Mission
We provide youth (ages 10-19) an experiential education along the rivers and canyons of the Southwest in an effort to promote personal growth, environmental awareness, community involvement, and teamwork among people of diverse backgrounds.
Emma Wharton
Executive Director
Megan Dwyer
Flagstaff Program Director
Christopher Franklin
Bookkeeper
Sequoyah Gagnon
Work Study
Alison Holland
Operations Director
Charlie Humphrey
Office & Volunteer Manager
Chantal Mosman
Assistant Director
Jordan Robinson
National Program Director
Troy Spinelli
Parks & Recreation Intern
Tory Syracuse
Development & Communications Director
Our guides are hand-selected for their skills and interest in sharing the natural world with young people.
When not guiding Grand Canyon Youth trips, they work as teachers, students, artists, conservationists, and healthcare providers, among other things. Given their sense of humor and ability to facilitate, we are proud to have such talented and conscientious guides leading our trips. Here are some of our dedicated river guides:
Stephanie Jackson
Tony Cola
Tyler Williams
Laura Chamberlin
Bryan Bates
Will Lytle
Jean-Philippe Clark
Justin Gallen
Cricket Rust
Max Andariese
Jak Kearsley
Madeline Friend
Caitlin Jaramillo
Sarah Smith
Governing Board
George Bain, President
Sarah Holcomb, Secretary & Treasurer
Ron Hubert, Vice President
Jenny Keim
Angela Keith
Oscar Landa Samano
Judith LeFevre
Eleanor McDonough
Tom Myers
Maraka Oltrogge
Robert Poirier
Scott Pettitt
Jon Streit
Marieke Taney
Dania Wilson
Advisory Board
Patrick Conley
Helen Ranney
Dave Stilley
Volunteers are essential to the work that we do
They help keep the warehouse working by checking tents, packing sleep kits, and tidying our gear borrowing room. Our volunteers also help out at local community events in Flagstaff and our Annual FUNdraiser, Rivers & Reels Silent Auction and Film Fest.
If you are interested in volunteering, please click here to contact to our volunteer manager.
- Staff
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Emma Wharton
Executive Director
Megan Dwyer
Flagstaff Program Director
Christopher Franklin
Bookkeeper
Sequoyah Gagnon
Work Study
Alison Holland
Operations Director
Charlie Humphrey
Office & Volunteer Manager
Chantal Mosman
Assistant Director
Jordan Robinson
National Program Director
Troy Spinelli
Parks & Recreation Intern
Tory Syracuse
Development & Communications Director
- Field Staff
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Our guides are hand-selected for their skills and interest in sharing the natural world with young people.
When not guiding Grand Canyon Youth trips, they work as teachers, students, artists, conservationists, and healthcare providers, among other things. Given their sense of humor and ability to facilitate, we are proud to have such talented and conscientious guides leading our trips. Here are some of our dedicated river guides:
Stephanie Jackson
Tony Cola
Tyler Williams
Laura Chamberlin
Bryan Bates
Will Lytle
Jean-Philippe Clark
Justin Gallen
Cricket Rust
Max Andariese
Jak Kearsley
Madeline Friend
Caitlin Jaramillo
Sarah Smith
- Board of Directors
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Governing Board
George Bain, President
Sarah Holcomb, Secretary & Treasurer
Ron Hubert, Vice President
Jenny Keim
Angela Keith
Oscar Landa Samano
Judith LeFevre
Eleanor McDonough
Tom Myers
Maraka Oltrogge
Robert Poirier
Scott Pettitt
Jon Streit
Marieke Taney
Dania Wilson
Advisory Board
Patrick Conley
Helen Ranney
Dave Stilley
- Volunteer
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Volunteers are essential to the work that we do
They help keep the warehouse working by checking tents, packing sleep kits, and tidying our gear borrowing room. Our volunteers also help out at local community events in Flagstaff and our Annual FUNdraiser, Rivers & Reels Silent Auction and Film Fest.
If you are interested in volunteering, please click here to contact to our volunteer manager.
Photo by Stephanie Jackson
