Frog (he/him) is a Youth Programs Instructor for Thriving Roots Wilderness School. His ancestry is Chickamauga Cherokee on his mother’s side and Italian on father’s. Frog has almost 10 years of experience working as a Nature Connection Mentor since his beginnings at both Alderleaf Wilderness College and the Wilderness Awareness School in Washington State. His passion for nature connection mentoring has also taken him to work in Wilderness Therapy at Pacific Quest Institute in Hawaii.

A graduate of Alderleaf Wilderness College’s 9-month Adult Immersion Program in 2011 and the Wilderness Awareness School’s Anake Leadership Program in 2013, he is grateful to have trained with very skilled mentors and learned for himself the deep impact of living with the land. He continues to be recognized by the Wilderness Awareness School for his deep passion and expertise in scouting and has been instrumental in supporting their powerful rites of passage experiences for adults.

Frog is well known for his child-like spirit, impressive agility, deep gratitude and heartful expression.  He is adored by kids young and old and his love of camouflage keeps everyone on their toes!