Category: Leader Profile

That’s right – this next batch of Leader Bios covers folks hiking 10 time zones apart, from Spain to Maine to Alaska! Take a look at what awesome folks are leading our Pyrenees Mountains & Coast, Maine’s Downeast Explorer, and Alaska Mountains & Coast trips this summer! Leader Name: Sophie Blumberg (she/her) 2024 Trip: Iceland

This marks the second and final batch of Leader Bios for biking trip leaders and staff, with this post featuring the awesome folks working on our Pacific Coast, Cape Cod & the Islands, and Vermont to Montreal trips! Leader Name: Jordan Johnson (he/him) 2024 Trip: Pacific Coast Prior Apogee Experience: Vermont to Montreal ‘23, Cape

Two awesome sets of “tro’s” (like co’s, short for co-leaders, except a group of three!) are on tap to lead both our New England Mountains & Coast and Maine Coast Junior trips this summer. Learn all about them below! Leader Name: Karlee Taylor (she/her) 2024 Trip: New England Mountains & Coast and Maine Coast Junior

Our latest batch of Leader Bios introduces our Europe Coast to Coast squad to the Apogee world – and trust us: it’s an awesome bunch. Leader Name: Jackie Miller (she/her) 2024 Trip: Europe Coast to Coast  Prior Apogee Experience: Pacific Coast ‘23 Hometown: Westchester, Pennsylvania School: Bowdoin College, Class of 2025 Certifications: Wilderness First Aid,

Happy spring, Apogee world! The arrival of May means that the countdown to the Apogee summer is officially underway (36 days until Leader Training, for those of you keeping track) – and it also means that it’s time to start sharing our (incredibly qualified and impressive) summer staff with the world! Our first batch of

Our Costa Rica Mountains & Coast, Caribbean Service, and Maine Coast College Essay leaders will be busy this summer: surfing, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, volunteering, writing – the list goes on! We have an amazing crew of folks on tap to lead these great trips – learn all about them below! Leader Name: Charlie Ratner (he/him)

There are a lot of people that keep the Apogee-cog turning all summer, and this next batch of folks are some of the most important. In addition to our New England Support Staff team, we also are excited to introduce our Summer Enrollment and Administration Specialist and our Summer Housing and Warehouse Specialist! Leader Name:

Cue Phantom Planet’s California for this next batch of Leader Bios, which features our Pacific Coast and California’s Coastal Mountains teams (the latter of which will be heading back east to lead a session of our Maine’s Downeast Explorer trip toward the end of the summer, too)! California, here we come! Leader Name: Asher Brownstein (he/him)

The New Englanders among us can attest to how fantastic the cycle-touring options are through the Northeast, and this next batch of Leader Bios covers the awesome folks who will be exploring those Vermont backroads and Cape Cod Rail Trails all summer. Check ’em out! Leader Name: Kendall Hermanson (she/her) 2023 Trips: Cape Cod &

This next group of Leader Bios includes folks who will be covering a lot of ground this summer, from Iceland to the Pacific Northwest to Alaska! Read on to meet the leaders of our Iceland Mountains & Coast, Northwest Explorer, and Alaska Mountains & Coast trips! Leader Name: Hannah Straughn (she/her) 2023 Trip: Iceland Mountains and