Meet Our Advisory Council Rufus Brown - Rufus E. Brown is an attorney with Brown & Burke, PA in Portland, Maine, whose practice includes outdoor law and litigation.  As a former Deputy Attorney General, he represented Baxter State Park. In private practice, he represents Wilderness Medical Associates and New England Outdoor Center.  He has written extensively on issues of risk management in outdoor programs. Rufus is a highly regarded writer and analyst, with an extensive record of volunteer and educational work throughout the State of Maine. Julie Isbill -  Julie is a landscape architect now working in the Maine Office of the Rivers & Trails program of the National Park Service.  In her job, Julie assists communities in Maine & New Hampshire to create trails & greenways and conserve rivers & open space.  Julie has two sons and greatly enjoys walking, gardening, and other other outdoor pursuits. Pete Phair - Pete is President and Founder of Northeast Educational Outreach Associates, specializing in group process training for youth & adults through adventure-based and experiential learning principles.  He has a wide and varied background as a teacher, consultant, facilitator and camp director.  He has worked in youth programming for nearly all of his thirty-year career and has extensive experience designing & facilitating experientially-based programs for kids and adults of all ages & abilities.  A whitewater raft guide for fifteen years, Pete lives in Wayne, Maine with his daughter and enjoys mountain biking, playing hockey and spending time on the river.  He received his teaching degree from the University of Maine at Farmington and was a member of the last class at UMF to receive dual certifications in elementary and special education. Greg Shute - Greg is responsible for the Wilderness Trips and Big Eddy Campground Programs at the Chewonki Foundation.  Greg and his staff have years of trip leading experience on the waters and mountains of Maine and beyond.  He plans trips to challenge participants both physically and intellectually with activities that build self confidence, a sense of community, and a greater awareness of the inter relatedness of the world around us.  Greg is a Maine Registered Guide and Co-President of the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization (MWGO).  He holds certifications in Wilderness First Responder First Aid, CPR and water safety.

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