Instructor Biographies

		Aaron Tudhope was born in Burlington, Vermont and has been actively fishing the Champlain waterways since he was seven. Since then, Aaron has become a fly-fishing guide for Schirmer’s Fly Shop out of South Burlington and guides throughout the fishing seasons always with success and a lot of fun. He also owns Vermont Fishing Reel Tuning and Repair as well as his own Trout To Tarpon Guide Company. In June, he led the fly-fishing instruction for VOGA’s 2006 Doe Camp and has also volunteered his time and skills as “The Fish Filet-er” for the 2006 Fish Festival in Grand Isle, Vermont. Aaron is most familiar with the Winooski, Lamoille, and LaPlatte Rivers as well as the Lewis and the Otter Creeks. He currently resides in Grande Isle, Vermont. Contact Information: Aaron@TroutToTarpon.com and (802)233-3530. http://www.trouttotarpon.com/
Photo coming soon!		Amy Butler has been connecting people with nature for the past 15 years. As an educator for The Institute for Social Ecology and Stone Environmental Schools of New England, Amy has been able to share her passion for the outdoors and the natural world with children and adults. If she's not birding, eating wild edibles, or tracking a river otter, you can find Amy working on her bow drill kit. Amy lives at the base of Spruce Mountain with her family and works with Earthwalk Vermont in Plainfield. amybutler@moomail.net
		Annie Brueck and her husband Jason are the Co-Founders of Siskin Ecological Adventures, a non-profit outdoor education and recreation organization located in East Charleston, Vermont. A certified American Red Cross CPR & First Aid instructor, Annie has 15 years experience working as an outdoor educator and trip leader. Although her work has taken her to California, Colorado, Iowa, Australia, and Latin America, the past few years have been a bit more settled. Annie and Jason live off the grid with their three young children Corbin, Cooper, and Sabine
		Bradley Carleton is Owner/Operator of Champlain Valley Guide Service which specializes in waterfowling opportunities in the Champlain Valley of Vermont. Bradley has been a successful waterfowl hunter for 28 years and holds four state calling titles. Bradley is also a monthly columnist for Outdoor Magazine and Northwoods Sporting Journal and is currently in the process of constructing an Outdoor Educational Curriculum for At-risk Youth. He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Katie, two retrievers and a cat.
		Brenda (Happy) Kerr Happy or Hap, as many people call her, is just that, happy! She earned her trailname early on the AT. While others were complaining about the cold, snow and rain, she just continued to have a great time! She feels the most alive walking in the woods with a pack on her back. She found her spirit on the AT and now knows her life purpose is to walk the earth. “The sensual stimulation of walking is my drug. It’s not so much about the beautiful vistas for me. I get a rush from the sight of wildflowers, the noise from a rushing brook, the smell of a spruce forest and the softness of a maple leaf between my fingertips.” Hap is the planner and the organizer. She will be the primary Guide on most of the trips. She is also a Structural Integration practitioner. She can help you become more in touch with your body and assist you in an exploration of your body wisdom as you hike if that is your desire. You may very well return feeling more graceful than ever! http://www.hikeu.com/
		Bridget Butler, Conservation Education Coordinator for Audubon Vermont, has been a teacher/naturalist for 15 years working throughout New England. She has worked for New Hampshire Audubon, Massachusetts Audubon, Stone Environmental Schools of New England, as well as, leading natural history snowshoe tours while working as a professional ski/snowboard instructor at Jay Peak. She is one of only two National Audubon Certified Teacher/Naturalists in the country. Her passion/obsession for birds is has grown tremendously over the past 5 years while working for Audubon Vermont. She finds that her newly acquired birding skills help her relate to the adult-learner and she enjoys connecting folks with the natural world through her love of birds. As a naturalist, Bridget also enjoys wildflowers, insects and exploring the natural communities found in Vermont. She does not have a “favorite” bird, although she considers the Nashville Warbler “hot”! www.vt.audubon.org
		Bruce Bennett: Captain with the Massachusetts Environmental Police with 25 years experience in Conservation Law Enforcement. Chief Instructor certified by the ATV Safety institute with 10 years of teaching experience and 20 years of experience riding ATV,s. Graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Licensed New York state Hunting and Fishing Guide, member of the Ruffed Grouse Society, Trout Unlimited. bbennett82@comcast.net
		Christina Bean has been hunting ten years, and loves them all. She hunts bow season, rifle season, and black powder season for turkey, whitetail, partridge (ruffed grouse) and bunnies (snowshoe hares). Christina says each one holds a place in her heart, as they are all different and exciting on their own merits. huntress_652000@yahoo.com
		Dayle Vance Goad has been a volunteer to VOW since Doe Camp's first year running! She has come a long way since her first woman’s camp. She has become a level 2 archery instructor and hunts with her husband. They bow hunt in the fall for deer, turkey hunt spring and fall with shot gun and both are Let’s Go Fishing Instructor’s. She and her husband shoot as a team in a winter archery league at Pelkey’s and enjoy 3-D shoots in the summer. dayle_vance_goad@yahoo.com
		Chas Salmon - My wife, Olga, and I live with our two sons on a small farm in Northern Vermont, where we raise vegetables and cut flowers for the local restaurants, and run a maple sugar operation. I grew up wandering these woods and waters, learning to outwit trout and bass, and tracking a variety of wild critters. This is my life long passion, and I take great pleasure in sharing what I've learned with others. I've been a professional fishing guide since 1995, and was named Vermont Guide of the Year in 1999. Phone 802-933-4616 Email: ravenrdg@together.com Web: www.ravenridge.net
		Heather Forcier is a native Vermont photographer focused on subjects in nature. One of the founders of the nature photography website, www.NatureScapes.Net, she serves many functions there, including Editor in Chief. Part of her work in photography has been assisting on photographic workshops throughout North America. She has been a photography judge for the American Birding Association and for the editor’s picks at www.NatureScapes.Net. Heather’s work has appeared in national publications such as Birder’s World magazine, WildBird magazine, Audubon magazine, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Yahoo! News and more. A collection of her stock nature photographs are available through the Associated Press: AP Images World Wide Photos. Her website is www.heatherforcier.com.
		Jack Rowell is our photographer and hates to have his picture taken. Please don't tell him that you saw him here. He has contributed his extensive skills to Doe Camp since the beginning and when you want a professional photographer you can't do any better than Jack. He's fun too, Visit his web at: http://homepage.mac.com/rowell1655/PhotoAlbum4.html
		Jessica Krebs has been fascinated with the outdoors since birth, often spending weekends camping and fishing with her mother in Michigan. Jess joined the Air Force at 18 and is now one of the few female SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) instructors. She has taught global survival skills to aircrew-members and anyone else with a high potential for going into combat. She has directed team-building (ropes) courses and prefers that relaxed teaching style over the old fashioned military style she learned under. So don't worry, she won't have you standing at attention, just smiling and learning! She's in Utah this summer. jess0krebs@excite.com
		Jim Chapman: Jim is a Doe Camp favorite. Always inspiring, kind and ready to assist you endeavors to learn. Jim volunteers his time in numerous shooting clubs throughout Northern Vermont and the Burlington area. He has instructed at Doe Camp since 2003. Phone: 802- 862-8037
		John Adler and his wife, Mary Beth own Eagle Forest Improvements Inc, a logging company with a forwarder and harvester. The have run this company for 12 years. As an instructor, John has done saw training all over the Northeast for 15 years. They live in Chester, VT. with their two daughters, Bethany and Emily. www.woodlandtraining.com
		John Kapusta - Recently retired Vermont Fish and Wildlife Warden where he was Hunter Education Chief for 18 years. He has 22 years as chief firearms officer for the State Game Wardens and was a Hunter Ed Instructor for 34 years in firearms, bow and trapping. John has been a competitive handgun shooter, winning national titles with his team in Police Combat Shooting. John is an avid hunter, angler and wildlife photographer. jwkapusta@pshift.com
		Karen Walkerman's adventures in mountain biking started at age 8 when she decided to take her Nishiki Blazer down a flight of stairs. After repeated stair assaults, the bike needed some repairs. Ever since this baptism by gravity, she has enjoyed getting dirty, taking things apart and having a good time. Karen worked for a few summers as a mountain bike mechanic with professional racing teams where she regularly worked 12 hour days, laughed so hard she peed in her pants and got dirtier than she'd ever been before. She now lives in Burlington where she works at a computer, but keeps a quiver of 8 bikes in the basement. kwalkerman@gmail.com
		Larry W. Hamel resides in Hardwick, Vermont. He is currently President of the Lamoille Valley Fish & Game Club and is a certified VT Hunter Education Instructor. He has been working with women's groups instructing muzzleloading for the past five years. He is a carpenter by trade and a hunter-tracker-competitive shooter-woods-man by choice. Phone: 802-472-6350
		Mark Wilde – is the owner and lead guide of Uncle Jammer's Guide Service in St. Albans, Vermont. Mark offers four season fishing trips and specializes in fly fishing. His programs include drift boat and canoe trips for fishing as well as nature watching. www.unclejammers.com
		Marty Simon - along with his wife Aggie own and operate the Wilderness Learning Center A full time outdoor school in New York State on the Canadian border. He is a nationally recognized wild plant expert. The Wilderness Learning Center is a full time outdoor school in New York State on the Canadian border. He also teaches programs in many other areas including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Connecticut, North Carolina and Vermont He has been featured in many magazine articles, newspapers, web sites and is probably the most quoted outdoors expert living today. Although his specialty is edible & medicinal plants he has been teaching wilderness survival for over 45 years. He has taught military forces in Canada, Europe and South East Asia. Every year he has students attending his programs from all over the world. He is a Licensed New York State Guide and he is the New York State Guides Association (NYSOGA) Director of Region 5, the largest region in area in New York. Wilderness Learning Center, 435 Sandy Knoll Rd., Chateaugay, N.Y. 12920 Phone (518) 497-3179 www.weteachu.com wlcwe@localnet.net
		Nova Kim and Les Hook have over 80 years combined experience hunting the woods and fields of Vermont for wild foods and medicines. We supply six high-end VT restaurants, a CSA for wild foods, and meet much of our own food and health needs with the fruits of our gathering. Much of our lives have been spent teaching and advocating for the woods and all the other beings. www.wildgourmetfood.com
		Paul Tice has been shooting competitive archery and bow hunting for over 15 years. He has been on the national pro staff for Precision Shooting Equipment (PSE) for six years, he is a certified Bow Hunting instructor for the State of Vermont and a certified archery instructor through the National Archery Assoc. www.pse-archery.com and www.pelkeysarchery.com Email: pgt5908@yahoo.com
		Paula Lee's interest in self-defense started 15 years ago through a Parks and Recreation-sponsored Karate program. She fell in love with the Shotokan discipline and the drive needed to succeed; she earned her black belt in 1998. She has since become a Certified R.A.D instructor for both basic and advanced self-defense and feels driven to advocate self-defense for both women and children. Paula teaches through the Shelburne Parks and Recreation Program and assists local police departments with their R.A.D classes.
		Richard (Dick) Bayer resides in Alburg, Vermont. He began shooting while at Notre Dame as a member of the NROTC Rifle Team. He a certified VT Hunter Education, Bow Hunting, and Trapper Instructor. He also is trained as an NRA Rifle, Pistol, Home Safety, and Personal Protection instructor and is also both a VT Hunter Education and NRA Range Officer. In addition he instructs Boating Safety and Snowmobile Safety for the VT State Police Recreational Enforcement unit. He frequently competes at the Pistol Matches at the Alburg Rod & Gun Club. He is a programmer/systems analyst/computer support professional for the past 30 years. Green Mountain Solutions, Inc., rjbayer@grnmtsolutions.com
Photo Coming Soon!		Robin O'Neill Wright - I am a Registered Nurse in my real life, working as a School Nurse in Lamoille County, VT. I attended BOW camp years ago in Craftsbury and DOE camp at Camp Abenacki last year and my favorite activity was orienteering. This drew my interest to Geocaching when I heard about it this last year. I got my GPS for Christmas and started searching for those hidden caches all over the state and I have expanded my search to other states. As of the 1st of July I have found over 40 caches and have hidden 2. That still puts me far behind many people who credit themselves with over a thousand finds. I helped organize Geocaching in our schools Sports For Life program and volunteered to lead the Geocaching class at the Jay Peak Doe camp. I am enthusiastic about the potential Geocaching has as a family or individual sport to get us out exploring areas of the state or world we may not know are there. Need an excuse to hike that mountain, try Geocaching!
		Robbo Holleran is a private consulting forester with 20+ years experience and currently manages approximately 45,000 acres. His specialty is public education about forest-related and environmental issues and is on the board of directors of several forest related organizations. Robbo brings a practical knowledge to advancing the art and science of forestry. He lives with his wife, six children and an extensive bonsai collection of native trees. www.nrff.org Email: Robbo@vermontel.net
		Ruth Holleran is a former teacher, now a stay-at-home mother who home-schools all her children. She cooks over an open hearth at Fort at Number Four in Charlestown, NH, and teaches children who come for the overnight program to churn butter, make stew and bread. She serves as many as 60 for supper and breakfast, preparing only what can be cooked at the open hearth. She has learned to make family foods over fire, and is eager to show at what a Dutch Oven can do.
		Steve Hardy received a BA in Environmental Studies from Johnson State College and graduate studies from UVM in silviculture. Over the past 25 years he has worked in the woods as a logger, equipment operator, timber buyer and forester. Presently he is owner and founder of Green Mountain Forestry which manages 35,000 acres in VT, NH, NY & MA. and founding director of Northeast Regional Forest Foundation. Steve is a certified forestry assessor for the Smart Wood program, and graduate of the Society of American Foresters Leadership Academy. He coaches Alpine Ski Racing and races himself, is a passionate salmon fly fisherman, and is raising 5 children with his wife Debbie. www.nrff.org Email: gmforest@sover.net
		Stuart Farina is the owner and lead guide for Dog Paddle Kayaks in St Johnsbury, Vermont. Stuart offers individual and group instruction, also guided day and overnight trips on the lakes and rivers of Vermont. His programs included all the safety equipment and gear you will need. He is also the kayaking instructor for Lyndon State College. Email: dpyak@charter.net
		Susan Morse is a nationally recognized naturalist and habitat specialist with thirty years of experience tracking and interpreting wildlife uses of habitat. She is an active member of the Western Forest Carnivores Committee and Northeast Carnivore Conservation Working Group and has focused her research activities on cougar, bobcat, black bear, and Canada lynx. Sue was the recipient in 2001 of the Franklin Fairbanks Award for her lifelong creative and dedicated service to enriching the awareness and understanding of the natural world among the residents of New England. Susan founded Keeping Track in 1994 and developed her procedures and techniques on six square miles of wild country surrounding her home, 'Wolfrun', in Jericho, Vermont. www.keepingtrack.org
		Sye Prim is one of America's finest game callers, specializing in turkey, goose, duck and coyote calling. He has over 45 years of outdoor experience.
		Wendy Brothers is the Director of Intramurals and Recreation at Johnson State College. Over the past five years she has been pursuing her masters degree in education with a concentration in outdoor education. She has professional certifications with the American Canoe Association, Wilderness Medicine Association as a Wilderness First Responder and most recently she was certified as a Leave No Trace Master Instructor with the Appalachian Mountain Club. Wendy is an avid hiker, biker and paddler and enjoys snowboarding during the winter months here in Vermont.