About Deb Sugerman
Deb Sugerman is a native of Colorado, graduating with a B.A. in Biology from the University of Colorado and a M.A. in Recreation from the University of Northern Colorado. She spent her childhood camping with her family in the rugged Rocky Mountains.
After graduate school, she moved to Southern Illinois where she worked at Touch of Nature Environmental Education Center as a wilderness instructor and program director. Her next adventure was teaching leadership at Unity College in Maine for 16 years. It was here she developed her skills in teaching and facilitating leadership development. While working at Unity College, she earned her Ph.D. in Forest Resources from the University of Maine, where she concentrated on teaching professionals to work with people with disabilities in outdoor recreational settings.
In 1997, Deb began teaching at the University of New Hampshire where she developed her skills in research and evaluation. She published numerous research articles and books on facilitation, leadership development, and the efficacy of outdoor experiences with older adults.
Deb left the University of New Hampshire in 2003 to begin her own consulting business, Experiential Concepts. She has taken her years of experience to design high impact experiential programs, train staff in facilitation and leadership skills, and evaluate program effectiveness.
