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Portland Programs Staff

Rob Healy (he/him)

Portland Program Director
Portland, Oregon

Rob Healy (he/him)

Portland Program Director

Rob is a lifelong Northwesterner originally hailing from the greater Seattle area. His background in outdoor education has spanned collegiate recreation and athletics, classroom and field based environmental education, and mountain guiding, as well as over a decade of volunteer work in Search and Rescue. Crediting the lessons he learned in the high country as some of the most profound in his life, Rob now directs Northwest Outward Bound School (NWOBS) Portland Programs, seeking ways to provide greater access to these experiences and opportunities in the Portland Metro area. When he is not working, Rob can be found exploring the outdoors, working on his expansive tabletop miniature collection, and spending time with his wife, cat, and chickens.

Adam Cook (he/him)

Senior Course Director
Portland, Oregon

Adam Cook (he/him)

Senior Course Director

Adam is an Instructor for NWOBS Portland Programs and has been working with NWOBS for the 2022-23 season. Adam’s passions land in the outdoor spaces. His super power is working with youth. Adam helps remove the barriers that hold ourselves back by letting each person with the group move into the growth zone.

Adelle Peleg (she/her)

Instructor
Portland, Oregon

Adelle Peleg (she/her)

Instructor

Adelle is a big lover of the outdoors, creativity, community, and music! Adelle has been living in and exploring Oregon and the wider PNW since 2017 and working as an instructor with NWOBS since September of 2022. Some of her favorite ways to enjoy the outdoors are hiking, swimming, backpacking, and foraging! She is passionate about learning about and connecting with the native environment, forming meaningful bonds within her community, and being an agent in helping improve them both. While attending Lewis and Clark College, Adelle was a leader of the student-run outdoors program, which included backpacking, camping and kayaking trips. When she’s not running around outside, Adelle loves to paint, see live music, geek out about rock & roll and movies, and cook!

Chuck Barnes (he/him)

Lead Instructor
Portland, Oregon

Chuck Barnes (he/him)

Lead Instructor

Chuck is the Lead Instructor for the NWOBS Portland Programs and has been working with NWOBS since March 2022. Chuck has extensive experience working with young people in both indoor and outdoor settings. He worked for The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) for twenty years as field instructor and outreach educator. He’s also led young men on 35 day canoe trips in Canada for the past eight summers. Chuck participated in both an Outward Bound course and a NOLS course as a student.

Claire Sherman (she/her)

Instructor
Portland, OR

Claire Sherman (she/her)

Instructor

Claire is an Instructor with NWOBS who started in 2023 following a semester leadership course she took with Outward Bound. Claire finds her home and family when she’s outside adventuring and loves to share those experiences with others. Outside of her work with NWOBS, she is a musician, snowboarder, and proud cat mom of Biscuit and Gravy.

Jordan Lee (she/her)

Instructor
Portland, OR

Jordan Lee (she/her)

Instructor

Originally from Texas, Jordan recently moved to Portland from Brooklyn, NY where she was an Instructor at NYC Outward Bound Schools leading backpacking, climbing, and city-based team building programs. Prior to OB, Jordan worked for 5 years in healthcare operations and for 4 years leading Northwestern University's freshman orientation backpacking trip on the Superior Hiking Trail in Minnesota. In addition to instructing, Jordan is also a Master's student at the University of Oregon studying Outdoor Product Management. Her mission is to inspire a new generation of environmental enthusiasts by creating inviting, inclusive, and fun products for youth to drive early investment and appreciation for the outdoors. In her free time, Jordan enjoys riding her bike, rock climbing, snowboarding, cooking with her wife Hannah and taking her dog Llewyn for a walk in Forest Park.

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Portland Programs Staff

Rob Healy (he/him)

Portland Program Director Portland, Oregon

Rob Healy (he/him)

Adam Cook (he/him)

Senior Course Director Portland, Oregon

Adam Cook (he/him)

Adelle Peleg (she/her)

Instructor Portland, Oregon

Adelle Peleg (she/her)

Chuck Barnes (he/him)

Lead Instructor Portland, Oregon

Chuck Barnes (he/him)

Claire Sherman (she/her)

Instructor Portland, OR

Claire Sherman (she/her)

Jordan Lee (she/her)

Instructor Portland, OR

Jordan Lee (she/her)

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Portland, Oregon

Instructor
Portland, OR

Instructor
Portland, OR