Shaping the programs for the upcoming season

Meet Our
Entire Team

Full-Time Staff

Based out of 17 Cole Road, Leicester NC 28748

Throughout the year, ARCC full-time staff members are shaping the programs for the upcoming season. This group of former trip leaders, educators, world travelers, triathletes, and moms and dads, spend their days orchestrating and arranging the hundreds and hundreds of details necessary to operate ARCC programs in some of the most remote locations on earth. Custom, Gap and Summer Directors spend thousands of hours planning the programs in intimate detail so that our Program Leaders and Gap Instructors can focus their attention on their students, instead of on trip logistics. Directors are your “go to” resources when you have questions about specific trips or programs. They are fully involved with staff hiring, staff training, and trip support when programs are in the field. They are all united by their love of travel and adventure, and the desire to create positive experiences for young people.

Throughout the year, our leadership team—a group of former trip leaders, educators, world travelers, and parents—is busy shaping the upcoming season for both ARCC and our sister program, Bold Earth. This unified team orchestrates the thousands of details necessary to operate programs all around the world. Our Directors spend countless hours planning our programs in intimate detail so that our leaders can focus entirely on their students. Whether you are joining us for an ARCC Gap semester, summer program, or a custom school program, our Directors are your ‘go-to’ resources, united by a shared desire to create life-changing experiences for young people.

George Hoch

Executive Director

Ali Meighan

Director of Custom Programming

Bryan Salyer

Senior Summer Director

Emily Rosser

Senior Gap Director

Topher Silvia

Business Operations & Finance Manager

Program Leaders

Across the United States
ARCC Program Leaders are exceptional people of extraordinary character and experience. They are enthusiastic about serving others, travel, adventure, and most importantly, helping teenagers thrive. A job at ARCC is a coveted position. As a result, we are able to handpick experienced, energetic, fun, capable and mature individuals to lead our programs. Our extremely competitive hiring process ensures ARCC students receive the finest quality leadership in the industry. ARCC Trip Leaders inspire, motivate, and set a positive example that lasts far beyond the summer’s end.