Meet Our Staff
David Shurna
Executive Director, Co-Founder
Julie Ivker Dubin
Program Director, Co-Founder
Dr. Jeremy Dubin
Medical Director
Ben, Lily and Clara
Work-Life Balance Coordinators
Ryan K. Brook
Instructor
Bette J.S. Jackson, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jerome A. Jackson, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jose-Ignacio (Pepe) Rojas-Moscoso
Instructor
Phil Wittman, Ph.D.
Instructor
Peter Marchand, Ph.D.
Instructor
Amy Lerner
Field Workshop Coordinator
Brian Miller
Field Workshop Coordinator
Casey Fagre
Field Workshop Coordinator
Dorothy Lagana
Field Workshop Coordinator
Ed Shurna
Director of Group Management
Sarah Lynch
General Intern
Gina Curler
Cultural Anthropologist
Rosie O'Gara
Field Workshop Coordinator
H. Bruce Rinker, Ph.D.
Field Instructor
Jordy Oleson
Marketing Coordinator
Laura Portalupi
Leading the Way Intern
Matt Kareus
Director of Events and Special Projects
Santiago Lobeira
Field Workshop Coordinator
Shannon Smiley
Leading the Way and Hear the World Expeditions
Chris Frost
Instructor
Shannon Hatmaker
Field Workshop Coordinator
Jordan Lonegren
Travel Channel Media Program Manager
Angie Fuhrmann
Education Intern
Jo Anne Busch
Trip Leader
Megan Thomas
Trip Leader
Steve Yanoviak
Instructor
Aracely Rojas
Field Workshop Coordinator and Trip Leader
Kaitlin Dunn
Trip Leader and General Intern


