Courtney Kupsch is Development Director and Chief Optimism Officer at Voyageur Outward Bound School. Courtney lends sunshine, humor and creative thinking to our mission. With over ten years of fundraising, marketing and youth advocacy experience, Courtney leads with wisdom and strategy to communicate the power of challenge and discovery programming. Courtney is an avid community champion, an eager volunteer and a bold urban explorer. She enjoys the Twin Cities art scene, biking and paddle boarding our lovely lakes.
Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. – Golda Meir Savannah and Sam each had the opportunity to go Outward Bound as young teens. Now, more than ten years later,... READ MORE
Chris Comodeca sent her daughter on a Voyageur Outward Bound School course over ten years ago. For her daughter, one course turned into three, and then turned into a professional rock climbing and photography career. Last month, Chris tried Outward... READ MORE
Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity… it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. – Melody Beattie Adrienne... READ MORE
Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. – Anthony J. D’Angelo Bill Pullman was immersed in Outward Bound decades ago as an instructor in Australia. However, last month was the first time he... READ MORE
Mark Petraitis and Emily Roskey are part of our team here at Voyageur Outward Bound School (VOBS). This summer, they had a chance to work together for the first time. Together, they led one of five crews for The Fellowship Initiative... READ MORE
On every Outward Bound course our students experience the benefit of relevant challenges and the positive effects of nature as they build character and leadership skills: emotion management, empathy, teamwork, responsibility, initiative, problem solving, persistence, and service. Equally important, our courses... READ MORE
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King Out “on course,” Outward Bound students learn to function as valued members of a group working toward a common goal.... READ MORE
“Vulnerability is the key to having meaningful human experiences.” – Brene Brown Vulnerability. It’s -33° and I am outside, on the ice, inside a sleeping bag which is inside another sleeping bag. Due to the constraints of sandwiched sleeping bags,... READ MORE
Brian Campeau is a born and raised Californian, Veteran, Police Officer, Filmmaker, Small-Business Owner and as of last February, a dog sledding VOBS alumnus. Last year, Brian found himself searching for as he put it, “a need to disconnect, to... READ MORE
Yoshie Kateada, is a native of Madison, Wisconsin. She was first introduced to Outward Bound through her parents – who met on course as students in Washington. Yoshie’s parents continued to mention Outward Bound throughout her childhood, so she eventually... READ MORE
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