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Most of Claire’s summers have been spent in part, or in whole, at Northwaters Langskib – for good reason. As a participant, the trips she embarked on through the organization played a large role in the positive development for her teenage self. Uplifted by the feelings of confidence and pride that her first Northern Lights trip left her with, she continued through the organization for the following five summers, ending her participant career by completing the Leadership program.

Having been inspired by the community that had facilitated her growth over the years, Claire knew she wanted to work at NWL so she could have a chance to provide a similar experience for the participants that were to come. For the following ten summers, she first apprenticed as an assistant leader and over the years transitioned into becoming a trip leader, a senior trip leader, to her current position as Program Director.

Claire is passionate about her line of work and continues to strive each year to expand her experiences in outdoor guiding and education. In both organizational and personal regards, Claire has guided flat and whitewater canoe trips all over Ontario and Quebec, as well as in Texas. She has a new found love for whitewater rafting which continues to bring her to amazing places from the Ottawa river, to Utah and Idaho. She also has a love for winter activities – both snowboarding and alpine skiing – and has worked snowshoeing and dogsledding in Algonquin Park. Claire has a diploma with honours in Outdoor Adventure and Business Studies from Algonquin College and intends to further pursue education in this field.

Claire loves to explore and try new things from surfing in Tofino, to Blackwater Rafting in New Zealand’s glow worm caves. She has a curiosity for life, a desire for connection and a drive to create meaning for herself and others in the world.