Category: Leader Profile

Meet the next round of fantastic leaders that will be heading out on adventures near and far this summer! This amazing crew will be leading our Costa Rica Mountains & Coast, Caribbean Service: Puerto Rico, Caribbean Service: Virgin Islands, and Maine Coast College Essay trips! Name: Peyton Whirley (she/her) 2026 Trip: Costa Rica Mountains &

It’s time to meet another round of our wonderful leaders! Here are our leaders who will be adventuring on both coasts with Northwest Mountains & Coast, Maine’s Downeast Explorer, and New England Mountains & Coast. Name: Morgan Dahdal (she/her) 2026 Trip: Northwest Mountains & Coast Prior Apogee experience: Caribbean Service: Virgin Islands ‘25 and Maine

Say hello to our amazing leaders who will be heading out on epic adventures on Alaska Mountains & Coast and throughout New England! Name: Lily Hatrick (she/her) 2026 Trip: Alaska Mountains & Coast Prior Apogee experience: Maine’s Downeast Explorer ‘25 and New England Mountains & Coast ‘25 Hometown: Brunswick, Maine School: Macalester College Certifications: Wilderness

Drumroll, please… It’s time for the second installment of Apogee’s Summer 2026 Leader Bios! Read on to learn more about the outstanding leaders who will be guiding our New England Mountains & Coast, Iceland Mountains & Coast, and Europe Coast to Coast! Name: Cleo Whitney (she/her) 2026 Trips: New England Mountains & Coast and Iceland

It’s that time of year! We’re ready to unveil our spectacular lineup of trip leaders for our 2026 summer adventure camps. Read on to learn about our Alps Explorer, Maine Coast Junior, Pyrenees Mountains & Coast, and Dolomite Mountains & Croatian Coast trip leaders! Name: Megan McKeown (she/her) 2026 Trip: Alps Explorer Prior Apogee experience:

Rounding out our 2025 Leader Bios are yet another amazing group of folks who will be hiking, biking, kayaking, climbing, stand-up paddleboarding, and rafting throughout New England. Without further ado, here they are!     Name: Kate McDermott (she/her) 2025 Trips: Vermont to Montreal and Maine Coast Junior Hometown: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York School: Colorado College,

From helping their Maine Coast College Essay students craft their essays to volunteering and adventuring on St. Croix, these four wonderful folks are in for quite the summer! Get to know them a bit more below!     Name: Cleo Whitney (she/her) 2025 Trips: Caribbean Service: Virgin  Islands and Maine Coast College Essay Hometown: Newton,

Presentando a nuestros líderes de las Costa Rica Mountains & Coast y Caribbean Service: Puerto Rico!     Name: Aria Heyneman (she/her) 2025 Trip: Costa Rica Mountains & Coast  Prior Apogee experience: Alaska Mountains & Coast ‘24 Hometown: Sheridan, Wyoming School: Wake Forest University, Class of 2025 Certifications: Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Swim Safety &

This next group of amazing leaders will be covering ground both on the east coast and out west this summer on our New England Mountains & Coast, Maine Coast Junior, Northwest Mountains & Coast, and Colorado’s Rocky Mountains trips!     Name: Aya Lewis (she/her) 2025 Trips: Northwest Mountains & Coast & New England Mountains

Our next batch of Leader Bios includes some amazing folks headed out to lead our Pacific Coast, Alaska Mountains & Coast, and New England Mountains Coast trips. Check them out!   Name: Lila Gilmer (she/her) 2025 Trips: Pacific Coast and Alaska Mountains & Coast Prior Apogee experience: Colorado’s Rocky Mountains ‘24 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee  School: