education. She’s been hiking in 8 U.S. National parks but has dreams of visiting them all and becoming a “Triple Crowner”!

Tucker Brown

Lead Instructor - Newry

Sarah "eSBee" Buhlman

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

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 - Wheeler Bay, Big Pine Key, and the Bahamas

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. 

Julia Carleton

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Camden, ME

Started with HIOBS: 2003

Fun fact: Julia met her husband working for HIOBS!

Laura Carson

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Started with HIOBS: 2016

Wendy Cirko

Logistics Coordinator - Wheeler Bay

Dana Crane

Lead Instructor - Big Pine Key

Hometown: Brunswick, ME

Started with HIOBS: 2011

Fun fact: Dana plays roller derby.

Erin Cunningham

Instructor - Newry

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! 

John Donovan

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

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 - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: West Chester, PA

Started with HIOBS: 2022

Fun fact: Bird has never flossed!

Norm Greenberg

Course Director - Newry

Preferred pronouns: He/Him/His

Started with HIOBS: 1989

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Fun fact: Norm has been a semi-pro adventure racer for 7 years.

Emma Harte

Instructor - Newry

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Westwood, MA

Started with HIOBS: 2022

Fun facts: Emma played the role of a napkin in her 5th grade school musical.

Lucy Hayward

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

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!

Morgan Hinson

Lead Instructor - Newry and Big Pine Key

 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.

Susan Hoff

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay and Big Pine Key

Sam Juber

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay and Big Pine Key

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Ledyard, CT

Started with HIOBS: 2021

Fun facts: Sam is currently studying for a masters in Biological Oceanography in Kiel, Germany, and lives in a tiny house when she's not working for HIOBS!

Ben Knecht

Instructor - Newry

Deirdre Lacambra

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers 

Hometown: Born and bred in Portland, Maine; current town: Seattle, WA 

Started with HIOBS: 1989

Fun facts: Two truths and a lie: 1. I dye my hair white now 2. I ran my first marathon at age 44 3. My Whirley-Pop popcorn maker is my new favorite kitchen appliance 

Sophia Lacambra

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

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. 

Olivia Lord

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay and Big Pine Key

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. 

Dave Menges

Associate Director of Custom Programs, Course Director, Lead Instructor - Newry

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.

Maeve Merkle-Scotland

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Madison, CT

Started with HIOBS: 2022

Fun fact: Maeve can make a pb&j with a perfect ratio every time.

Rachel Milito

Course Director - Newry

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Cranston, RI

Started with HIOBS: 2015 

Fun fact: Rachel plays the tuba!

Kelsy Morganwalp

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Newry

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Started with HIOBS: 2009

Fun fact: Kelsy owns over 100 pairs of socks!

Chris Myrick

Instructor - Wheeler Bay, Newry, and Big Pine Key

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 - Wheeler Bay and Program Manager & Facilitator - Custom Programs

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Hometown: South Portland, ME

With HIOBS since: 1990

Fun Facts: Luke has have had the pleasure of working with several Outward Bound Programs including Northwest Outward Bound School, Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, North Carolina Outward Bound School, Outward Bound Peace-building, and Outward Bound USA.

Jorge Pardo

Instructor - Newry and Wheeler Bay

Anna Parker

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Newry

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Boston, MA

Started with HIOBS: 2014

Fun fact: In her free time, AP dances with an all-women's lion dance troupe.

Jeremy Reinertson

Lead Instructor - Newry, Wheeler Bay, and Big Pine Key

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

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Marissa Sanzone

Base Site Manager - Wheeler Bay and Big Pine Key

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Fairfax, VA

Started with HIOBS: 2019

Fun fact: Marissa has her Open Water Diver scuba certification and had the opportunity to dive a lot this winter while working in Big Pine Key. 

Drew Schmid

Lead Instructor - Newry

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.

Cori Shooter

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Preferred pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Belfast, ME

Started with HIOBS: 2021

Jack Soley

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay and Panama

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Hometown: Peaks Island, ME

Started with HIOBS: 1986

Fun fact: Jack discovered Outward Bound when he was shipwrecked on Hurricane Island in 1981.

Nora Spicer

Instructor - Newry

Hometown: Cambridge, MA

Started with HIOBS: 2012

Fun facts: Nora attended a Spanish bilingual school and loves backpacking in South America. 

Lydia Vanderburg

Instructor - Newry and Wheeler Bay

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.

Tara Watkins

Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Savannah, GA

Started with HIOBS: 2021

Fun facts: When Tara isn't working at HIOBS, she can be found making metal and ceramic art! She also loves hosting potlucks in different cities. 

Dan Wellehan

Lead Instructor - Newry

Tierney Weymueller

Instructor and Logistics Coordinator - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Hometown: Alvin, TX

Started with HIOBS: 2022

Fun fact: Tierney loves to put peanuts in her coke! 

Danny Wiggins

Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Hometown: Washington D.C.

Started with HIOBS: 2018

Fun fact: Danny is also known as the boat house elf! 

Peals Wrobel

Course Director, Lead Instructor - Wheeler Bay

Hometown: Buffalo, NY

Fun facts: Peals used to hitchhike a lot before getting her motorcycle and car. She’s still not a grown-up.