2025 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Name: Partnering with Purpose: Building Strong Alignment Between Ground Operators and Educational Institutions
Start: 2025-10-01T10:30:00-0400
End: 2025-10-01T12:00:00-0400

Main Conference: Tuesday, September 30 - Thursday, October 2, 2025

Preconference: Monday September 29 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025

*Schedule subject to change.

Wednesday October 1, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Vermont

When educational institutions and ground operators partner effectively, there are great opportunities for creating impactful programming for students. Each side of the partnership contributes its own unique experience and perspectives informed by their institutional history, internal risk tolerance, and regulations or policy that dictate the scope of their operations. To build strong partnerships, it is essential to have processes in place to recognize these potential divides and find common ground that leads to well-aligned expectations and execution. This session will focus on the unique proactive and reactive risk management considerations of running programs alongside partner organizations. Through a series of real world case studies, we will share tools that both organizations can use to create well-aligned, successful, long-lasting relationships.

Speakers

Dave Haffeman

Risk Management Director, Where There Be Dragons

Dave has worked as field staff and an administrator in outdoor and international settings since 2005. Dave began his tenure at Where There Be Dragons in 2015 as a South America semester instructor. Over the years he has gathered valuable knowledge of Dragons programming while holding... Read More →

Kevin Porter

Partnership Program Director, Where There Be Dragons

Early in his career, Kevin moved to Kenya to consult for various NGOs, completing projects such as developing an inventory system for pharmacies and conducting needs assessments in remote communities. Kevin spent a decade with Rustic Pathways as their director of Global Program Operations... Read More →

Wednesday October 1, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Vermont Holiday Inn By the Bay:88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04119

Program Administration, Breakout Session

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2025 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

Dave Haffeman

Kevin Porter

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