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  • Steve Hollenhorst - Executive Director
    B.S. Recreation and Park Management, University of Oregon;
    M.S. Recreation and Park Management, University of Oregon;
    Ph.D. Outdoor Recreation, The Ohio State University.

    Steve is the Department Head and Professor for the Department of Conservation Social Sciences in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho. Aside from his personal interest in mountain climbing and telemark skiing, Steve's research interests include environmental policy; parks wilderness and protected area management; community-based environmental education, and international protected area policy and planning. Email Steve


    Greg Fizzell - Program Director
    B.S. Forestry, University of Illinois;
    M.S. Forest Resources, University of Idaho.

    Greg began his career in the environment over a decade ago by working as a field forester and biologist in Illinois, Oregon, and Washington. Aside from trees, he studied neotropical migrant birds in the forests and on the prairie of Illinois and tracked Northern Goshawks in the pine forests of central Oregon. In 2001, Greg co-founded the University of Idaho McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) along with Dr. Steve Hollenhorst. Greg now manages environmental education programs for the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute in Moscow, ID and is Program Director for MOSS. Email Greg


    Sacha Jackson - Program Registrar
    B.S. Experiential Sports Psychology, Minors in Coaching and Health, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, New Hampshire
    National Outdoor Leadership School Graduate
    Vegetarian and Regional Cuisine 1-month program, Apicius: The Culinary Institute of Florence, Itlay

    Sacha is a native of Maine and has lived in McCall since 2002. The first 3.5 years of her McCall life were spent as a behavior therapist working with children with autism. When the program ended, her sense of adventure took her to Italy to study cooking. Upon return in the fall of 2006, Sacha joined the MOSS team as the desert chef. She rejoined the team in the spring of 2007 with a keyboard at her fingers instead of flour and frosting. Sacha enjoys volunteering for AWeSOMe (Adaptive Wilderness Sports of McCall), cooking, traveling, backpacking, dancing, climbing, singing Phantom of the Opera songs, running, and spending time with her family. Email Sacha



    Karla Bradley - Director of Education
    B.A. Studio Art and American Studies, Williams College;
    Prof. Residency in Environmental Education, Teton Science School;
    M.S. Conservation Social Science, University of Idaho;
    Ph.D. Conservation Social Science, University of Idaho.

    Karla teaches CSS565 - Instructional Methods for Environmental Educators. She is a Doctoral student in Conservation Social Science in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho. She has been working with the MOSS program since 2002. Karla has worked as a crew leader for the Student Conservation Association, a field instructor at Teton Science School in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, and led conservation service projects with the OutDoor School Alternative High School, part of Northwest Youth Corps. She loves playing music, biking and skiing. Email Karla


    Gary Thompson - Director of Operations and Leadership
    B.A. Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education, Brevard College;
    M.S. Conservation Social Science, University of Idaho

    Gary teaches CSS562 - Outdoor Leadership for Environmental Educators. Since 1999, Gary has been working as a wilderness educator, expedition leader and a university instructor. He has enjoyed working in both the United States and South America. His professional interests include risk management and leadership education. When not in school Gary instructs for the National Outdoor Leadership School and tries to spend as much time on the river as possible. He enjoys whitewater kayaking, telemark skiing, cooking on the grill and throwing sticks for the dog. Email Gary

    Lynne Westerfield - Community Development Coordinator
    B.A. Geology, Colorado College
    M.S. Conservation Social Sciences, University of Idaho

    Lynne moved to McCall in 2005 after completing a M.S. at the University of Idaho in Conservation Social Sciences. Lynne has B.A. in Geology from Colorado College and a background in outdoor and experiential education. For the past 10 years she had worked as a river guide and outdoor educator all over the world, most recently for the National Outdoor Leadership School. Lynne loves boating. She also enjoys biking, skiing, reading, writing and is now way into hockey. Email Lynne


    Adrienne Boland - Program Coordinator
    B.S. Conservation Social Science, University of Idaho

    Adrienne is a Moscow native that started out as an art major and turned to science. After a tour of many colleges in the west she came back to Moscow to finish her degree. She came to McCall to participate in the Graduate Residency in Environmental Education program at MOSS. She has completed two AmeriCorps positions through Friends of the Clearwater and PCEI, both of Moscow, Idaho. The last two summers have been spent monitoring Coeur d’Alene Salamanders in the Clearwater National Forest. She has a passion for learning and research and passes this along to all that she meets. Adrienne enjoys hiking, biking, rock climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding, skiing, knitting and art. One day she would like to guide women’s adventures. She hopes to continue her schooling and study salamanders or alpine ecology. Email Adrienne




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