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Outdoor Leadership Staff

Paul SternPaul Stern, M.Ed.

Coordinator of Lynchburg College Outdoor Leadership Program
434.544.8224 stern.p@lynchburg.edu

Please email, stop by, or better yet, participate in an outdoor pursuit with Paul in order to get to know him.

Student Staff Spring 2012

Melissa Monaco

Student Training Coordinator- organizes and develops staff trainings

Class of '12, ABOVE participant 2008
Wilderness First Aid Certified, Leave No Trace Trainer, CPR, AED
Co-Lead Facilitator: High Ropes, caving, canoe
Lead Facilitator: low ropes, games, initiatives, backpacking and hiking

Gibb Zea

Student Program Coordinator - oversees all off campus programs and trips

Class of '13
Wilderness First Aid Certified, Leave No Trace trainer, orientation to Cave Rescue Training certified
Co-Lead Facilitator: High ropes, caving, canoe
Lead Facilitator: Low ropes, games, initiatives, backpacking and hiking

Justin Owen

Class of '12 Outdoor Minor
Lead facilitator: High ropes, low ropes, initiatives, games

Billy Orndorff

Student GPS Coordinator - develops, maintains and creates Geo-cache trail programs

Class of '12 Outdoor Minor
Lead facilitator, High ropes, low ropes, initiatives, games

Britain McCullough

Student Challenge Course Staffing Coordinator - schedules and staffs challenge courses

Class of '13, Outdoor Minor
Wilderness First Aid Certified
Co-Lead Facilitator: low ropes, games, initiatives, caving, canoe and hiking

John Dwyer

Student Staffing Coordinator

Class of '14, ABOVE participant 2010
Wilderness First Aid Certified, Leave No Trace trainer
Co-Lead facilitator, backpacking, canoe
Lead facilitator, High ropes, low ropes, initiatives, hiking co-lead

Lauren MacLeod

Student Program Coordinator- oversees all "on campus" programs and trips

Class of '14, ABOVE participant 2010
Wilderness First Aid Certified, Leave No Trace Trainer, orientation to Cave Rescue Training certified
Co-Lead facilitator, high ropes, backpacking, canoe
Lead facilitator, low ropes, initiatives, games, hiking,

Peter Berry

Class of '14, ABOVE participant 2010
Wilderness First Aid Certified
Co-Lead facilitator, high ropes, low ropes, initiatives, games, canoe co-lead, hiking co-lead

Bobby Peterson

Student Challenge Course Facilities Coordinator - organizes, inventories, repairs and maintains course

Class of '15, ABOVE participant 2011
Wilderness First Aid Certified
Co-Lead facilitator, high ropes, low ropes, initiatives, games, canoe co-lead, hiking co-lead,, winter sports

Connor McLaurin

Student Equipment Co-Coordinator - organizes, inventories, repairs and maintains all OLP gear

Class of '15, ABOVE participant 2011
Wilderness First Aid Certified
Co-Lead facilitator, hiking co-lead

James Vaus

Student Equipment Co-Coordinator - organizes, inventories, repairs and maintains all OLP gear

Class of '15, ABOVE participant 2011
Wilderness First Aid Certified
Co-Lead facilitator, hiking, winter sports

Student Staff Responsibilities

The Lynchburg College Outdoor Leadership Program student facilitators train all year to offer experiential opportunities to the Lynchburg College campus and community. The students are required to have a 2.5 minimum GPA and uphold Lynchburg College's standards for student leaders. In order to obtain a specialist certification in a certain activity, facilitators must complete a specific training regimen and pass a written exam for that activity.

Lynchburg College Outdoor Leadership Program student facilitators love the outdoors - the people, animals, plants, rocks, and the relationships in and from the outdoor world. Although specific training and traditional education are important, student staff rely on experiential education and are excited to invite others to learn experientially through outdoor adventures.

Staffing Hours per week:

  • All staff agree to work a minium of 2 hours on a set schedule per week

Training includes:

  • Monthly staff meetings (Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.)
  • Leave No Trace Trainer Certification
  • Training throughout the school year
  • Lead programs with the coordinator and certified lead facilitators throughout the school year
  • Facilitating ropes course programs throughout the school year
  • One Advanced Medicine Course: Wilderness First Responder (WFR) or Wilderness First Aid (WFA)
  • CPR/AED

Individual Training:

  • Each staff member individually works towards becoming certified in an array of areas
    • Canoe; Kayaking, Stand-Up Paddle Board; Tree Climbing; Caving; Verticle Rope; Hiking; Backpacking; Campcraft
    • Challenge course Facilitation
      • Games and inititives; Low course; High course