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Part Time Employees

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OAC Shop Rental/Retail Technicians

Bella Wolfe

Ross Richardson

Gio Vaifanau

Emily Edwards

Ethan Packer

Becky Stout

Project Climbing Wall Staff

Hailey Child

Rachel Walton

Donovan Bloom

Nicole Needles

Mattie Quinlan

Sarah Moon

Daxton Starkey

William Ihrke

Route Setter

Noah Robinson

Route Setter

Kaya Frazier

Adventure Trip Leaders

Ryan De Vries

Major:: Geographic Information Systems
From:: Sandy, Utah
Something About Me:: I have lived in Bulgaria and New Zealand!
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Canyoning.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Anything In life that makes you feel like a kid again.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Biking & BBQ, Bikepacking, Canyoneering Clinic, Canyoneering Trip

Ethan Packer

Major:: Psychology with a Cognitive Neuroscience minor
From:: Spanish Fork, Utah
Something About Me:: I love to travel and experience new cultures.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Camping, hiking, and snowboarding.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Anything spontaneous. Life is an adventure.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Fall Break Adventure, Climbing, River & Camping Trip

Kaleb King

Major:: Outdoor Recreation
From:: Salt Lake City, Utah
Something About Me:: I'm a lift operator at Snowbird.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Rock climbing and snowboarding.
My Definition Of Adventure:: For me, adventure is where you are out with good people and exploring the world. It doesn't have to be somewhere foreign. It can be anywhere just as long as you are obtaining experiences that can last a lifetime.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Leave No Trace Clinic, Bikepacking Trip, Paddleboarding Event

Nicole Needles

Major:: Criminal Justice
From:: Lehi, Utah
Something About Me:: I have the world's best dog.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Trail riding or climbing.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Anything that pushes me a little outside my comfort zone.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Climbing Alone Clinic, Women's Retreat, Costume Climbing at The Project Indoor Climbing Wall

Trinity mauer

Major:: Mechanical Engineering
From:: Originally from southern California, but I now live in Sandy, Utah.
Something About Me:: I’m a musician and I play all different kinds of instruments and write music for either myself or others.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Rock climbing.
My Definition Of Adventure:: My definition of adventure is any experience where you are willing go out of your comfort zone, whether it’s something big or small, to explore and experience more of the world around you and immerse yourself into new activities and cultures around you.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Art Outdoors, Fall Break Adventure, Full Moon Hike

Noah Robinson

Major:: Accounting
From:: Cedar Hills, Utah
Something About Me:: I love the feeling of planning and executing a plan. Whether that is climbing a mountain or going backcountry skiing and everything in between.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Climbing.
My Definition Of Adventure:: My definition of adventure is the experience of being in the great outdoors. It is a feeling I get that combines humility, curiosity, and the excitement of a new experience.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Paranormal campout

Jacob Ashby

Major:: Emergency Medicine
From:: Nyssa, Oregon
Something About Me:: I grew up on a farm
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Climbing, mountain biking, and backcountry skiing.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Going somewhere and doing something that is new and/or unknown.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Paranormal Campout and some upcoming ski trips

Luz Ramos

Major:: Pre Nursing
From:: Puerto Rico
Something About Me:: I have a mini poodle named Jake "the dog" and he goes on adventures with me!
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Hammocking, star gazing and eating s'mores.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Life is an adventure. It's about enjoying it, laughing with others, making memories and spreading love.
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Halloween Climbing Night

Kaya Frazier

Major:: Geography
From:: Riverton, Utah
Something About Me:: I love spontaneity, whether thats a last-minute road trip to a state I have never been before or deciding to go for slushies at the nearest maverik at midnight, I'm always down for anything anytime!
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Peakbagging and rock climbing.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Going out and doing something fun/challenging, chasing sublime experinces (with a granola bar and liquid IV at your side).
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Learn to hike alone clinic, National take a hike day

Brooklyn Rodgers

Major:: Biology
From:: Ogden, Utah
Something About Me:: I like to collect taxidermy.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Hiking, camping, swimming.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Experiencing things outside "the plan".
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Capitol Reef Annular Eclipse trip

Bethany Merril

Major:: Outdoor Recreation
From:: South Jordan, Utah
Something About Me:: I grew up doing Musical Theater.
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: Snowboarding
My Definition Of Adventure:: I think adventure can be many different things that push you slightly out of your comfort zone either that be in the wild or something inside.
Upcoming Trips/Events:

Alanna Furguson

Major:: Health Education
From:: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Something About Me:: I competitively mountain biked for 5 years!
Favorite Outdoor Activity:: It's a tie between mountain biking and paddle boarding.
My Definition Of Adventure:: Anything outside of your comfort zone & the day to day!
Upcoming Trips/Events:: Bike Packing

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Rental and retail shop attendees, climbing wall operators, Adventure Trip Leaders, and other general service operations all help the OAC connect students and community members to the outdoors. View our current job openings and join our team.

Meet Our Team

Full Time Employees

Part Time Employees

OAC Shop Rental/Retail Technicians

Bella Wolfe

Ross Richardson

Gio Vaifanau

Emily Edwards

Ethan Packer

Becky Stout

Project Climbing Wall Staff

Hailey Child

Rachel Walton

Donovan Bloom

Nicole Needles

Mattie Quinlan

Sarah Moon

Daxton Starkey

William Ihrke

Noah Robinson

Kaya Frazier

Adventure Trip Leaders

Ryan De Vries

Ethan Packer

Kaleb King

Nicole Needles

Trinity mauer

Noah Robinson

Jacob Ashby

Luz Ramos

Kaya Frazier

Brooklyn Rodgers

Bethany Merril

Alanna Furguson

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