World Class Trip Leaders
ARCC Trip Leaders are exceptional people of extraordinary character and experience. They are enthusiastic about adventure, serving others, and most importantly, helping our teenagers thrive. A job at Adventures Cross-Country is a coveted position. As a result, we are able to handpick experienced, energetic, fun, capable and mature individuals to lead our programs. Our competitive hiring process ensures ARCC students receive the finest quality leadership in the industry. Our leaders inspire, motivate, and set a positive example that lasts far beyond the summer’s end.
Meet Some of our Leaders
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Toby Cohen |
Sophia Weeks |
Josh Cherner |
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Carson Christiano |
Zach Gilford |
Ashley Hartz |
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Eric Brown |
Sarah Kabatt |
Erin Sanborn |
Trip Leadership
ARCC boasts over a fifty percent return rate for staff, which speaks highly for the quality of leadership, students, and programs. Ranging from 21-32 years old, our leaders have extensive experience in team leading, adventure travel, marine biology, community service, and language. Each ARCC program is led by one male and one female leader. In addition to these leaders, we also enlist local guides and expert outfitters for our adventure activities such as rafting, surfing, sailing and SCUBA diving to ensure the highest level of instruction and safety.
Trip Leader Selection
ARCC’s outstanding reputation in the adventure travel industry brings us hundreds of staff applications each year. We take careful steps to ensure we hire the most qualified leaders with extraordinary character and experience. After completing a thorough multi-steppped interview process, leaders must pass rigorous background checks in order to work for ARCC.
Trip Leader Training
Each ARCC leader has a minimum of 80 hours of training in Emergency Wilderness Medicine and many of our leaders are Emergency Medical Technicians with over 120 hours of emergency medical training. In addition to the multitude of experiences our leaders bring to ARCC, each leader is required to attend our intensive staff training which focuses on safety, group dynamics, logistics, communications, protocols and emergency procedures.