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Therapeutic Outdoor Programs
| Inspiring Change...By Nature. |
The New Vision Wilderness wilderness instructor team includes outdoor professionals with a diverse
array of professional and personal experience. They bring caring, empathy, and enthusiasm. They are
the core of our team!
array of professional and personal experience. They bring caring, empathy, and enthusiasm. They are
the core of our team!
| Interested in Employment with NVW? Visit our Employment Opportunities page. |
| Our staff have years of experience and are trained to help teens struggling with emotional, behavioral, or psychological issues. All leaders pass a background check. Each trip also has a certified Lifeguard and Wilderness First Responder. |
| NVW is operated by an experienced team! |
Wilderness Instructor Team
Joe Collins, BA Field Coordinator/Wilderness Instructor. Joe, a certified
Wilderness First Responder, graduated from the University of Minnesota
with degrees in Entrepreneurship and Spanish. He has been working
with teens for over 5 years as an instructor, athletics coach, Big
Brother/Big Sister mentor, and educational tutor. He enjoys
backpacking, biking, and learning and teaching about the outdoors. In
2009, Joe thru hiked the entirety of the Appalachian Trail, covering 2,200
miles in five months.
Wilderness First Responder, graduated from the University of Minnesota
with degrees in Entrepreneurship and Spanish. He has been working
with teens for over 5 years as an instructor, athletics coach, Big
Brother/Big Sister mentor, and educational tutor. He enjoys
backpacking, biking, and learning and teaching about the outdoors. In
2009, Joe thru hiked the entirety of the Appalachian Trail, covering 2,200
miles in five months.
Bob Bramlett, BSE Wilderness Instructor has been an LD/ED high school
teacher for 20 years. Bob teaches classes in science, mathematics,
health, study skills and social skills. Bob has been a weight room advisor
setting up individual work outs for football teams for over 15 years. Bob
actively solo trips the BWCA in his canoe. A wilderness instructor
specializing in primitive skills, Bob enjoys hunting with a long bow and
fishing out of his canoes. Exploring the wilderness has been a passion of
Bob's nearly all of his life.
teacher for 20 years. Bob teaches classes in science, mathematics,
health, study skills and social skills. Bob has been a weight room advisor
setting up individual work outs for football teams for over 15 years. Bob
actively solo trips the BWCA in his canoe. A wilderness instructor
specializing in primitive skills, Bob enjoys hunting with a long bow and
fishing out of his canoes. Exploring the wilderness has been a passion of
Bob's nearly all of his life.
Brian Williams, BA Wilderness Instructor. Brian Williams, a certified
Wilderness First Responder and father of six grown children, enjoys the
outdoors, hunting, fishing, hiking, and learning primitive skills. He has a
BS in education from Dr. Martin Luther College and taught grades 5-8 and
coached sports for twenty-three years. He has been a leader in the
Lutheran Boy Pioneers, does presentations for various youth camps,
trains educators in outdoor skills at Wisconsin’s Adventures in Outdoor
Education. His hobbies include fur trade era and Civil War reenacting
and volunteering at area historical societies.
Wilderness First Responder and father of six grown children, enjoys the
outdoors, hunting, fishing, hiking, and learning primitive skills. He has a
BS in education from Dr. Martin Luther College and taught grades 5-8 and
coached sports for twenty-three years. He has been a leader in the
Lutheran Boy Pioneers, does presentations for various youth camps,
trains educators in outdoor skills at Wisconsin’s Adventures in Outdoor
Education. His hobbies include fur trade era and Civil War reenacting
and volunteering at area historical societies.
Ben Van Orsdol, BSW Wilderness Instructor. Ben began his love affair
with wilderness leadership during a semester with NOLS and working
with youth in adventure rec. programs in California. Seeing a need for a
deeper connection with the youth he was serving, Ben moved to Idaho
and worked for a wilderness therapy program for two summers. After
realizing his calling, he moved back to Wisconsin to earn a degree in
Social Welfare. An Honors student at University Wisconsin- Milwaukee,
Ben also won the "Social Welfare Student of the Year Award" in 2009.
This will be his second summer with NVW. Ben enjoys cycling, sailing,
reading, fly fishing, collecting records, and busting a move on trail.
with wilderness leadership during a semester with NOLS and working
with youth in adventure rec. programs in California. Seeing a need for a
deeper connection with the youth he was serving, Ben moved to Idaho
and worked for a wilderness therapy program for two summers. After
realizing his calling, he moved back to Wisconsin to earn a degree in
Social Welfare. An Honors student at University Wisconsin- Milwaukee,
Ben also won the "Social Welfare Student of the Year Award" in 2009.
This will be his second summer with NVW. Ben enjoys cycling, sailing,
reading, fly fishing, collecting records, and busting a move on trail.
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Jenny Smith, BS Wilderness Instructor. Jenny, a certified WFR,
graduated from the UW-Madison with a degree in Human Development
and Family Studies and with a certificate in African Studies. She guided
youth with the Madison School and Community Recreation Department
for four years and also completed a term with AmeriCorps. Jenny spent a
year studying abroad and interning in Kenya, Africa. While in Kenya she
worked with an organization that focused on family reunification,
counseling, and education for homeless teens. She enjoys traveling and
submersing herself in new places and challenges, backpacking, canoeing,
dancing, star gazing, and sharing her passion for the wilderness with
others.
graduated from the UW-Madison with a degree in Human Development
and Family Studies and with a certificate in African Studies. She guided
youth with the Madison School and Community Recreation Department
for four years and also completed a term with AmeriCorps. Jenny spent a
year studying abroad and interning in Kenya, Africa. While in Kenya she
worked with an organization that focused on family reunification,
counseling, and education for homeless teens. She enjoys traveling and
submersing herself in new places and challenges, backpacking, canoeing,
dancing, star gazing, and sharing her passion for the wilderness with
others.
Jessie Gellings, BA Wilderness Instructor. Jessica has been with NVW
since the summer of 2010. She graduated from the UW – Stout with a
degree in General Business Administration. Jessie has worked as a
Nature Educator and worked with the Peace Corps in Panama for almost
three years where her work focused on sustainable agriculture and
community health and education. Part of her work revolved around
training youth to be peer educators for HIV/AIDS prevention. She has
spent time trekking, mountaineering, rock climbing, and rafting in
Colombia and Panama, and would like to explore as much of the South
American continent as possible during her life. She has a passion for
working with youth in the outdoors, and is a certified Wilderness First
Responder.
since the summer of 2010. She graduated from the UW – Stout with a
degree in General Business Administration. Jessie has worked as a
Nature Educator and worked with the Peace Corps in Panama for almost
three years where her work focused on sustainable agriculture and
community health and education. Part of her work revolved around
training youth to be peer educators for HIV/AIDS prevention. She has
spent time trekking, mountaineering, rock climbing, and rafting in
Colombia and Panama, and would like to explore as much of the South
American continent as possible during her life. She has a passion for
working with youth in the outdoors, and is a certified Wilderness First
Responder.
Dave Mosse, MA Lead Wilderness Instructor. Bio coming soon.
Amanda Mosse, MSW Wilderness Instructor. Bio coming soon.
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