caitlyn gollan

* Charged with renting outdoor gear to members of the Hamilton College community and organizing campus gear room * Assisted other Outing Club leaders with trip logistics, such as ordering food rations, providing gear lists and coming up with proper itineraries * Organized and led trips for members of the Outing Club; planned other campus wide events such as speakers or film screenings

* Worked as a cabin counselor for children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities; age of campers ranged from 7-65 depending on the weekly session * Worked with co-counselor to care for 5-7 campers with a variety of special needs * Facilitated activities ranging from sports and games, arts and crafts, swimming and nature walks

Observed and helped facilitate group and individual counseling sessions with children ages 5-11 Observed and helped manage classroom based peer building exercises as well as taught lessons in special education classes

Co-led 4-5-day wilderness pre-orientation trips for 6-10 incoming freshman Ensured participant safety and taught participants proper camping, canoeing and hiking skills Assisted in hiring and training of new program leaders

* Organized curriculum-based activities and programs for middle school students * Promoted proper communication skills, teambuilding strategies and peer relationships among students * Lived with and supervised students in a cabin setting * Facilitated climbing wall and high ropes course elements

Activities and Societies: Hamilton Outing Club (Officer), Adirondack Adventure (Trip Leader), Hamilton College Women's Rugby (former President and Captain)