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Andrew Bobilya, Department Co-Chair

• Teaches courses including Administration and Management, Expedition Management, Whitewater Kayaking, Outdoor Living Skills, Challenge Course Facilitation and Current Issues in Outdoor Education
• Coordinates the Immersion Semester / Certificate in Wilderness Leadership and the Wilderness Journey for First Year Students (WJFYS) programs
• Has served as a program director, trainer, and instructor at various wilderness and adventure-based programs
• Current member of Board of Directors of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE) and a certifying instructor for the Wilderness Education Association (WEA)
• E-mail: abobilya@montreat.edu      Phone:828-669-8012 ext 3412
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Brad Daniel, Department Co-Chair

• Teaches classes in the Natural Science department as well as the Outdoor Education department
• Worked in the past as chairman of the Board for the Christian Wilderness Leadership Coalition
• E-mail: bdaniel@montreat.edu      Phone:828-669-8012 ext 3307
• View Brad's full profile on the Natural Sciences department page.

Dottie Shuman, Professor

• Teaches courses including Survey of Environmental Education Curricula, Environmental Policy and Law, Teaching Methods, Environmental Interpretation
• Developed a wilderness/science program called CLIMBE (Center for Learning and Investigation in Mountain Backcountry Ecosystems) at Montreat College
• Has worked in the field of Outdoor and Environmental Education since the late 1970s.  
• Some of her previous positions have included Park Ranger in Denali National Park and the C&O Canal in Maryland;  a Forest Interpretive Ranger in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the Wallowa-Whitman NF, and the Hells Canyon Recreation area in Oregon and Idaho; a downhill ski instructor Colorado; and Director of Environmental Education at Camp Greenkill YMCA in NY
• E-mail: dshuman@montreat.edu      Phone: 828-669-8012 ext 3405
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Dave Sperry, Assistant Professor

• Director of the Outdoor Education Department's outreach program, Backcountry
• Has worked at outdoor facilities in New Hampshire, New York, and North Carolina, including working with the North Carolina Outward Bound School and the Nantahala Outdoor Center.
• His current interests include the facilitation of outdoor adventure activities and the integration of leadership and worldview studies.
• E-mail: dsperry@montreat.edu      Phone: 828-669-8012 ext 3412
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 Ken Kalisch, Associate Professor

• Teaches courses including Philosophy of Leadership, Leadership and Group Dynamics, Wilderness Journey Practicum, Current Issues in Outdoor Education and Outdoor Living Skills
• Served for 30 years at Wheaton College as a teaching faculty in Christian Education and as a full-time program manager at the College’s HoneyRock campus in northern Wisconsin.
• Wrote a popular textbook for leadership training titled, The Role of the Instructor in the Outward Bound Educational Process (contact Professor Kalisch directly to purchase the text)
• E-mail: kkalisch@montreat.eu      Phone: 828-669-8012 ext 3405
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