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Mark Henley
Outdoor Pursuits Director
Hometown:
Johnson City, TN
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Backpacking, WW Kayaking,
Adventure Racing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Pita Pizzas
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco
Quote:
"What goes down must come back up."

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Mike Bowen
Outdoor Pursuits Assitant Director
Hometown:
Nashville, TN
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Mountain Biking, WW Kayaking, Rope Swings
Favorite Outdoor Food:
No bake cheesecake with M&Ms
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco
Quote:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover" Mark Twain

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Sarah Renner
Wake Adventure Club President
Class:
2012
Hometown:
Littleton, CO
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Snowboarding, Climbing, Running
Favorite Outdoor Food:
PB&J
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco (no toe strap)
Quote:
"Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?" Nietzche

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Ashley Suchoski
Wake Adventure Club Vice President
Class:
2012
Hometown:
Indialantic, FL
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Hiking, Backpacking, WW Rafting, Climbing, Running, Swimming
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Tortillas smothered in peanut butter and melted Hershey chocolate
Sandal of Choice:
Rainbows for lounging around, Tevas for camping
Quote:
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today

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Mo Earley
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Vienna, WV
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Backpacking, Snowboarding, Kayaking, Climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Trail Stew, Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Sandal of Choice:
Tevas
Quote:
"Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties or mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life" - Rachel Carson

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Michael Scott
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Morganton, NC
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Snowboarding, Climbing, Backpacking
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Top Ramen
Sandal of Choice:
Chacos
Quote:
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves "
-John Muir

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Ian Molvie
Wake Adventure Club Tresurer
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Raleigh, NC
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Kayaking, Fishing, Exploration & Expedition
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Summer Sausage & Brie
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco Flips
Quote:
"I'm your huckleberry." - Doc Holiday

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Caroline Potter
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Bernardsville, NJ
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Staring off into a gorge
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Fruit
Sandal of Choice:
No sandals, I prefer to go barefoot
Quote:

"The canyon country of southern Utah and northern Arizona - the Colorado Plateau - is something special." Edward Abbey

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Brian Craig
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Littleton, Colorado
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Backpacking, Fly-Fishing, Rock Climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Smores
Sandal of Choice:
Anything comfortable
Quote:

"I'm faster than 80% of all snakes" - Dwight Schrute

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Daniel Stefany
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Tampa, FL
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Hiking, Rafting/Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Skiing, Skydiving
Favorite Outdoor Food:
S'mores
Sandal of Choice:
The cheap and the comfortable
Quote:

"Live like you were dying"

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Tim Pope
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Lexington, SC
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
WW Kayaking
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Trail Mix
Sandal of Choice:
Teva, Hurricane
Quote:

"When you look back on life, you'll regret things you didn't do more than the things you did"

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AlexisGrace Jennings
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Chattanooga, TN
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Whitewater Kayaking, Climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Mac & Cheese
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco
Quote:

"I do not go on adventures because I like to take unnecessary risks, because I want to rebel against society, or because I want to do something extraordinary. I go on adventures because I want to live"
-Anonymous

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Mary Stagmaier
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Signal Mountain, TN
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Backpacking, Kayaking
Favorite Outdoor Food:
S'mores
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco
Quote:

"Love like you'll never be hurt; sing like no one is listening. Dance like no one is watching; live like it is Heaven on earth."
-Mark Twain

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Alyssa Riuli
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Frederick, Maryland
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Backpacking, Skiing, Running
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Pita & Hummus
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco
Quote:

"Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling"

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Caroline Gezon
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Wilmette, IL
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Hiking and Skiing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Smores
Sandal of Choice:
Chacos
Quote:

"I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost

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Max Messinger
Class:
2013
Hometown:
Salisbury, NC
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Rock Climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Pita Pizzas
Sandal of Choice:
Tevas
Quote:

“A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles.” - The venerable Edward Abbey

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Owen Stone
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Raleigh, NC
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Literally everything. LITERALLY. Climbing is cool too.
Favorite Outdoor Food:
In order to survive one must not be picky...I once ate dirt in the desert and it was delicious.
Sandal of Choice:
Sanuks because they ARE sandels
Quote:
"Because it's there."
        -George Mallory after being asked why he wanted to climb Everest.


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Julia Macgee
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Roanoke, VA
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Rock Climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Ice cream (it's my favorite food, so I'll eat it anywhere I can!)
Sandal of Choice:
Tevas
Quote:

"The question isn't 'what are we gonna do?' the question is 'what aren't we gonna do?'" -Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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Claire Nagy-Kato
Class:
2014
Hometown:
Tallahassee, FL
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Rock Climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
BURRITOS with all the glory vegetables
Sandal of Choice:
Naots (similar to burkenstocks)
Quote:

Do what makes you happy, or else you'll be unhappy.

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Connor MacKenzie
Class:
2015
Hometown:
Ridgefield, CT
Favorite Outdoor Activities:
Backpacking, Skiing, Biking, and climbing
Favorite Outdoor Food:
Brownies Scram'
Sandal of Choice:
Chaco
Quote:

"Life is only an adventure when everything goes wrong"

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