A born-and-raised California girl, Becca grew up playing in the Sierras. She began guiding river, backpacking and winter trips as a student studying …
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Ben came to NOLS in 2006 as a New Zealand semester student after an internship that forced him to spend far too much time behind a desk. He returned …
Ben grew up on a farm in Missouri and has held a love for the land ever since. He has worked in outdoor education for 20 years, enjoying over half of…
Ben Urmston has been a NOLS instructor for over a decade, leading predominantly mountaineering courses though he has also instructed backpacking, cli…
Bernard Van der Lande is a General Partner with Cindat Capital Management, an institutional investment manager focused on cross-border alternative as…
A dream of guiding on the Yampa River brought Bethany to Utah 13 years ago and she is happy to call Utah home today. Bethany has worked in the outdo…
Bhaskar Bhat a.k.a Muggy is from Bangalore, India. Back in 2009, he was invited by a friend to try rock climbing in Hampi, inarguably India's boulder…
Bill Carr is passionate about the outdoors and sport. He is an avid skier (Alpine, Skate & AT), cyclist (road, gravel & mtb), hiker, and golfer. The…
Bill has twice been a student at NOLS, first in 1970 as one of Paul Petzoldt’s “come and pay later” students, and then again 46 years later in 2016. …
Brad Hirsch, MD, CEO, SignalPath, a Verily Company
Brad is the founder and CEO of SignalPath, a clinical trials technology solution that was acqu…
Best labeled as a general educator, Brandon has taught a wide variety of students ranging from 4th graders to college graduate students and adults. I…
Brenna came to NOLS in 2011 as a student on a spring semester in Baja (Mexico). She walked away from the course feeling inspired to spend as much tim…
After a 10 year background in adventure tourism, Brett became a NOLS field instructor in 2017. In 2021 he also added Wilderness Medicine Instructor t…
Originally from New York City, Brett has worked in outdoor education for close to 20 years. He spent many years unsuccessfully fighting an addiction …
Brett grew up playing in the backwoods, rivers and mountains of Oregon. Brett worked as a fisheries biologist, before becoming a professional guide. …
Originally from Portland, Oregon, Brett has been working in the field of outdoor and experiential education for over 20 years. He currently lives in …
Brett got his start in outdoor education at UC Santa Cruz where he developed a whole-hearted love of both the Sierra Nevada and teaching groups in th…
Brian majored in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He then pursued Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. Afte…
Living in P.A., Brianne fell in love with the outdoor education field in 2005 and has not looked back. Along her path, she combined her passions, ex…
Bronwyn grew up in a suburban town bordered by the foothills of Northern California. Her childhood was filled with tree climbing, tadpole catching an…
Bryan grew up skiing & hiking in the Pacific Northwest. During high school, he became a volunteer ski patroller on Mt. Hood and began his wilderness …
Originally from Brevard, NC he now lives in Colorado with his wife; has served in EMS since 2007; public service, outdoor education and leadership si…
Bryan Wall serves as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Interim CFO for NOLS. He brings nearly 20 years of experience with a bac…
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