DCN Instructors

Linwood Smith
Archery

Highly skilled and experienced archery expert, boasting over four decades of involvement in the sport. His extensive knowledge in archery and bow setup makes him an ideal mentor to guide you in mastering this captivating activity. With his guidance, you can optimize your archery skills and ensure your bow functions at its peak performance.

Cheryl Sullivan
Fishing | Ice Fishing

Cheryl is an avid outdoors woman that enjoys all forms of hunting and fishing. She is most passionate about bowhunting for white-tailed deer and ice fishing for northern pike. When Cheryl is not hunting or fishing, she is an Entomologist at the University of Vermont with a research program focused on sustainable insect pest and tick management. She also enjoys cooking wild game in about every way possible.

Bonna Weiler
Kayak

Bonna is a kayaking instructor of 20 years, holding instructor certification from American Canoe Association. She teaches kayaking to kids at summer camps, public school programs, adults for the AMC and Women Outdoors. She also leads day and overnight paddling trips for groups.

Larry Hamel
Rifle | Pistol   Muzzleloader

Lary has been with the outdoors woman program since it started in 1993 and attended over forty five events since. He taught Hunter Education for twenty five years. He started in competition in 1975 in Hi Power rifle at 200-1500 yard targets. He has been an active shooter in pistol and rifle matches for over forty years. He has been the President of the Lamoille Valley Fish and Game Club in Morrisville Vermont and currently in charge of the gun show in Essex for the Club.

Tom Blair

Tom is a National Sporting Clays Association Level I certified instructor and has been for several years. He has done courses for Doe Camp a couple of times before. 

Cindy Perry

 Cindy Perry: M. Ed., 30 years in the field of teaching grades K-12, current VT Educator’s License K-6. Opened and directed Raven’s Wood Outdoor School for Renegades for 7 years, a nonprofit school and camp for kids ages 5-12. Join me for some fun in the woods cooking, whittling and fire starting! 

Jamie Maloof

Founder and leader of both O.W.L.S. (Outdoor Wilderness Learning and Survival) and Dancing Moon Girls, a coming of age nature program.  She enjoys sharing her passion for the outdoors and nature through both of these programs as well as other mentorship roles.  Holding a degree in Outdoor Education and has taught across Southern Vermont for over 25 years.  She has taught, led and helped to  facilitate outdoor programs at organizations and schools such as Kindle Farm School, Valley Ridge Student Center, Leland and Grey High School, Vermont Wilderness School, The Nature Museum at Grafton, The Roots School, Chester/Andover Elementary, Flood Brook Elementary School, Jamaica Elementary, Weston Library, Hildene, The Mountain School, Songbird wellness and many more.  She also enjoys facilitating adult workshops and family programs such as, family survival weekends, herbal medicine workshops, wild edibles walks, homeschool groups and summer camps.  Aside from her degree, Jamie is a certified Herbalist and certified in Wilderness first aid. Certifications in: Archery, Riflery, CPI, The Art of Mentoring, Reiki, Falconry, Place Based Education, Wilderness Survival, hide tanning, Tree medicine and more. 

Nicole Holmes

My grandmother is Abenaki native and she always has had dream catchers on her wall with different meanings, and made sure to share those different meanings with me. Abenaki are considered people of the river and basket weavers, with a history of making dream catchers. We would make goods and place them in water tight baskets and send them down the rivers for trade, which made our part integral for different tribes. Being known for our keen ability to weave, also makes us great contenders in the creation of dream catchers. We may not have been the first to create them, but the craft has been shared and explored for over a century. Born in Maine, I was always a crafter and developed my skill in many courses of art. Painting, sculpture, 3-D advanced at the University of Maine Orono. Crystals and types of wood that carry meaning that I will share as well as pieces to add to the dream catchers, crochet and beads, I am interested Kulay Deer Sinew for weaving and raw crystals that help with certain types of sleep goals/hopes and centering values.