Ann McCollum Consulting, LLC
Risk Management and Experiential Program Design
Risk Management and Experiential Program Design
"Once a journey is designed, equipped, and put in process, a new factor enters and takes over. A trip, a safari, an exploration, is an entity, different from all other journeys. It has personality, temperament, individuality, uniqueness. A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us."
-- John Steinbeck, Travels With Charley
-- John Steinbeck, Travels With Charley
Contact:
Ann McCollum
505.255.2650
info@annmccollum.com
Ann McCollum
505.255.2650
info@annmccollum.com
About Ann McCollum
About Ann McCollum
Independent School Administrator and Faculty, 18 years
Summer Camp Administrator and Youth Development, 20+ years
Program and Policy Consultant, program and field manual writing, risk management, policy, procedures, curriculum
Experiential Program Administrator, integrated curricular experiential program for high school seniors; required transitional experiences into the world of college and work through internships, mentorships, seminars, and independent projects.
Accreditation Reviewer
Trained Facilitator, Alpine Tower and Team Development Course (high and low ropes courses), including special needs facilitation
NOLS Graduate, National Outdoor Leadership School Instructors Course and Alaska Mountaineering Course
Wilderness First Responder (WFR), current and certified since 1998, (Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, certification not current)
Backcountry Leader, over 100 weeks in the field leading adolescents on multi-day trips in mountain, desert, and river environments, including backpacking, hiking, climbing, canoeing, whitewater kayaking, rafting, high and low ropes, initiative games
International Travel Guide, experience leading adolescents on five week trip to Indian Himalaya focusing on service, cultural integration, and high altitude trekking
Volunteer Service
Conference Presenter:
Education
Himalayan (high altitude) Travel including treks, whitewater paddling, cultural and medical service in Himalayas of Nepal (Khumbu, Tamang, Dolpo), India (Sikkim, Ladakh), and Tibet
United States Wilderness Travel: Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Virginia, North Carolina, Vermont
Independent School Administrator and Faculty, 18 years
- Albuquerque Academy (day): Senior Class Dean, Experiential Education Department
- St. Stephen's School (day/boarding): Dean, Counselor, Religion Department, Varsity Coach
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St. John's School (day): Community Service Coordinator, History Department, Physical Education Department, Varsity Coach
- St. Catherine's School (day/boarding): Dorm Supervisor, Religion Department
In addition to above, independent school experience and responsibilities include: Residential Duty Administrator, Senior Projects Coordinator, Advising Program Coordinator, Crisis Response Team, Health Team
Summer Camp Administrator and Youth Development, 20+ years
- Cheley Colorado Camps: Girls Camp Director, Staff Training Consultant, Unit Director, Backpacking Counselor, 13 years
- Camp Mak-A-Dream (children and young adults with cancer): program counselor
- American Cancer Society Camp Enchantment: camp staff and accreditation consultant
- Cheley Colorado Camps Burn Camp: program staff
Program and Policy Consultant, program and field manual writing, risk management, policy, procedures, curriculum
- National Cathedral School (Washington, DC)
- Berkshire School (Sheffield, MA)
- Hackley School (Tarrytown, NY)
- Project Himalaya (Kathmandu, Nepal)
- Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT)
- Global LAB (New York, NY)
- San Francisco Friends School (San Francisco, CA)
- Parish School (Dallas, TX)
- Native American Community Academy (Albuquerque, NM)
- Colorado Academy (Denver, CO)
- Cheley Colorado Camps (Estes Park, CO)
- American Cancer Society Camp Enchantment (Albuquerque, NM)
- Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM)
- City Kids to Wilderness Program (MD/WY),
- American Camp Association, National Standards Commission (www.acacamps.org)
- Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education, Trustee (www.csee.org)
- Association of Experiential Education, Schools & Colleges Professional Group Chair (www.aee.org)
- Global Learning Across Borders (Global LAB), Advisory Council (www.global-lab.org)
- John Austin Cheley Foundation, Board Committee (Camperships and Program) (www.cheleyfoundation.org)
Experiential Program Administrator, integrated curricular experiential program for high school seniors; required transitional experiences into the world of college and work through internships, mentorships, seminars, and independent projects.
Accreditation Reviewer
- Association of Experiential Education (AEE)
- American Camp Association, trained as standards visitor
- Independent School Association of the Southwest (ISAS),
- Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
Trained Facilitator, Alpine Tower and Team Development Course (high and low ropes courses), including special needs facilitation
NOLS Graduate, National Outdoor Leadership School Instructors Course and Alaska Mountaineering Course
Wilderness First Responder (WFR), current and certified since 1998, (Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician, certification not current)
Backcountry Leader, over 100 weeks in the field leading adolescents on multi-day trips in mountain, desert, and river environments, including backpacking, hiking, climbing, canoeing, whitewater kayaking, rafting, high and low ropes, initiative games
International Travel Guide, experience leading adolescents on five week trip to Indian Himalaya focusing on service, cultural integration, and high altitude trekking
Volunteer Service
- Casa San Miguel food pantry, Albuquerque, NM
- Faith in Practice, surgical/medical mission, Guatemala
- The Mountain Fund, moving medical clinic, Nepal
- Project Himalaya trek, collect and distribute needed supplies to Himalayan villages, Ladakh, India
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Team in Training
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Camp Enchantment, camp for children living with cancer, New Mexico
- Camp Mak-A-Dream, camp for children and young adults living with cancer, Montana
- Cheley Burn Camp, camp for severely burned children, Colorado
Conference Presenter:
- Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE)
- National Business Officers Association (NBOA -- webinar, Annual Symposium)
- American Camp Association (ACA -- conference, webinar))
- National Parks and Recreation Association (NRPA -- webinar)
- Association of Experiential Education International Conference (AEE)
- Association of Experiential Education Rocky Mountain Region Conference (AEE RMR)
- Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
- Independent School Association of the Southwest (ISAS)
- Independent School Association of the Southwest Business Officers Conference (ISAS)
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC)
Education
- M.Ed. in adolescent counseling, University of Virginia
- B.A. Middlebury College
- Fellow, Santa Fe Leadership Center
Himalayan (high altitude) Travel including treks, whitewater paddling, cultural and medical service in Himalayas of Nepal (Khumbu, Tamang, Dolpo), India (Sikkim, Ladakh), and Tibet
United States Wilderness Travel: Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Virginia, North Carolina, Vermont
