Albert Mitugo
Position: Senior Coordinator Outdoor Adventures
E-mail: amitugo@smu.edu
Phone:  (214) 768-4822
Working Since: 2008 
Hometown: Rowlett, TX
Degree: M. Ed - Educational Leadership

Favorite Trip: Kind of difficult  to pick out one considering the length of time I have spent in the back country (over 160 weeks). They are all pretty awesome!
I get to work with and develop awesome young leaders that move on to do great things!
Quote: "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions" - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Jeremy Rechtien
Position: Rental Shop and Trip Student Manager
Working Since: August 2009
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Major: Political Science and International Studies

Favorite Trip: The Grand Canyon Spring Break Trip from 2011 because of what it gives to those that participate.  It provides an alternative to normal culture, gives them an opportunity that will be hard to do later in life.
I love the Outdoor Adventures because of what it gives the SMU community.  With SMU being smack-dab in the middle of a major metropolis, it's hard to get out and appreciate what it is like to be separate from hustle and bustle.  The SMU OA provides a break from the "real world" that none of us will have after we graduate.

Matthew Deaver
Position: Climbing Wall Student Manager
Working Since: May 2011
Hometown: Silsbee, TX
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineer

I love the Outdoor Adventures because it has given me the opportunity to experience the outdoors in a whole new way.  I also get to lead people on adventures that they may never have the chance to go on again.

Favorite Trip: The climbing trip to mineral wells was one of my favorite trips.  I like to see people experience the outdoors in a way they never have before.

Jordan Lee
Position: Trip Leader, Event Coordinator, and Public Relations
Working Since: Spring 2010
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

Favorite Trip: My favorite trip is every trip!  I especially loved introducing new participants to the activities and places I love!
Joining Outdoor Adventures was one of the most influential decisions of my college career.  I have been challenged, mentored and given the opportunity to grow and teach others.  Most importantly I found a passion for the outdoors, and a second family here.

Kelly Gilliland
Position: Trip Leader
Working Since: August 2011
Hometown: Medfield, MA
Major: Advertising

Favorite Trip: Rock Climbing!  I love going out to Mineral Wells for a whole day of climbing.  Even when I don't get to climb, I still really enjoy setting anchors and helping participants have a good time.
I love the OA because I'm friends with everyone I work with and I get to do things I love to do while also gaining leadership skills and experience.

Charles "Chase" Butterworth
Position: Trip Leader
Working Since: September 2011
Hometown: Saint Paul, MN
Major: History, Markets and Cultures  Minor: Chinese

Favorite Trip: 2012 HSP Trip, The "epic-ness" factor of this trip due to the freshness of  our incoming SMU Hilltop Scholars freshmen and the rugged beauty of the terrain.  I joined the OA after I went on my first HSP trip the summer before I first started classes as a freshman, the same trip that I led a year later. It would be one of my best decisions of my college career. I have become a better leader, and a better person thanks to the OA program.

Hunter Higgins
Position: Assistant Trip Leader
Working Since: August 2011
Hometown: Winter Park, FL
Major: Communications and Advertising

Favorite Trip: My favorite trip has been Sea Kayaking to Matagorda Island where I got to camp on the beach, experience some exotic wildlife, and survival the elements with only the things you have almost gives a hint of danger.
The Outdoor Adventures has given me the opportunity to lead trips and receive many certifications I would not have received otherwise.

David Graham
Position: Training for Outdoor Leadership
Working Since: January 2012
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Major: Geology

Favorite Trip: The rock climbing trip, I enjoy the challenge, the technical skills needed, and it's a fun trip that you can bond with others on!
The OA makes it possible and safe to learn a whole new set of skills that can be practically used in the field and taken with you later in life.

Grant Ryden
Position: Training for Outdoor Leadership
Working Since: August 2012
Hometown: Texarkana, TX
Major: Mechanical Engineering and Physics

Favorite Trip: My favorite trip was the Outdoor Leadership backpacking trip.  Going to the Rocky Mountains and hiking all over the mountains was incredible and refreshing.
The Outdoor Adventures has allowed me to continue working in the outdoors, while participating in Outdoor Leadership training.

Joshua Munguia
Position: Training for Outdoor Leadership
Working Since: August 2012
Hometown: Arlington, TX
Major: Environmental Engineering
Minor: Environmental Geology

Favorite Trip: I like long trips that are fun, strenuous & educational so the Outdoor Leadership trip to New Mexico is a favorite trip.  I love being in the wilderness and backpacking in the Rockies is right up my alley.
Outdoor Adventures embodies everything that I’m about.  The OA makes it easy to plan, prepare, and coordinate trips while teaching valuable skills and getting other students involved. 

Manuel Familiar
Position: Outdoor Leadership Training
Working Since: May 2012
Hometown: Monterrey, MX
Major: EMIS

Favorite Trip: Outdoor Leadership Training trip of the summer of 2012 was a fantastic experience spending a week in the mountains, totally unplugged from society and being able to truly be immersed in the awesome beauty of nature.  Quite the inspiring experience.
I love the OA because I get opportunities to do the things I love right at my finger tips, exposing myself to new experiences and enriching my life, as well as going on adventures!

 
Matt Montsinger
Position: General Leader
Working Since: May 2012
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Major: Finance and Spanish

I love interacting with the staff and seeing people reach their personal climbing goals.

Emily Reagan
Position: General Leader
Working Since: May 2012
Hometown: Plano, TX
Major: English

The OA is one of the only ways to participate in the outdoors at SMU and in the Dallas area.  I love how everyone is enthusiastic and positive about the program, which makes it easy for me to be enthusiastic and positive.