Staff
JUMP! staff are professionally trained and highly motivated people who enjoy challenges and love working with youth!
Our program staff have certifications in wilderness first aid and complete rigorous internal training every spring in climbing wall management, lake-water canoeing and rescue, high ropes course operations and rescue, wilderness navigation, and backcountry camping. Our staff are skilled and curious leaders trained in challenge activity facilitation, debrief and discussion facilitation, and personal leadership activities and reflections.
Carol Fisher, Business Manager
Carol lives in beautiful BC, Canada where she loves to explore the natural world through her work and play. Her career journey includes many years of providing experiential education for youth through Educo Adventure School (now JUMP! Canada) along with 17 years on faculty in the Outdoor Recreation Management Department at Capilano University in North Vancouver. Carol’s work adventures also include being the office manager and yoga therapist in a wellness clinic in the interior of BC.
Her favorite activities are hiking, biking, paddling, cross country skiing, gardening and preparing healthy whole foods! She enjoys a regular yoga and meditation practice and loves to live a simple life and care for the earth. Carol is passionate about climate action and sustainability and loves working with like minded people to inspire future changemakers!
Alexandra Aebischer, Program Manager
Alexandra was raised on a farm and trained as an outdoor leader, combining practical experience with formal qualifications. Some of these formal qualifications include an Outdoor Leadership Diploma and an Emergency Rescue Certificate. Through these experiences, Alexandra nurtured her passion for creating engaging outdoor experiences that build confidence and a lasting connection to nature that forever change each individual.
Brigid Mueller, Outdoor Instructor
Brigid has been coming to Educo nearly every summer since she was 13 and learning to love the outdoors at such a young age inspired her to get her Adventure Guiding Diploma at TRU (Thompson Rivers University). She deferred the first year of the program to a sister school in Iceland where she learned technical rope rescue systems in swiftwater and glacial environments. In her second year (back in canada now), she broke off in to a rock climbing specialty, and has spent her years since graduating working on many different high ropes/zipline/challenge courses. Whether on top of a mountain, on top of a cliff or suspended in mid air, she has a special love for being in high places and firmly believes getting that different perspective allows people to renew their perspectives on their lives. Brigid has about 4 years experience leading kids in various settings and is certified as a wilderness first responder and flatwater canoe instructor.
James Ramirez, Kitchen Manager
James is a 34-year-old chef with a passion for cooking that spans over 17 years. Originally hailing from sunny Southern California, he has embarked on culinary adventures across the globe, from the bustling streets of NYC to the vibrant food scene in Tokyo. For the past 6 years, he has been soaking up the flavors and culture of Vietnam.