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Sophia Rago

Sophia currently lives in Maine, and has been a travel nurse for over 5 years. She has been in emergency medicine since 2010 through various roles. She spends most of her time working in the emergency room or exploring different hikes around her area. Sophia loves to explore new places and says her highlight was …

Amy Bushell

Amy joined us in 2014. She grew up in the lakes region of western Maine, where she enjoyed all outdoor pursuits. Her early jobs included working for Maine Department of Conservation, Pleasant Mt. Ski Resort, and the Saco River Recreational Council. Amy has traveled extensively, including visits to Europe, North Africa, New Zealand, and a …

Alicia Marsh

Alicia is originally from a small town in Pennsylvania known for fly-fishing and its proximity to the Appalachian Trail. She grew up hiking, camping, kayaking and generally finding ways to get outside. Alicia recently moved to Colorado to enjoy its incredibly big skies and colorful mountains. She earned an undergraduate degree from Penn State University …

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Pieter Maes

Pieter discovered WMA while preparing for a stay with the North Carolina Outward Bound school in 1996.  Since then first aid has gotten to him and it stayed an important part of his life.  In 1998 he started as an EMT volunteer on a Red Cross ambulance and in 2000 he started as a professional firefighter - EMT. Currently he is stationed with the Brussels Fire Department. With a degree in teaching he is passionate about delivering different types of training programs to firefighters and the broader public. Besides first aid he is actively involved in delivering fire ground survival and live fire training programs to firefighters. Very often you will spot him carrying his camera and taking pictures in all kinds of situations. In the outdoors he loves to go skiing and sailing with his family. Hiking, mountaineering, bike trips,… are some of the things that are on the list as optional activities if time allows. 

Johan Hovelynck

Johan combines work as a process consultant with a specialization in outdoor training. His passion for experiential learning and the outdoors brought him to Outward Bound early in his work life. He lead groups for several European, American and African Outward Bound Schools and acted as a safety review leader for Outward Bound International. Johan took his first WMA course when working in North Carolina in 1989 and was part of introducing WMA’s curricula in Europe the following years. Keeping his focus on accident prevention during programs, he gained first-aid experience as an EMT. Johan was a member of the local cave rescue and rock rescue systems. He is an instructor in the state certificate training for caving and canyoneering guides (VTS) and a safety auditor for the Belgian federations for outdoor providers (BFNO) and adventure tourism (WANT).