Take a look at our 2007 leaders to get a sense of the strength behind our programs. A majority of staff return to lead again and many of the bios include staff member's history with Windsor Mountain.

All our leaders are at least 23 years of age, have experience working with high school age students, and are certified in first aid, CPR and lifeguard training. In June, our leaders participate in an intensive training program that has been developed over our 47 years of experience.

ADMINISTRATION

Richard Herman, Founder/Executive Director
Richard founded Windsor Mountain in 1961 as a project in international living, and together with a dedicated team of adults and student alumni, developed Windsor Mountain into a worldwide experiential educational organization. Richard has his BA in History, University of Massachusetts; Scandinavian Seminar for Cultural Studies, the International School, Elsinore, Denmark; MA. in Counseling and Education, Northeastern University; eight years teacher and guidance counselor, Sherborn-Dover, Newton, and Malden Schools (MA); ten years as Chairman of Windsor (NH) School Board; Board Member, Simon's Rock College, American Camping Association - New England Section, and the New Hampshire Children's Alliance. Richard has personally directed the International Summer Camp, Job Training Programs and various Windsor Mountain expeditions, as well as Friendship Camps in China and Israel. He served one term in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was recently chosen to be a member of leadership New Hampshire. Richard's many other interests include, playing old-time 5 string banjo, singing, tennis, piloting small planes, building and constructing projects, along with dreaming up new Windsor Mountain programs for the next year.

Sarah Herman, Director
Sarah is a lifetime alumni of Windsor Mountain beginning as a camper, then as an LIT, Windsor Mountain Student Travel participant and leader, and ISC staff member. She received a degree in Spanish from the University of New Hampshire, spent semesters studying at Universities in Puerto Rico and in Chile, and then traveled extensively in Cuba, Bolivia and Peru. After completing her Masters degree in Elementary Education at Bank Street College, while teaching Bi-lingual Elementary and Spanish in New York City public schools, Sarah is back at Windsor Mountain full time.  With support from a stellar team, she directs Windsor Mountain Student Travel and the International Summer Camp based in New Hampshire. (International Summer Camp '91-'97 Cuba Exchange '02-'03, Travel Program Manager '04, '05, Organizational Director '06, '07.)

Angus Whyte: Student Travel Program Coordinator
The Windsor Mountain team is thrilled to welcome Angus Whyte to the full time staff. He will join Dianna to launch the Student Travel programs for this summer. Angus has worked with Windsor Mountain since 1997; he led too many Windsor Mountain Traveling Theatre programs to count, joined us for the epic Lord Of the Rings Theatre Festival in 2003 and has worn many other hats around the campus including resident yoga instructor, one on one shadow, and our Master of Ceremonies, "Experiential Ed". Angus is a graduate of the Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake CA. He has worked extensively in Theatre and Theatre Education in his hometown of Atlanta, GA, and at various places around the USA. In addition to being active in the theatrical world, Angus is an avid cyclist, hip-hop advocate and spaghetti eater. Having recently finished a three-year stint working for the Frantz Lab at the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at Georgia State University, Angus is happy to be leaving immunocytochemistry, autoradiography, and the study of receptor proteins back at the lab for a while. Angus just arrived in Windsor NH with his wife Marjorie and delightful one-year old daughter, Vidalia.

Marjorie Whyte: Travel Program Administrator
This is Marjorie’s first year with Windsor Mountain Student Travel, and she is not only the assistant to the director, Angus Whyte, but she is also his wife.  Together they are the proud and enthusiastic parents of the 21 month old force of nature, Ms. Lena “Vidalia” Whyte.  Together they coordinate the travel programs from Atlanta, GA.  But before all of Marjorie’s dreams came true, she grew up in rural, central Alabama where she spent most of her summers exploring nature trails, gardening, learning various water sports, and outdoor motocross racing with her grandparents and extended family. (Her parents were working!) This is where she discovered that chicken does not come in a plastic package at the supermarket, some sticks on the ground move and should not be touched, and how to do a “proper” tick check!  She later attended Auburn University, studying Liberal Arts and Communications, and upon the request of her roommates relocated to Atlanta, GA in 1993.  She spent most of her twenties exploring Morocco, Europe, and scuba diving any hot spot in the Caribbean she could find.  She has even dove Jacques Cousteau’s Blue Hole off the coast of Belize.  She then slowed down a little bit, and noticing she was without a family to care for, decided to become a Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse.   She then spent 7 years caring not only for mother and child, but also the entire family with all aspects of prenatal, antenatal, and postnatal care.  Then she met Angus, they have their family, and she is living her “Hybrid Mom” dream come true.           

SUMMER TRAVEL STAFF - 2007

BRIDGE CARIBBEAN

Brendon Gawel
Brendon Gawel used to get in trouble in school for not sitting still. He still has a problem with that. Luckily he's found creative avenues for this habit. Since graduating from The University of the Arts with a degree in Acting, Brendon has been an actor in over 30 productions in Philadelphia. He's also toured the United States three times, helped run a show in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, Visited his distant relatives in Ireland, and toured California, Oregon, Italy, Spain, France, and New England with 4 previous Windsor Mountain Student Travel programs! In the past year alone, Brendon has eaten fire at his best friend's wedding, learned to play the mandolin, danced with a bottle balanced on his head at bar mitzvahs, performed acrobatics in green spandex, and founded his own outdoor physical theatre company, Ombelico Mask Ensemble. A proud Eagle Scout, Brendon enjoys the unique challenge of traveling lightly and living with an eye towards one's impact on the earth. (New England Traveling Theatre 03, European Traveling Theatre '04 and '05, California Traveling Theatre '06, Science Fair Winner '92)

Kent DePinto
A former tent-unit LUC, Kent will be missing base camp very much but is incredibly excited to spend her third year at Windsor Mountain taking on a new adventure. She graduated in May 2005 from the American University in Washington DC, majoring in International Relations and Spanish. When shes' not defending the honor of the Garden State, Kent can be found in the wilderness of TriBeCa, NYC, where she works as a producer for a documentary film company. This year she attended the Sundance Film festival with a documentary about Mexican immigration in Arizona. She gladly welcomes gifts of sour candy and is a hip-hop enthusiast. One of her goals for the summer is to learn how to whistle in Spanish. (Project Mexico '06; Summer Camp '05)

BRIDGE PERU

Jim Whitmore
Jim is always trying to meet interesting people and go to interesting places to keep him excited about life and the world around him. This can be seen in his wide travels that include studying world views in a rural school in Jamaica, five months in Austria exploring European culture, and his most recent five years teaching at different schools in Honduras. This 2000 graduate from Ball State University hopes to work with Windsor Mountain for a few summers and then pursue his Masters Degree in International and Comparative Education. He enjoys hiking and camping, kayaking, scuba diving, and loves photography. This will be James' fourth program with Windsor Mountain (RAK '03, LIA-Bequia '04,'05). With last summer off to study, Jim wants to return in order get back to WMI and get to know another great adventurous group.

Katie Colby
Katie is excited to help students improve their Spanish language and learn about la cultura Peruana. Katie began working with kids as a camp counselor and horseback-riding instructor in the United States, and continued these activities abroad when she spent her junior year of college studying in France. Katie received her B.A. in Cultural Area Studies from the College of Wooster, in Ohio and her M.A. in Intercultural Relations from Antioch University McGregor in Ohio. For the last seven years she has developed and led international education programs for college, high school, and junior high students. Her work and travels have taken her to numerous countries in four different continents, most recently teaching English in Ecuador. When she's not involved in some intercultural endeavor, you can find Katie performing as a swing dancer, rummaging through thrift stores for vintage clothes, or practicing yoga. (Bonjour Quebec '04, Decouvrez la France '05, '06, Bridge Peru '07).

BRIDGE SOUTHERN AFRICA

Sarah Foster
Among Sarah Liane Foster's favorite things in the world are traveling and learning new things, and she is quite excited to be leading her sixth (!) Windsor Mountain travel program this summer. Sarah graduated from Brown University with honors in creative writing in 2001, and from the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in 2002.  Since then, she has been creating, teaching, and performing theatre. After touring with a mask and puppet show across the United States in 2003, she has been based in Portland, Oregon, where she teaches physical theatre, circus skills and playwriting all over town and, as Co-Artistic Director of the Nomadic Theatre Co, creates original shows and performs them around the Pacific Northwest. Sarah is also an organizer and performer for Clowns Without Borders. She has traveled to Haiti, South Africa and Swaziland to bring laughter to people in need of it, and will be teaching and performing in South Africa this spring. Besides traveling and theatre, some of Sarah's other favorite things in the world include biking around Portland, playing the trombone, ice cream, stilt walking, dance parties, jumping in the ocean, and balloons. (New England Traveling Theatre `02 and `03, European Traveling Theatre `04 and `05, California Traveling Theatre '06.)

James Evans
For three summers now James' energy has been loved at camp and just last summer co-led the Project New England trip. Unfortunately he comes goes very quickly from camp as he is still studying in Australia, due to finish with a degree in a Outdoor education and Behavioral Science. The true passion for life that brings such joy to his world is leading Adventure trips to new and exciting environments for everyone involved. For the last four years James has worked in the outdoors guiding Climbing, Kayaking, Rafting, hiking, canoeing and many other crazy adventures. It is his goal to work as an international tour guide taking students from all around the world to be educated about areas they may never of heard of before. James is a proud member of the Windsor Mountain community and seeks to always bring out the best in those around him. (Random Acts of Kindness '04; Teach Caribbean '06)

BRIDGE HAWAII

Thatcher Glode
Thatcher grew up in Denver, CO where he learned to fly-fish and ski in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. After graduating from Golden High school in 2000 he attended Colorado College. Thatcher had the amazing opportunity to participate in the Semester at Sea program during the spring semester and summer period of his junior year- during this time he visited over 18 different countries aboard a refurbished cruise ship. Thatcher experienced a great variety of cultures; he heard Castro speak in Cuba, climbed Fuji in Japan, and marveled at the beauty of the Taj Mahal, safari in Tanzania, and the lovely fjords of New Zealand. During his time at Colorado College Thatcher was also involved in the Volunteer Action program. Thatcher received a degree in International Political Economy. After graduation he moved to San Francisco and worked with the Aim High program. (Teach Hawaii '06)

Kate Berge
Kate is so excited for her second year working with WindsorMountain. Last year, she led the Leaders In Training (LIT) program and love every minute! This summer she can't wait to join the Student Travel staff and fuel her greatest passion: traveling. Kate caught the travel bug while studying abroad with Semester at Sea. She circumnavigated the globe in 100 days and had some truly wonderful experiences such as hearing Fidel Castro speak, going on a Tanzanian safari, visiting the Taj Mahal and climbing the Great Wall of China. After graduating from Ithaca College in 2005 with a degree in Psychology she spent some time backpacking through Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and taught English in Northern Thailand. Kate is currently living in Boston, MA and work towards her Masters Degree in Higher Education at Northeastern University. She is eager for warmer weather so she can start wearing her favorite item of clothing, flip flops. (Summer Camp LIT leader, ’06)

BRIDGE MEXICO

Naylei (Nayu) Reyes*
Ever since Nayu turned sixteen she has been involved in activities that would allow her to meet people, play and learn. Through the years she has had the opportunity to volunteer in different projects that offered social assistance in Argentina, taught Spanish as a second language, worked as a Summer Camp Counselor, as a Ropes Course Facilitator, and as a leader for Project Common Ground. Nayeli is working on her Elementary Education degree in Cordoba, Argentina, where she grew up. She enjoys new challenges and accomplishments. Nayeli is fulfilled when she is traveling. She has been to Spain, France, Russia, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and almost everywhere in Argentina, and the more she travels the more she realizes how much more there is to explore. (Bridge Peru '06)

Adam Aronovitz
Adam has committed himself to education both in and out of the classroom. He currently lives in Boston and teaches 8th grade math and science at an Outward Bound Middle School on one of the Boston Harbor islands. He absolutely loves to travel and could not be more excited about being a co-leader on the La Isla del Encanto expedition this summer. He has traveled extensively across the globe and likes nothing more than truly soaking up the culture in various countries and interacting with the local population. Adam earned his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans in the field of International Political Economics and earned his master's degree at London's University of Westminster in International Relations. When Adam is not teaching or traveling or continuing his own education, you can find him participating in any out-of-doors activities from scuba diving and swimming, to skiing and hiking.  And to replenish his energy from his high-energy lifestyle, he enjoys frequenting the many ethnic eateries in the Boston area, especially the fine establishments in Chinatown. (Puerto Rico '06)

BRIDGE PUERTO RICO

Kate Koehler
A proud Oregonian, Kate grew up in a house with six siblings and no TV. She recently graduated from University of Oregon's Honor College, with a degree n Spanish and a certificate in Outdoor Leadership. Kate also developed and maintains a website designed for students looking for educational opportunities beyond the classroom. She experience these opportunities hands-on by spending her first seven months out of high school in Europe, volunteering, traveling solo and attending language school; working three spring at an outdoor science school; studying in Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Puerto Rico; spending a semester hiking and kayaking through rural Montana; building trails in Idaho; and teaching inner-city summer school in Washington D.C., among other things! In her spare time Kate loves to fire dance, speak Spanish, sleep outside, spend time with her family, laugh and learn – always in all ways. Kate fell head over heels in love with Puerto Rico while studying there last fall, and is excited to share her love of Puerto Rican culture, la gente, la musica y la playa with Windsor Mountain Students this summer.

Andrew Rothman
Andrew Rothman here, proud San Francisco native, though my friends believe me to be a bit of a gypsy, having attending 4 different undergraduate institutions, traveled on 4 continents, and worked every job from mechanic to masseuse. I recently returned from Northern Uganda where I worked on a project aimed at reintegrating former child combatants into their former communities, and subsisted on a diet of sikuma and ugali. In the fall, I plan on beginning graduates studies in Sustainable Urban Development.  I also consider myself to be a sports Buddha, with 2004 being the best example when I believe my karma was more or less the deciding factor in the title runs for the Red Sox, Patriots, Greece in EuroCup Football Tournament, and Maccabi-Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague Basketball championship; so if your team is down on its luck, I'm a good person to know (exception: Dodgers and Yankees).

BRIDGE CHINA

Carl Siegel
Born and raised in San Francisco, Carl was bitten by the travel bug at a young age, and it hasn't left him since. Carl's passion falls into three areas: language, music and sports. He has been fortunate enough to combine all three in his current job as a projects manager at New Sports and Entertainment Ltd, Shanghai. Before moving to Shanghai, Carl studied English and Spanish at Colorado College and in Granada, Spain. While in college he played keyboards in a campus band, and played rugby and various intramural sports. Before taking his current position, Carl worked five summers at an academic enrichment summer program in San Francisco and taught business English for two years at Shanghai University.

Olivia Lehrman
Brooklyn's in the House! Growing up in New York, Olivia Lehrman has always liked a challenge, whether it was dodging city traffic, learning Chinese, or flying on the trapeze. While majoring in Asian Studies, Olivia co-founded a circus club, danced, practiced piano, milked cows in Switzerland, and studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain and Beijing. After graduating from Vassar College, she worked at a flying trapeze rig in Macau, China (for one week!), trained in flying trapeze in Orlando FL, taught at Trapeze School in NY, studied Circus in Paris and Clown in Colorado, earned a PTP certificate from Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, and performed various circus arts while teaching gymnastics and Pilates all over New York.

Jennifer Xu
A native of Southern China, Jen moved to the icy tundra of Maine at age five and has remained a snow panther ever since. She is a recent graduate of Bowdoin College where she majored in Asian Studies and led various student organizations such as the Asian Students Association, the bowdoin Women in Business club and Habitat for Humanity. Her study abroad experience in China have taken her from the mountaintops of Tibet to the deserts of Mongolia to the famous tea houses in Beijing. Some of Jen's favorite hobbies include singing in any octave or language, trying new foods, squeaking out Vivaldi tunes on her violin and playing a muddy game of soccer.