National Outdoor Leadership School
Donations deductibleNational Outdoor Leadership School's network
18 peoplei18 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| N Stuart Harris Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ahmad R Thomas (also filed as Ahmad Thomas) | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Alan Townsend | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Brad Hirsch | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elaine Walsh Carney | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| George D Phipps (also filed as George Phipps) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gretchen Warner | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Griffin Myers | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| James Chin (also filed as Jimmy Chin) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jane Foley Fried (also filed as Jane Fried) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| JK Nicholas | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Babcock | Assistant Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| John Grunsfeld | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Kate Williams | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lesford Duncan | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marc B Randolph (also filed as Marc Randolph) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah Hiza | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Briscoe | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
26 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Colhoun | President | since 2024 |
| Andrea Summers | Employee | 2023 |
| Bobby Johnston | Employee | since 2023 |
| Bruce Palmer | Employee | 2018 |
| Cari Michelle Karns | Employee | since 2024 |
| Deborah Nunnick | Employee | since 2019 |
| Deborah Nunnink | Employee | 2018 |
| Elizabeth A Tuohy | Employee | 2025 |
| Erin Freed | Employee | since 2023 |
| Francis Van De Beuken | Employee | 2025 |
| Gary Wilmot | Employee | 2019 |
| Heather Wisniewski | Employee | 2023 |
| Jeff Buchanan | Employee | since 2018 |
| Jeffery Bryan Wall | Interim CFO | since 2024 |
| John Gans | President | since 2018 |
| Jon Ferlise | Former CFO | since 2023 |
| Kathleen Baum Mettenbrink | Employee | 2025 |
| Melissa Gray | Employee | since 2022 |
| Michael Hess | Employee | since 2023 |
| Michelle Johnson | Employee | 2025 |
| Michelle Johnston | Employee | 2024 |
| Phillipa COE | Employee | 2018 |
| Rachael Price | Employee | since 2022 |
| Scott Robertson | Employee | since 2018 |
| Stephen Dahnert | CFO | since 2021 |
| Terri Watson | President | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Colhoun | President | 40 | $265k | $44k | |
| Jon Ferlise | Former CFO | 40 | $218k | $10k | |
| Erin Freed | Employee | 40 | $160k | $47k | |
| Melissa Gray | Employee | 40 | $158k | $38k | |
| Francis van de Beuken | Employee | 40 | $145k | $37k | |
| Elizabeth A Tuohy | Employee | 40 | $139k | $13k | |
| Cari Michelle Karns | Employee | 40 | $135k | ||
| Michelle Johnson | Employee | 40 | $122k | ||
| Kathleen Baum Mettenbrink | Employee | 40 | $122k | ||
| Jeffery Bryan Wall | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $102k | $30k | |
| N Stuart Harris | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Hiza | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jane Fried | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| George Phipps | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Babcock | Assistant Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kate Williams | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brad Hirsch | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elaine Walsh Carney | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| John Grunsfeld | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jimmy Chin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Griffin Myers | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ahmad Thomas | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Briscoe | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lesford Duncan | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marc Randolph | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jk Nicholas | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alan Townsend | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gretchen Warner | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Outdoor Leadership School
- EIN
- 830204184
- Address
- 284 Lincoln St, Lander, WY, 82520-2848
- State
- Wyoming
- Mission
- The mission of the national outdoor leadership school is to be the leading source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that serve people and the environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C600 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1965
- Principal officer
- Alexander H Colhoun (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1966
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsN Stuart Harris
≥8years on the filingsJane Foley Fried
≥8years on the filingsMarc B Randolph
≥7years on the filingsGeorge D Phipps
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $123.8m
- Total liabilities
- $9.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $114.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $9.1m
- Program service revenue
- $31.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.4m
- Employees
- 1,223
- Volunteers
- 75
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $43m | $44m | Deficit $936k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
3 entitiesiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.National Outdoor Leadership School likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 4 June 2001
- Registered agent
- National Registered Agents, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.
National Outdoor Leadership School likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 9 October 1998
- Registered agent
- National Registered Agents, Inc. (city and state not held)
National Outdoor Leadership School likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.