PRINCIPAL BIOGRAPHIES LINDA CHAPMAN-CAPRON, PRINCIPAL AND SENIOR CONSULTANT is a skilled facilitator, consultant and trainer specializing in team-building, leadership and personal development, human relations and organizational effectiveness. She joined the COAC, Inc. in 1989 and became Majority Principal in 1991.     She has 27 years of experience in management, training, consulting, counseling and education. Linda has worked with a variety of populations from young children to adults. She was named the 1999 Charlotte Woman Business Owner of the Year and is a 2000 recipient of The Business Journal Women in Business Achievement Award. She was also named the 2002 SBA Women in Business Advocate Award winner. In addition to her work at the COAC, Inc., she has taught human relations courses at CPCC. She currently serves as Immediate Past President of National Association of Women Business Owners Charlotte Chapter; she also serves as Co-Chair of the National Business Women’s Week Planning Alliance and has served on the boards of the Carolina Diamonds Women’s Professional Fast Pitch Softball Team and Uptown Optimist Club. Before joining the COAC, Inc, Linda was the Executive Director of a Residential Treatment Facility where she designed and directed behavior change programs. She has dedicated her career to helping others, including holding executive positions in several non-profit organizations.    Linda holds an M.Ed. from Winthrop University with a specialty in community guidance and counseling and an undergraduate degree in Social Science from Western Carolina University. She sees her current work as a natural extension of her lifelong interest in helping people and organizations maximize their potential.     BRIAN K. CAPRON, PRINCIPAL AND SENIOR CONSULTANT is a skilled facilitator, consultant, and trainer with 16 years of management, training and consulting experience. He has spent the last 23 years facilitating group and personal growth experiences in a variety of settings, with a wide variety of populations. Brian has an undergraduate degree in education from UNCC and a Masters Degree in Human Development and Learning specializing in community counseling. Brian joined the COAC, Inc. in early 1989.    Brian focuses on several areas. He is our lead facilitator and program designer for our corporate teambuilding and leadership development programs. He heads up our design, layout, construction, and staff training segments of our challenge course construction operation, with over 40 courses under his belt, and countless staff trainings. He is our lead therapeutic program designer and facilitator. His work with wilderness training programs and special populations adds to his expertise in the planning and facilitation of our wilderness adventure programs.     His earlier professional experience includes seven years with a family crisis center and runaway shelter as a counselor to youth and families and later as a clinical supervisor and program director. During college and graduate school, Brian worked with a number of wilderness programs in the southeast. Brian sees his work with the COAC, Inc. as a natural outgrowth of his caring about people and love of the outdoors.     PARTIAL LISTING OF STAFF BIOGRAPHIES    The Charlotte Outdoor Adventure Center, Inc., brings together a highly qualified professional staff offering years of program development, facilitation, training, adventure education, experiential learning and ropes course construction experience. A. VANN BRANCH, has 30+ years of experience in education and counseling. Vann’s specialties range from providing classroom training sessions on a variety of human and business relations topics to crisis intervention counseling. Vann holds BS in Education from South Carolina State and a M.Ed. from Winthrop University specializing in Guidance and Counseling. Vann works full-time with CPCC's Student Life area.      SCOTT MITCHELL, holds a BS degree in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management from North Carolina State University. He brings to our team working experience with a variety of populations in a variety of settings. He facilitates corporate and youth teambuilding sessions, helps in the construction of ropes courses, and works with our Adventure Programs. Scott is also an Emergency Medical Technician and a Rock Climber.      JACK IGELMAN holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Montana State University. Jack joined us in 1994. His business and teaching experience helps make him an insightful member of our facilitation team. His rock climbing experience adds to his expertise in ropes course facilitation and rock climbing instruction. Jack’s personal experience with the North Carolina Outward Bound School prepared him to be a vital member of our team.      JAN WOLOSON holds a Masters Degree in counseling and works full time as a mediator in Hendersonville, NC. Jan brings a wealth of group and wilderness experience with her 20+ years at Outward Bound, Wilderness Southeast and other outdoor programs. Jan joined our team in 1992.      JIMIE L. McBEE is a certified Human Relations Counselor with a BS in Social Psychology. He brings over 30 years experience in counseling youths and adults. Jimie’s experience also includes instructing and facilitating groups on race and gender issues. Jimie joined the COAC in 1993.      STEVE HALE has a Bachelors Degree in Recreation and Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire. Steve has worked in the outdoor industry for over 20 years with such organizations as Outward Bound, the Nantahala Outdoor Center and Building Bridges, Inc. Steve brings a wealth of facilitation and construction experience with him to the COAC, Inc.       KRISTEN SHERMAN has a Bachelors degree in Communication and brings to our team years of experience in adventure education and teambuilding. Prior to joining the COAC, Inc. in 1993, Kristen spent several years with the Outward Bound School. Kristen specializes in facilitating adult and youth teambuilding and leadership development sessions. Kristen is the administrator for the English as a Second Language Program at Central Piedmont Community College.       JEROME SOUZA has a degree in Art from UNCC. He brings six years of outdoor program experience, from UNCC's Venture program and several other organizations to our team. Jerome has joined us as a youth and corporate facilitator, challenge course construction crew, Train-the Trainer and Adventure Program instructor. While not working with us, Jerome is busy with his oil painting and rock climbing passions      BRIAN FOSTER brings a wealth of technical experience through his eight years with the Air Force as a Para-rescue expert stationed around the world. Brian is pursuing his degree in physical therapy and athletic training. He specializes in high ropes facilitation, wilderness adventure programs, and ropes course construction.      MARILYN KAYLOR comes to us after 15 years with the state of North Carolina's Camp Woodson as program support staff. She is currently pursuing a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Asheville. Marilyn has a wealth of experience with youth and her easygoing style helps her with her corporate facilitation as well.       GREG AINSLEY a graduate of Western Carolina University with a degree in Recreation Management, joined our COAC, Inc. team in the summer of 1998 as an intern. After graduation, Greg spent two years working with youth in a wilderness setting with the Eckerd Camps program. Greg works as a low ropes and high ropes high ropes facilitation with youth and adult groups as well as in our ropes course construction and Adventure Programs.      AMY SHAEFER a graduate of Winthrop University in Business Administration and Accounting, joined our COAC, Inc. team in the summer of 1998. Amy had attended several of our sessions as a member of a JROTC program. She found that she was really good at helping other take challenges and learn from them. Amy specializes in high ropes facilitation with youth and adult groups.