Contacting Venture

Contacts


Phone: 704.687.2486 Fax: 704.687.6248 Office hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm Mail: Venture UNC Charlotte, Bonnie E. Cone Building 9201 University City Blvd. Charlotte, NC. 28223

Bio of Sandy Sandy Kohn, Director of Venture 704.687.2495 sakohn@uncc.edu		Bio of Brian Brian Capron, Associate Director of Venture Corporate & Off-Campus Challenge Course Coordinator 704.687.4787 bkcapron@uncc.edu

Bio of Scott Scott Moulton, Assistant Director of Programs Climbing Program, On-Campus Challenge Course Coordinator, Student Staff Supervisor, Venture's Web Programmer 704.687.3288 sdmoulto@uncc.edu		Bio of Sarah Sarah Fox, Assistant Director of Trips Adventure Trips Coordinator & Student Staff Supervisor, Marketing 704.687.3398 slfox1@uncc.edu


Ginny Fish, Office Manager 704.687.2486 vlfish@uncc.edu

Sandy Kohn, Director
704-687-2495
sakohn@uncc.edu

Sandy graduated from the University Without Walls Program at Loretto Heights College in Denver, CO in 1974 with a BA in Humanistic Education and an emphasis in Outdoor Education and received his Masters in Student Personnel Services in Higher Education from the University of Vermont in 1984.

He has worked for 33 years in experiential education including 22years with Venture at UNC Charlotte. Sandy has instructed programs for the Colorado and North Carolina Outward Bound Schools, National Outdoor Leadership School, Infinite Odyssey, Boulder Valley Institute, and Farm and Wilderness Foundation. He has facilitated over 1400 experiential education programs.

Sandy has been active in the Association for Experiential Education (AEE) with the Southeast Region and the AEE Accreditation progam. Sandy serves on the Board of Directors of The Farm and Wilderness Foundation (which operates 7 Quaker summer camps in Vermont) and the Friends School of Charlotte. Sandy has also provided service to the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) to help develop certification standards for challenge course practitioneers. In addition, Sandy annually manages the February orienteering meet for the Carolina Orienteering Klubb. Sandy believes in education that involves the head, the hand, and the heart; and that empowers students to take charge of their own lives.

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Brian Capron, Associate Director
704-687-4787
bkcapron@uncc.edu

Brian has an undergraduate degree in education focusing on Outdoor Education and a Masters Degree in Human Development and Learning specializing in community counseling from UNC Charlotte. During college and graduate school, Brian worked as a Venture student employee as well as with a number of wilderness programs in the southeast and mid-Atlantic.

Brian has spent the last 26 years facilitating group and personal growth experiences in a variety of settings, with a wide variety of populations. For the last 14 years, he’s been in the Challenge Course industry, as a lead facilitator and program designer for corporate teambuilding and leadership development programs. He has built over 40 courses and countless safety inspections and staff trainings. He has also taught courses at Central Piedmont Community College on a variety of Human Relations topics.

Brian is a board member of the Hornets Nest Girl Scout Council and community volunteer at Elon Homes for Children. He is an avid yogi and all around outdoorsman. Brian sees his work with Venture as a natural outgrowth of his caring about people and love of the outdoors.

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Sarah Fox, Assistant Director for Trips Sarah's headshot
704-687-3398
slfox1@uncc.edu

Sarah grew up in New York State and has loved the outdoors ever since she was a child. She graduated from Boston University in 2000 with a BS in Health Studies. Her love for college outdoor programming grew from working with the Quest program at Bloomsburg University, PA. She received her Master’s in Recreation Administration from East Carolina University where she taught academic classes in outdoor activities and worked with the ECU Adventure Program. She has also instructed canoeing and backpacking courses with the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School in Maine. She believes that challenging yourself leads to personal growth and enjoys introducing others to the outdoor activities that she loves: rock climbing, kayaking, caving, mountain biking, skiing, and hiking.

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Scott Moulton, Assistant Director for Programs
704-687-3288
sdmoulto@uncc.edu

Before finding the perfect job, Scott wandered up and down the East Coast and into the Midwest experiencing different outdoor programs. His adventures started in Southern Virginia where he received his Bachelors in Recreation and Leisure Services studying Outdoor Recreation and Recreation Management from Radford University. He then journeyed to Northern Virginia spending his time in various outdoor retail establishments so he could purchase some "toys." From there he headed south to Florida State University (GOOOOO SEMINOLES!!) where he earned his Masters in Recreation Administration before heading off to Wisconsin. In the great Midwest he worked in a itty bitty town called Williams Bay (breathtaking!) working for O.W.L.S. (Outdoor Wisconsin Leadership School) providing and gaining challenge course experience. Answering the call to return to the East Coast, Scott traveled back to Northern Virginia where he taught in a public school helping children with severe disabilities. Now he brings his experience to the Venture program at UNC Charlotte where he has been happily working with big goofy grins each day.

On his own time, following his motto: "Life is NOT a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, throughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ...WOW, WHAT A RIDE!! -unknown" he continues to chase his hobbies of Mountain Biking, Off Road Triathlons, Adventure Racing and Rock Climbing. He completed his personal life desire dare of the Chicago Marathon in the fall of 2006 so stay tuned to see what he's up for 2008!!

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