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
We are thrilled to introduce our first set of new Apogee leaders – though you wouldn’t know that it’s their first years working with based on how cool and impressive they are. Learn all about our New England Mountains & Coast, Maine Coast Junior, and Maine Coast Photo leaders below! Leader Name: Andrew Morse (he/him)
Our next batch of Leader Bios covers our Alps Explorer and Pyrenees Mountains & Coast leaders, and – spoiler alert – we think they’re preeeeetty awesome. Read on! Leader Name: Finnegan Keilty (he/him) 2023 Trip: Alps Explorer Prior Apogee Experience: Costa Rica Mountains and Coast ‘21, Costa Rica Language and Community ‘21, California Mountains and
Happy spring, Apogee world (and happy Star Wars day, of course)! The arrival of May means that the countdown to the Apogee summer is officially underway (39 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
Happy February, Apogee Universe! For us Mainers, February means we’re in the thick of winter and finally getting some good snow. Our office crew has definitely been taking advantage of the snow and getting out to downhill ski, cross-country ski, and even snowshoeing with an adorable one-year old (see the end of the newsletter for
We love our Apogee leaders and we know you do, too! Our leaders are always getting up to fun and exciting things between Apogee summers. We love hearing about the amazing things that they are doing after they leave Maine and we thought you might, too! Three of our favorite updates are featured below.
An (Amazing!) Apogee Alum Feature Rosie Perkinson, of Burlington, VT, was a rock star on last summer’s Alaska Mountains and Coast trip. What’s really cool about Rosie, though, is what she did after returning from Alaska. Check out this update, straight from Rosie herself! Rosie (third from the right) and her Alaska group in front