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Risk Management Courses & Services
Risk Management Training, Consulting, and the Wilderness Risk Management Conference
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Prepare to manage risk in uncertainty
Risk is inherent in outdoor activities, but you can improve risk management practices and better manage uncertainty with the help of NOLS Risk Services.
All of our services are informed by decades of managing risk for our own global programs. Expand your risk management toolbox today and step forward with confidence.
Are you an outdoor professional looking for help designing or refining administrative risk management systems for your organization? Or looking for risk management training for your staff? Are you an outdoor enthusiast who would like to learn how to identify hazards and manage risk on a wilderness adventure? Choose a training to meet your needs.
Is your organization seeking external perspective on its programming or in need of advice on specific issues like staff training or emergency planning? Learn more about how we can support your program and contact us to get started.
This annual conference provides a forum for outdoor practitioners to learn and share common practices in wilderness risk management and to contribute to a culture of open dialogue among educators, leaders, administrators, students, and members of the outdoor industry.
Who we work with
Adaptive Programming
Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC), MOVE UNITED, No Barriers USA, Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL)
Camps
Camp Chief Hector YMCA, Camp Korey, Camp Oochigeas, City Kids Wilderness Project, Jewish Community Center Denver, Keewaydin Canoe Camp, Northern Youth Leadership, Teton Valley Ranch Camp, Tim Horton Children's Foundation
Colleges and Univerisities
ASI Cal Poly Pomona, Bates College, Eastern Washington University EPIC Adventures, Gonzaga University, Middlebury College, Northern Arizona University Parks and Recreation Management, Princeton University Outdoor Action, University of Chicago, Virginia Commonwealth University Outdoor Adventure Program, Wharton Leadership Ventures, Wyoming Catholic College
Conservation & Environmental Education
American Prairie Reserve, Conservation Legacy, NatureBridge, Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.
Government Agencies
Northwest Territories of Canada Recreation and Parks Association, Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association, US Navy Community Recreation
K-12 Education
Aspen Country Day School, Community School, Cranbrook Schools, High Mountain Institute, New City School, Sandy Spring Friends School, Steamboat Mountain School, The Athenian School, The College School, United World College of Southeast Asia
Resarch & Science-based Organizations
Polar Field Services, RPS Group
Service-based Organizations
Building Goodness Foundation, Mountain Gateway
Study Abroad & International Education
Global Citizen Year, Global Leadership Adventures
Wilderness Skills & Guide Services
American Avalanche Institute, American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), Exum Mountain Guides, Women's Wilderness Institute, Skagit Alpine Club
Risk Services Staff
Katie Baum Mettenbrink
Katie is the risk management …
Katie Baum Mettenbrink
Katie is the risk management director at NOLS. She has worked in outdoor education since 1999. Over two decades, she has held a variety of administrative roles at NOLS, chaired the Steering Committee of the …
Dave has been teaching for NOLS since 2000. He teaches all course types for NOLS Wilderness Medicine and Risk Services, and thoroughly enjoys it. Seeing students leave with new skills and feeling empowered to use …
Missy began her outdoor career canoeing the swamps of southern Louisiana. Tired of the hot, flat, and humid lands, she headed to Wyoming in 1988 and has called Lander home (or stored her stuff there) …
Allen started working for NOLS in 1987. Since that time he has worked at almost every location and area of instruction. He has administered NOLS programs in Mexico, Alaska, Teton Valley, and New Zealand. Always …
Anne grew up in Minnesota and began her career in outdoor education in 2004 as an intern for the Voyageur Outward Bound School. In 2009 she began working for NOLS and spent the next nine …
Nate began exploring rivers in 1988 and has been working, playing, and living on them every since. When not teaching or boating, he makes his home with friends and family in the mountains of Idaho.
Em Ledingham has worked as an instructor and administrator at NOLS. They have accumulated over 160 weeks of experience instructing hiking, mountaineering, whitewater, and backcountry ski courses, and have supervised faculty and risk management at …
José H. Gonzalez
José teaches Wilderness Medicine and …
José H. Gonzalez
José teaches Wilderness Medicine and Risk Management for Administrator courses. He is a Boricua, born and raised in Puerto Rico. José started his career in outdoor education in 1989 and has split his time between …
Kate began her career in outdoor education when she was 19. Over the past 23 years, Kate has worked in a variety of capacities in the outdoor industry. After years of working with a few …
Drew Leemon, director of risk management at NOLS, began his career in outdoor education in 1979 and has held his current position since 1996. Drew has published papers on wilderness injury and incident data, is …
Shari Leach has worked in outdoor and adventure education since the early 90s, starting as an assistant counselor in the Panda Bear Cabin. She has since worked for OB, NOLS, the United World College, Prescott …
John grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has been working in outdoor education since 1998. He has been a NOLS field instructor since 2007, and was the operations manager of NOLS Pacific Northwest from …
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