Becky Barry: Outdoor Cooking
Becky has been involved in outdoor activities since early childhood, becoming involved with competitive shooting at 14 and hunting at 16. Becky holds her Master's Degree in teaching and served as NH Fish and Game's Hunter Education Coordinator for six years. Becky does free lance outdoor writing along with educational consulting and training. Becky has done canoe camping voyages to Minnesota's Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness.

Kathleen Bigford: Mountain Biking
Kathleen has been an avid biker since 1979 and shares Emily Wrubel's enthusiasm for road and mountain biking. Kathleen placed second in New England in the NORBA Masters Women Racers competition. Kathy teaches 6th grade at Great Brook Elementary School, in Antrim.

Alan Briere: Nature Photography for the Beginner and Nature Photography in the Field
Alan is a freelance photojournalist specializing in natural landscapes, wildlife and travel. He is the sole photographer of five books with subjects ranging from Civil War Battlefields and American Zoos to Historic Inns. Alan's photos appear in hundreds of books, magazines, advertising and corporate publications annually. His clients range from the National Geographic Society, the United Nations and the Boy Scouts of America to Natural History, Yankee and Ranger Rick magazines.

David Buchanan: Field Dressing Big Game and Introduction to Bow Hunting
David is an avid outdoorsman, who processes all his own game. He is a certified instructor in both the Hunter and Bowhunter Education programs of Fish and Game. By profession, Dave is a business educator\trainer.

Joseph Cannarella: Outdoors Skills and Survival
Joe is an avid outdoorsman. He has 18 years experience as a certified Hunter Education Instructor for NH Fish and Game Department. He is also a certified instructor with the International Bowhunter Education Foundation and an NRA instructor in muzzleloading. Joe is a retired colonel from the Army Reserves. Joe specializes in outdoor safety skills and is the founder of SAV-T-PAK, a company that distributes survival kits and the manual he co-authored. Joe is a retired registered pharmacist and worked as a district sales manager for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Donna Cote: Basic Camping and Outdoor Cooking
Donna is a life-long resident of NH and has experienced NH outdoors while on family camping trips as well as with the Girl Scouts. She has instructed Girl Scout leaders in outdoor living skills.  Donna has completed several canoe trips, most recently in the Boundary Waters, Minnesota. She currently lives on a small lake in NH where she enjoys kayaking and bird watching.

Nancy & Jim Cowan: Friday Evening Program Falconry: Not Just for Royalty Anymore
Master Falconer Nancy Cowen has been licensed since 1990.  She and her husband, Jim Cowen, helped to sponsor the legislation by which the sport became a legal means of taking game in New Hampshire (eff. Jan. 1, 1998).  She is a member of North American Falconers' Assn.  She does numerous presentations and demonstrations of falconry to school, conservation and other groups.  A freelance writer, her articles about dogs and falcons working together have won national awards.  Nancy will bring two "assistants" to help her with the class:  a Harris hawk named 'Injun who is her main hunting companion.  Nancy and the birds will be ready to make acquaintance with falconry class candidates Friday evening and Saturday morning prior to class.

Randy Curtis: Basic Map & Compass
Randy is the Federal Aid Coordinator for the NH Fish and Game Department and enjoys hunting, fishing and outdoor photography.  Randy has developed his own map and compass skills through numerous hunting trips and other outdoor excursions.  He uses map and compass extensively to enhance his safety and enjoyment while in the outdoors.

Hope Eagleston: Basic Ice Fishing
Hope grew up in New Hampshire.  As youth she spent her summers fishing in the harbor of Monhegan Island Maine.  Hope has attended several of the "Let's Go Fishing" programs, which inspired her to become a volunteer instructor of the program.  She has traveled to several places giving her the opportunity to fish in New Zealand and Cost Rica.

Dave Erler: What Grows here?
Dave attended St. Cloud State University and completed some graduate work in Environmental Interpretation at Texas A&M.  Dave was a naturalist with the National Park Service and University of Minnesota Extension service before coming to the Center in 1979.  Dave was recognized as the New England Environmental Education Alliance's Educator of the Year in 2002.

Sandy Falicon: Becoming a Packable Gourmet
Sandy has worked for the NH Fish and Game Department for almost 20 years. Sandy is an active saltwater angler in the coastal waters off New Hampshire and North Carolina. Sandy also enjoys freshwater fishing, boating, wilderness canoeing, camping and turkey hunting.

Tom Flynn: Introduction to Rifle Tom is a lifelong resident of NH; he is employed by the NH Fish and Game Dept. as the Hunter Education Program Coordinator. Tom has over 30 years hunting and fishing experience, he is a certified hunter, bowhunter, and let's go fishing instructor, he is a member of the NRA, U.S. Sportsman's Alliance, Pemi Fish and Game Club, and NH Wildlife Federation. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, softball, and spending time in the outdoors.

Curt Golder: Introduction to Freshwater Fishing  and Fishing on Golden Pond
Curt brings you over 39 years of angling experience. Curt is a licensed NH fishing guide and the owner of Gadabout Golder Guide Service and Fly-fishing school in Wolfeboro, NH. Curt is a certified instructor for Fish and Game's "Let's Go Fishing" program and trained by NH Fish and Game and UNH Coop Extension to present "Wonders of Wildlife" programs to schools.

Anne Gwynne: Introduction to Hiking and Wilderness Backpacking
Anne is an active member of the NH chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club(AMC). Since 1984, she has climbed the highest 100 mountains in New England in both summer and winter, and has climbed all 451 New England mountains over 3,000 feet. She has also hiked the "Long Trail" in Vermont, and is currently attempting to climb all peaks of 14,000 feet in Colorado. She recently attended a weeklong workshop involving glacier travel and mountaineering.

Paula Harper: Introduction to Rifle
Paula has been active in hunter education for the past 10 years. She is currently instructing on two teams, one in Manchester and one in Goffstown. Paula enjoys many aspects of outdoor life, including hunting, fishing, target shooting, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and camping. Having spent many vacations in Colorado and other western states, she is planning to go back, this time with her daughter, to introduce her to the joys of being an outdoors woman. Eli Krause, who is also active in hunter education, will assist Paula.

Linda Harris: Handling Handguns
Linda has an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice.  She is certified as N.R.A. Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, N.R.A. Personal Protection Instructor, N.R.A. Pistol Instructor, N.R.A. Rifle Instructor, N.R.A. Shotgun Instructor, N.R.A. Class -C Coach, SIGARMS Armorer.  She has 20 years of competitive shooting and coaching experience.
Linda is associated with National Rifle Association (N.R.A.), American Women's Self Defense (A.W.S.D.), Gun Owners of New Hampshire (GO - NH).

Bob Mitchell: Fly Fishing A-Z
Bob shares his love of fishing as a "Let's Go Fishing" instructor with the NH Fish and Game Department. Bob is a devotee of fly-fishing and loves to introduce newcomers to the sport. He has affiliates with the United Fly-Tyers Inc., Trout Unlimited, is a board member of NH Fly-fishers and the Coastal Conservation Association.

Jim Prendible: Fly Fishing A-Z
Jim has been an avid fly angler and tier for 16 years.  As a NH Fish and Game "Let's Go Fishing" instructor for the past 8 years, Jim has been able to share his enthusiasm and love for the sport as well as knowledge of the outdoors to all newcomers.  A resident of Manchester, NH, he enjoys many aspects of outdoor life including hunting, camping, target
shooting and outdoor survival skills.

Andrew J. O'Shaughnessy: Introduction to Kayaking
Andy has been kayaking since 1989.  He owned and operated the Winnipesauke Kayak Company in Wolfeboro for 10 years guiding and instructing.  He is certified through the American Canoe Association and is a Registered Maine Guide.  He has a broad knowledge of the outdoors through his experiences with kayaking, canoeing, fly fishing, backpacking and traveling through the US and abroad.  Andy resides in Wolfeboro, NH and spends three months out of the year in New Zealand's backcountry.

Kristen and Jim Riccardi: Introduction to Fly-tying
Kristen learned to fly fish, tie flies and hunt while dating her husband Jim. Kristen has been tying for eight years and instructing for the past four years. Additionally, she has been a fly fishing instructor for the NH Fish and Game "Let's Go Fishing" program fly fishing weekends for the past several years. Kristen and Jim operate the Golden Demon Fly Shop and are bird hunting enthusiasts.

John Richardson: Introduction to Muzzleloader
John is a certified NH Fish and Game Hunter Education Instructor, and a certified Muzzleloading Education Instructor with the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association. He is also the Regional Field Representative Coordinator for New England and New York in the NMLRA. John first got involved in muzzleloading, prior to the nation's bicentennial. What started with one hunting rifle has expanded to many rifles and pistols used mostly in competition. He is a former Flintlock Rifle State Champion. Janet and Doug Morse of Marlborough, NH and Bob Valade of Nashua will assist John.

Julie Robinson: Becoming a Packable Gourmet
Julie is a field biologist with the Region III Office in Durham, starting as a field technician in the Concord office of NH Fish and Game. Her love of the outdoors and wildlife has led to a variety of projects including waterfowl, big game and furbearer work. Julie has been enthusiastically committed to the B.O.W. program from the start. "It's really neat to see the changes in women who have never had outdoor opportunities fall in love with fishing, hunting or other activities by the end of the program."

Laura Ryder: Eco-Touring Squam Lake by Kayak
Laura Ryder is the Aquatic Resources Education Program Supervisor for the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department. She coordinates the Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program and other statewide aquatic education programs for the department. Laura has a B.S. in Environmental Biology and a Med. in Environmental Science Education. She enjoys any kind of fishing, hunting, kayaking, and introducing her four-year-old son to the great outdoors. She believes that education is the key to conserving our natural resources.

Sarah Sanders: Fly Fishing A-Z and Intermediate Fly Fishing
Sarah lives in Western Massachusetts.  She guided fly fishing trips on the upper Deerfield River and the Westfield River systems.  She is a certified fly fishing guide in New Hampshire and guided trips in the wilds of Northern New Hampshire on the upper Connecticut River.  She is a member of Trout Unlimited and an instructor for Casting for Recovery.  Her passion for the outdoors included hunting and teaching all she knows.

Julia Steed Mawson: Backyard Habitat
Julia joined UNH Cooperative Extension in 1977. She first served as a marine education specialist in the Sea Grant program where she served as Director of the Visitor Center at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, NH. In 1991 she became a part of the Hillsborough County 4-H program as an extension educator, operating out of the Pine Island 4-H Environmental Education Center. In the winter of 1996, the Pine Island staff moved to the Goffstown County Complex. There she helps to oversee 4-H programs for the Greater Manchester area, including programs for families such as Exploring Nature With Your Family, summer day camp programs, community stewardship events and traditional 4-H clubs. Her work with the 4-H clubs includes volunteer recruitment, training and providing volunteer support.

Judy Tumosa: Eco-Touring Squam Lake by Kayak
Judy is the Watershed Education Specialist for NHF&G. In her 20 + years of being an outdoorswoman, she has learned to hunt, fish, canoe, hike, backpack, camp and rock climb with her husband and two sons. She has many years of experience in teaching environmental education to youngsters of all ages and in her spare time she loves to read mystery novels, crochet scarves and cook everything.

Paula Wanzer: Introduction to Canoeing
Paula Wanzer is a certified canoe instructor of One Step Further, which conducts instructional programs for children and adults. Instruction is customized for each student's knowledge and capabilities so that they will continue to pursue this sport as a lifelong leisure activity.

Emily Wrubel: Mountain Biking
Emily owned and operated a bike shop for 12 years, and is the organizer of a 30-mile mountain bike race that benefits the Hillsboro NH rescue squad. She teaches 7th and 8th graders in Pembroke, NH and is an avid biking enthusiast. Emily has biked coast-to-coast, done bike tours, and has commuted by bike to work.

Marcia Wyman: Introduction to Archery and Intermediate Archery
Marcia is a graduate and former staff member of The World Archery Center, Pomfret, CT. She is certified by the National Field Archery Association and is a level IV National Coach, under the National Archery Association. An avid archer, she has received recognition and awards for her skills at state, regional and national levels. Marcia is the director and co-founder of the New England School of Archery and presents workshops and clinics at schools, camps, clubs and festivals throughout New England.

Marilyn Wyzga: Backyard Habitat
Marilyn coordinates the schoolyard habitat program for NH Fish and Game.  She authored the curriculum guide, Homes for Wildlife, and developed the training program that has involved in schools for over 10 years.  Marilyn's passion for native plants led her to study with the New England Wild Flower Society and the National Gardening Association.  She has applied her design skills to exhibits and theater, and is currently turning them to landscape design, beginning with her own backyard.