Sonya Buglion-GluckFounder and Executive DirectorSonya (she/her) is an Associate Consultant with Daniel Lim Consulting, a training and consulting practice that helps to build regenerative cultures and advance social justice in organizations and communities. Sonya graduated from the University of Vermont in 2018. Her undergraduate career focused on environmental education and the intersection of racial and environmental justice. Sonya also participated in Kroka Expedition's Ecuador Semester and helped to create the Ala Archa Ecological Leadership Program in Kyrgyzstan with Nathan Fry. She founded Water Wanderings in 2017.
Kwang-Rei BaekCamp Counselor Rei (they/them) was a member of the US Olympic Luge team in high school and later worked as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant at the Rudolf Steiner Fellowship Community in New York State. Rei’s experiences with Kroka, Wildearth, and Red Fox Friends as a child have inspired them to study Outdoor Education at Sterling College in Craftsbury, VT. They are two semesters away from completing their degree where they will focus on environmental and social change that cultivates inclusion and diversity. Rei strives to create learning environments where youth from all backgrounds and identities can feel safe, respected, and empowered; where we can embrace and love the diversity that gives us strength. Rei's thoughtful and creative leadership were an essential component of the 2020 and 2021 camp seasons.
Jay StantonCamp CounselorJay (he/him) lives in Johnson Vermont and has always had a passion for working with and learning from youth! He is thrilled to join the Water Wanderings team this summer while on furlough from his day job at the Vermont Studio Center. He has previously worked as a camp counselor with Camp Outright at the Common Ground Center in Starksboro VT as well as Hazens Notch Camp in Montgomery VT. Jay served as a counselor for the 2020 camp season.
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Sonya's love for paddling on the reservoir begins circa 1998
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Erica OliverCamp CounselorErica works as a Special Education Classroom Assistant in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Warren Wilson college in 2016 with a degree in Outdoor Leadership. She has also worked as a camp counselor at Alford Lake Camp leading backpacking and canoeing trips and worked at Kroka Expeditions leading school trips as well as assistant teaching Kroka’s winter semester in 2017. Erica will be joining Water Wanderings for her first summer in 2021.
Precious JagunCamp CounselorPrecious, who hails from Nigeria and has lived in Vermont for the last seven years, is a Mechanical Engineer by trade and training (both undergrad and graduate) who loves kids and the outdoors and spent much of his childhood canoeing with his family. His joy, enthusiasm and maturity were a wonderful addition to 2021 camps.
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Gerette BuglionGerette is a cult awareness educator, Reiki practitioner and writer who has many years of experience working with students and leading hiking trips. She worked as a Waldorf teacher for many years, and lead Vermont Hiking Holidays, in addition to Sense of Place, Sense of Self, and environmental education program. Gerette served as a Water Wanderings instructor for the first three summers and is now on the Advisory Council for the Board.
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Nathan FryNathan is an educator, military officer, and adventurer who loves to find engaging and effective ways to spread his love and respect for our environment to new audiences. Nathan has lived and worked in nearly every region of the US and in more far-flung areas such as Peru, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. He’s found peace and beauty in both the places and people that he has encountered worldwide and seeks to unite the best of these encounters into his role as an educator. When not working as a military leader and educator or engaging in human-powered adventure such as rock and ice climbing, running, or back-country skiing, Nathan lives with his family in Macedonia.
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Adam StewartPresidentAs a young scholar from the University at Albany and receiving his Bachelor's in Environmental science, Adam mentors urban youth and uses the power of nature to transform them into environmental stewards. Adam has focused his efforts on giving back to his community and creating many opportunities for youth to expand their knowledge by using educational adventures or service learning projects. Adam works with various organizations and boards for example: JOHN BROWN LIVES, ADI, the YENN and the DEC to bring education to urban neighborhoods. Adam loves all things outdoors: Fishing, hiking, kayaking, camping and bird watching, just to name a few. He is currently living in Albany, NY and will soon be moving to Syracuse to receive his SPED degree through NYU. When Adam isn't outside playing, he’s teaching science and math at the Doane Stuart School in Rensselaer, NY.
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Ingrid NuseTreasurer Ingrid’s love of languages and other cultures spurred her wanderlust from a young age. She spent a high school year in Norway to learn the language, found her social circle in her college outing club, worked her way to Europe on an edible oil tanker, and milked goats on a Norwegian island before pursuing her master’s in teaching English to students of other languages. Teaching at an American school in Switzerland included taking kids on weekend trips into the mountains, on safari to Kenya, and by houseboat along the canals in southern France, but eventually returned to Vermont. Public school teaching led Ingrid to Waldorf education and administrative roles in various settings, including Heartbeet Lifesharing Camphill Community. For the last five years, she has happily come full circle back to her languages as a freelance translator and copy editor specializing in Norwegian, German and English. Ingrid is an avid cross-country skier, hunter, hiker and canoeist and lives in Johnson, Vermont, where she is often found playing outdoors with her grandchildren.
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Heidi WilsonSecretaryHeidi Wilson is a singer-song-catcher with a passion for strengthening connection with one another and Mystery through music. Heidi loves to share songs that celebrate the seasons, bring groups together, offer thanks, muster courage, and make room for grieving and healing. She is drawn to the potent and surprising journey of deep-listening and collaborative emergent music making. Heidi has been leading community singing groups in Vermont for the last 14 years including work with the Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture, Village Harmony, Burlington Integrated Arts Academy, Unitarian Church of Montpelier, Interfaith Partners of St Johnsbury, and Sterling College. Some of Heidi’s recent musical influences and trainings include Bobby McFerrin’s Circlesongs, Rhiannon’s Vocal River work, and Ysaye Barnwell’s Building A Vocal Community.
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Marie VeaMarie's brother, Michael, often jokes that Marie never left college. Indeed, Marie has worked in higher education for 25 years in the areas of admissions, career counseling, advising, and diversity & inclusion. Marie is currently the Assistant Dean for Student Services and Staff Development in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, overseeing the processes and initiatives that ensure each student thrives. Marie is a proud Filipina mom celebrating over 20 years of living in the Green Mountain State with a passion for inclusive education, multiple ways of knowing, dialogue across difference, joy, cross-country skiing and the family cat, Taco.
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