Maureen Fox - HMI Instructor
Maureen was born and raised in Aspen, CO. She graduated in 2006 from Lewis & Clarke in Portland, OR with a degree in English. Since graduating, Maureen has spent time at HMI as the Spanish Apprentice for the Rocky Mountain Semester, has worked as a wilderness instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership and Watershed Schools, and is currently working full-time as a ski patroller in Aspen. Maureen is Wilderness First Responder certified and will be taking a Wilderness EMT course this spring. Maureen was one of the instructors for Kieve West last year and is excited to return again in 2009!

Greer Schott - Kieve Instructor
Greer is originally from Loudonville, NY and is a 2009 graduate of Colorado College. This is her third summer on staff for Kieve-Wavus and her first time leading a Kieve West trip.

Phil Samaha - Kieve Instructor
I'm from Darien, CT and this will be my fifth summer working as a staff member for Kieve. I am a graduate of Castleton State College in Vermont with a degree in Business Marketing and Outdoor Education. I have been involved with the Outing Club for quite some time as well. I have completed a NOLS Rocky Mountain Semester involving backpacking in the Wind River Range in Wyoming, technical rock climbing in South Dakota, Cayoneering in southern Utah, and telemark skiing in the Absorka's. This will be my second year as a trip leader for Kieve West. I am also a wilderness first responder.

Danny O'Brien
Danny hails from Providence, Rhode Island and attended Middlebury College in VT. He joined HMI in 2004 as the History teacher for the Rocky Mountain Semester. He is currently the Director of Admissions. He taught in a variety of settings before coming to HMI, including in The Bahamas at The Island School, and in the public schools of Breckenridge, Colorado and Providence, Rhode Island. Danny has also worked as an expedition leader for a variety of organizations, including Longacre Expeditions and Camp Pemigewassett in New Hampshire. He is Wilderness First Responder certified.

Anne Spruill