Jeff Dickmann (he/him) - Officer Since 2021

Jeff has been a youth development professional his entire career. Previous roles have included pre-school teacher, challenge course facilitator, and summer camp professional. Jeff’s guiding philosophy is to create memorable experiences and help develop life-long learners. His experience in challenge courses and camps have brought him across the country and back again working for camps and courses in three different states. Jeff earned his Masters in Adventure Education from Prescott College, Masters in Teaching from Whitworth University, and Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and History from the University of Washington. In his spare time Jeff enjoys playing kickball, collecting chess sets, and reading. Jeff owns an acre of land on Mars, he bought it on Groupon.

Jo linden (she/her) - officer since 2022

Jo has been facilitating experiential social-emotional learning in classrooms, on challenge courses, and in other out-of-school settings with youth and adults for over a decade. She now works to support facilitators and other youth-serving professionals to use experiential and relationship-based strategies to foster resilience and cultivate mental and emotional health through her training and consulting business, Linden Connects. Jo has a Masters of Science in Teaching, is a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and has studied impacts and responses to developmental trauma with Dr. Bruce Perry and Interpersonal Neurobiology with Dr. Dan Siegel. Jo is a seeker of delight, curiosity, and depth, and finds joy in connecting with the natural world, reading nerdy psychology books, and playing with her mini aussie, Rosie.

Liz Butler (she/her) - officer since 2023

Liz started working at summer camps in 2009. She started in the horse world but over the years developed a love for camp programming and challenge courses! She graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in Ecological Biology and loves being outdoors enjoying the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Whenever she has free time you can probably find her at the barn riding horses, taking her puppy on adventures, and just trying to #livelaughlove as much as possible!  

 
 

Taylor Ladd (she/her) - Officer Since 2023

Taylor first attended a NwCCN conference in 2015 after a summer spent running a challenge course program for teens at YMCA Camp Orkila. She has attended every conference since. Taylor grew up in the Seattle area and graduated from Western Washington University where she earned a degree in Therapeutic Recreation. A love for relationship building and the outdoors has influenced much of her life, and she continues to work at YMCA Camp Orkila as a Summer Program Director. 

 
 
 

The Northwest Challenge Course Network wouldn’t be where we are without the hard work of many officers through the years.

Past NWCCN Officers include:

 

  • Scott Andrews

  • Dan Ashe

  • Jamie Barrow

  • Rebecca Benjamin

  • Paul Bland

  • Alan Borgida

  • Pauline Cantor

  • Delt Clark

  • Chris Dalla Santa

  • Mike Daniels

  • Brian Daughhetee

  • Jonathan Gibson

  • Kelly Heusinkveld

  • Eric Jorgensen

  • Erik Marter

  • Jennifer Marter

  • Mitchell McWilliams

  • Matt Mostad

  • Jerry Neyland

  • Vince Perez

  • Nathan Pfefferkorn

  • Trudy Robbins

  • Cory Rossnagel

  • Don Schmuckal

  • Andrew Stone

  • Woods Stonecypher

  • Jenni Szendre

  • Kirstin Thompson

  • Karen Thornton

  • Joe Torrey

  • Kevin Trump

  • Christopher Turner

  • Steve Walker

  • Bernie Waterhouse

  • Jenni Weddle

  • Christopher Yucho

 

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