Employment
Each academic year Outdoor Adventures hires new student staff members to work in all program areas of Outdoor Adventures. Please review the Outdoor Adventures Hiring Information sheet if you are interested in becoming a part of the Outdoor Adventures Leadership Team. Once you are ready, visit the Recreation & Wellness Employment Page and complete an on-line employment application.
Meet Our Staff
Nathan Rector
Assistant Director, Outdoor Recreation Programs
Favorite Activity:
Depends on the season. I like it all.
Favorite Food:
Blue Bell Natural Ice Cream
Favorite Quote:
The best stories to tell are the hardest ones to make.
Alex Hauer
Coordinator, Outdoor Adventures
Favorite Activity:
Backpacking
Favorite Food:
Tofu Tacos
Favorite Quote:
Recreate Adventurously, for it nourishes the soul.
Shaine Middleton (Graduate Assistant)
Favorite Activity: Kayaking
Favorite Food: Chicken Fried Steak
Favorite Quote: I have not been everywhere, but it’s on my list.
Natalie
Favorite Activity: Running
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Quote: You do the right thing, for the right reason, without supervision.
Ian
Favorite Activity: Skiing
Favorite Food: Fried Rice
Favorite Quote:
Michael
Favorite Activity: Kayaking
Favorite Food: Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich
Favorite Quote: “It is better to risk starving to death than surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what’s left?” Jim Carrey
Monet
Favorite Activity: Kayaking
Favorite Food: Alfredo Pasta
Favorite Quote: “Doubt kill more dreams than failure ever will” Suzy Kassem
Abby
Favorite Activity: Kayaking
Favorite Food: Pepperoni Pizza
Favorite Quote: “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending” C.S. Lewis
Ben
Favorite Activity: Biking and Kayaking
Favorite Food: Chicken Alfredo
Favorite Quote: “Success- it’s what you do with what you’ve got” Woody Hayes
Austyn
Favorite Activity: Anything water related!
Favorite Food: Pasta
Favorite Quote: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return” Eden Ahbez
Emmanuel
Favorite Activity: Walking
Favorite Food:
Favorite Quote: “I try everything once”
Samantha
Favorite Activity: Rock Climbing
Favorite Food: Avocados
Favorite Quote: “The secret to life is to accept where you are in life and make the most out of it”
Kayla
Favorite Activity: Hiking
Favorite Food: Meat! But BBQ Ribs are a top choice.
Favorite Quote: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline” 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Leigh
Favorite Activity: Hiking & Paddleboarding
Favorite Food: Movie Theater Popcorn
Favorite Quote: “The world is changed by your example, not your opinion” Paulo Coelho
Julian
Favorite Activity: Backpacking
Favorite Food: Veggie Chicken Nuggets
Favorite Quote:
Ian
Favorite Activity: Backpacking
Favorite Food: Any food!
Favorite Quote: Welcome to Chili’s
Abu
Favorite Activity: Hiking
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Quote: Everyday is a second chance.
Tricia
Favorite Activity: Horseback Riding
Favorite Food: Strawberries
Favorite Quote: “Nicht alle, die wandern, gehen verloren” (Not all who wander are lost) JRR Tolkien
Ty
Favorite Activity: Paddleboarding
Favorite Food: Chili-Mac
Favorite Quote: “I go to seek a Great Perhaps. That’s why I’m going. So I don’t have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps.” John Green
Caleb
Favorite Activity: Rock Climbing
Favorite Food: Buffalo Chicken Wings
Favorite Quote: “It is our choices, that show what we truly are,far more than our abilities”
Elliot
Favorite Activity: Hammock camping
Favorite Food: Hibachi chicken with way too much white sauce
Favorite Quote:
Burke
Favorite Activity: Bouldering
Favorite Food: Chicken Tikka Masala
Favorite Quote: “Low Expectations. High Gratitude” – VENGA!
Michelle
Favorite Activity: Kayaking
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Quote:
Kylie
Favorite Activity: Soccer and hiking
Favorite Food: Costa Rican Pineapples
Favorite Quote: “May my heart be kind, my mind fierce, and my spirit brave.”
Alexander
Favorite Activity: Snowboarding
Favorite Food: Bojangles Fries
Favorite Quote: “Shake and Bake!” -Ricky Bobby
Sara
Favorite Activity: Running
Favorite Food: Raspberries
Favorite Quote: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball” -Patches O’Houlihan
Katherine
Favorite Activity: Rock Climbing
Favorite Food: Chocolate Ice Cream
Favorite Quote: Do it with passion or not at all.
David
Favorite Activity: Backpacking
Favorite Food: Sour Gummy Worms & Dr. Pepper
Favorite Quote: “There’s no substitute for just going there” Yvon Chouinard
Gillian
Favorite Activity: Climbing
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Quote: “The problem is not the problem, the problem is your attitude about the problem” Captain Jack Sparrow
Brenden
Favorite Activity: Backpacking
Favorite Food: Rainbow Trout
Favorite Quote: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Nelson Mandela
Quinn
Favorite Activity: Hiking
Favorite Food: Burritos
Favorite Quote: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once and a while, you could miss it” Ferris Bueller
Vanice
Favorite Activity: Binge watching Gossip Girl
Favorite Food: Spaghetti
Favorite Quote: “Tell me to forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin
Catherine
Favorite Activity: Soccer
Favorite Food: Dark Chocolate
Favorite Quote: “You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.” Lionel Messi
Logan
Favorite Activity: Climbing
Favorite Food: PB&J
Favorite Quote: “Do, or do not. There is no try.” Yoda
Emma
Favorite Activity: Horseback Riding
Favorite Food: Hotdogs
Favorite Quote: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”
