- The AEE Board of Directors
- Meeting Minutes
- By Laws
- The Carver Governance Model
- To whom should you direct your question? (Board? CEO? Staff?)
- Information on the Touch the Future Campaign
- Thinking About Becoming a Member of the Board of Directors?
- Board of Directors Only
Meet the AEE Board of Directors
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Christian Itin, President
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| Christian has been an active AEE member since 1986, attending his first regional conference in the spring of 1986 at Greenfield Community College in Greenfield MA. He has been actively involved in the Therapeutic Adventure Professional group including serving as chair and newsletter editor. He has served on host committees for regional conferences in the Northeast, Rocky Mountain and West Regions and has served on the leadership committees in two of these regions. This is Dr. Itin's third term on the Board and his second as President. He comes back on the board looking to enhance the collaborations of the organization within the many fields that utilize the philosophy of experiential education. Christian is currently a professor of social work at Humboldt State University, he is actively involved in researching and writing about the philosophy of experiential education, advanced facilitation of experiential methods and adventure therapy. | |
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Laurie Frank, Past President
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| Laurie Frank is a former public school teacher who has worked in the adventure and experiential education arenas for 25 years. Laurie is the owner/director of GOAL Consulting, working with school districts, camps, and non-profit organizations around the country to create environments where students, faculty, staff, and families are invited into the educational process. She is committed to playing her small part in school transformation, and looks forward to the day when “No Child Left Behind” is a distant memory. When not doing that, she roots for the Green Bay Packers. | |
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Drew Brennan , PhD, Director of Active Curriculum Colorado Rocky Mountain School Carbondale, Colorado (970) 963-2562 http://www.crms.org |
| Drew's steady involvement in the Association for Experiential Education since 1992 has helped him develop a rich community of colleagues and friends that have inspired and helped guide his development as an educator. He credits years spent as a canoe guide and instructor in Northern Minnesota as the spark that encouraged a lifetime in experiential education. He has since taught in higher education, worked as a therapist, and facilitated challenge and outdoor experiences, and conducted research in the field of adventure education. Drew has served on the regional council in the Northwest Region, convened a regional conference, and currently serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Experiential Education. Recently, Drew returned to the West, and is looking forward to exploring the Colorado Plateau with his family. At the Colorado Rocky Mountain School, a private co-educational boarding school on the West Slope of the Rockies, he helps to oversee a truly unique and exceptional experiential education curriculum. | |
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Tom Lindblade |
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| Tom Lindblade has been a Counselor and Experiential Educator for over forty years. For twenty five of those years he taught in and Coordinated the Field and Experiential learning Program at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn Illinois, and since retirement in 2000, continues to teach there in an adjunct capacity. He has led field studies which have taken students to fifty countries and many wilderness areas of North America. Tom is active on several Boards including the Association for Experiential Education, the Illinois Paddling Council, and Prairie State Canoeists. He is an Instructor/Trainer for the American Canoe Association and continues to train Canoe Instructors for various organizations. | |
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Andrew J. Bobilya |
| Andrew Bobilya, Ph.D. is currently an Assistant Professor and Co-Chair of the Outdoor Education Department at Montreat College in Montreat, NC, USA. His background includes serving as a field instructor, trainer and program director for various camp and wilderness programs. His current research interests include first-year college student transition programs, wilderness experience program outcomes and the intentional use of solitude in educational programming. He has served AEE in a variety of volunteer roles including the Heartland Region Chair and Council of Regional Chairs, Treasurer. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Kirsten and daughter Lilyanne. | |
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Jeff Baierlein
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| Jeff Baierlein has been involved with AEE as accreditation reviewer, regional treasurer, and presenter at international and regional conferences, and contributed to recent editions of Administrative Practices of AEE Accredited Programs and AEE's Manual of Accreditation Standards for Adventure Programs. With over 20 years professional experience in experiential education, Jeff is the past Executive Director of the AEE-accredited Boojum Institute for Experiential Education, served as Instructor and Course Director for Outward Bound, and has been Education Director with two outdoor education programs. Jeff holds a BS in Environmental Education and a BS in Human Development from Prescott College and an MS in Management from Antioch University. He does consulting and training with experiential education organizations worldwide and instructs for Wilderness Medical Associates. Previous to joining AEE's Board, Jeff sat on the Boards of Prescott College, Northwest Environmental Education Council, and Idyllwild Community Fund of the Community Foundation, and was a member of the Washington State Governor's Council on Environmental Education. | |
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Jennifer Payne, Secretary |
| Currently Jennifer is the Career Resource Center and Internship Program Director at Sterling College in Northern Vermont. Prior to her work at Sterling, and during, Jennifer traveled around the world twice with the Semester At Sea program. Before circumnavigating the globe Jennifer directed educational summer adventure travel programs for high school students at Windsor Mountain International (formerly Interlocken Center for Experiential Learning). A former Outward Bound instructor, summer camp director and a veteran world traveler, she has been an active member of the Association; currently serving as the Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Conference Scholarship Committee. Jennifer’s servant leadership began years ago when she served on conference Service Crews and Host Committees and then moved onto leadership roles, serving as the Chair of the Conference Advisory Committee and Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair of the Northeast Region Advisory Council. She is an American Red Cross first aid, swimming and lifeguarding instructor, a certified Professional Ski Instructor of America., and a connoisseur of chocolate. Some of her favorite past times are biking, backpacking, watching sunsets, and canoeing with her husband, Woody, and her son Luke. Jennifer has a B.A. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Geneseo and a M.S. in Recreation, Park, and Tourism Administration (with an Outdoor Adventure Education focus) from Western Illinois University. | |
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Mike King, Treasurer |
| An experiential educator for 30 years Mike is a kayker, backpacker, outdoor photographer and general sports enthusiast! A member of AEE since the ‘80s Mike has served on several conference committees, regional councils and now on the board. Actively involved with the Red Cross as an instructor for almost 40 years, Mike teaches almost 1,000 students to swim, be lifeguards, understand CPR, first aid, and canoeing every year. He has either taken or taught a swim class every year since age 5. A native of Georgia Mike is an ex-YMCA Director, Swim Coach, middle school and high school teacher and coach. With degrees in history, business management and physical education, Mike currently teaches at the college level and directs the Berry College Outdoor leadership Development program. Do not be surprised to see Mike and Catherine along with other members of the King family on the Maine / New Hampshire boarder in July or August as they are regular visitors. |
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Laura Levings
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| Laura Has been an active AEE member since 1991, attending her first international conference in Banff in 1991, she was 'hooked' after that. She has been involved in the Therapeutic Adventure Professional group doing both direct and administrative work within the field for over 20 years. Laura has served on host committees for both regional (Northwest) and National AEE conferences for the past 18 years. Laura has also presented at over 14 AEE conferences through the years. This is Laura's first term on the Board and she is looking forward to working with the Board, the different collaboratives within the organization and helping AEE with it's mission. Laura is currently a Coordinator for adventure and wellness at a school in Seattle and is also working as a private contractor facilitating youth and adult programs for both non-profits and businesses. | |
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Paul Shirilla Treasurer-Elect
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| Paul is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin- River Falls coordinating their Outdoor Education program. He enjoys watching future teachers learn how to utilize experiential methods in their classrooms and curricula. Paul has enjoyed the opportunity to serve AEE in a variety of leadership roles over the past 10 years and looks forward to continuing to move the organization forward. In his free time, Paul enjoys running, biking, and cooking with his wife, Amy, and daughter, Elizabeth. |
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Mary Pat Sullivan |
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| Mary Pat Sullivan is currently Coordinator for Highline School Districts Wasowitz Outdoor School in North Bend, WA. A graduate from Huxley College of Environmental Science (WWU) and Education at Seattle University, she taught in WA and New Zealand. Additional backgrounds are in insurance, business, and wilderness travel. Mary Pat adopted AEE as her professional organization in 1981 after discovering kindred spirits. Working with both Evergreen State College in the footprints of Willi Unsoeld and Washington State University 4-H Challenge (now Adventure Ed.) she broadened and deepened her growth in experiential education. Serving in various regional council and conference roles in AEE lead to being elected on the Board of Directors in 2007. | |
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Paul Limoges , ex officio
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| Paul Limoges is AEE's Chief Executive Officer. Paul comes to the association with a wealth of firsthand EE knowledge gained while serving as Global Education Manager and Heifer Ranch Director for Heifer International. He worked with Up With People managing global and experiential education programs worldwide. He also developed programs, managed exhibits and volunteers with the interactive museum about the world called Exploris. Paul also served on the board of the National Society of Experiential Education. Originally from Canada's Montreal area, in a small town called Ste-Anne-des-Plaines in the province of Quebec, Paul worked in the food industry with his dad and twin brother. He also completed degrees in Education and Psychology with a Masters in Human Relations Psychology from Sherbrooke University. He currently resides in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with his wife and three kids. He enjoys playing hockey, travelling and staying active by working out. |
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The Board of Directors uses the John Carver’s Policy Governance Model to guide their work. Please click on the link below to review a short article about this system of governance.
http://www.carvergovernance.com/model.htm
2009
2008
01/25/08 Meeting (pdf)
03/03/08 Conference Call (pdf)
03/25/08 Conference Call (pdf)
04/28/08 Conference Call (pdf)
05/14/08 Conference Call (pdf)
06/06/08 Meeting (pdf)
07/09/08 Conf Call (pdf)
08/18/08 Conf Call (pdf)
09/30/08 Conf Call Notes (pdf)
10/16/08 Conf Call Notes (pdf)
11/4-5/08 Conf Call Notes (pdf)
12/18/08 Conf Call Notes (pdf)
08 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Board of Directors (ppt)
08 AGM CEO (ppt)
08 AGM CORE (ppt)
08 AGM Treasurer (ppt)
2007
07 Annual General Membership Meeting (pdf)
07 AGM Presentation (ppt)
07 Annual Agenda Overview (ppt)
12/11/07 Conference Call (pdf)
Who to Ask - the AEE Board or the AEE CEO/Staff
Have an idea or concern? Here’s how to make it heard. (pdf)
Information on Touch the Future Campaign
AEE Touch the Future Campaign (pdf)
A Board of Directors managed fund
Thinking About Becoming a Member of the Board of Directors?
Information on joining the Board (pdf)
AEE BOD Job Description December 2009
General Board of Directors Job Description (pdf)
