Meet Our Leaders | Putney Student Travel

Browse last summer's leaders by program:

Throughout the winter we will be finalizing leadership teams for the upcoming season. Putney prides itself in hiring exceptional leaders and in typical years more than 60% of our staff are returning leaders.

Brown University, B.A., Education Studies, Transnational Indigenous Memory Studies

Chatham University, M.F.A., Poetry & Publishing; Chatham University, B.F.A., Creative Writing & Philosophy

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy / University of Innsbruck, Austria, International M.Sc.,; Environmental Management of Mountain Areas; Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain, M.Sc., Biodiversity and Conservation Biology; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, B.Sc., Biology

Harvard University, Ed.M., Human Development and Education; Colgate University, B.A., French, Psychological Sciences

University of Massachusetts, Boston, Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy; University of North Texas, M.A., French and Spanish; University of Texas, Arlington, B.A., French and Spanish

Academy of Midwife Pelita Andalas, Indonesia

University of Maryland University College, B.A., Communication

University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Anthropology and Public Policy

Harvard University, B.A., Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations; Arabic Literature

The London School of Economics and Political Science, Master of Public Administration; Columbia University/University of Florida, B.A., Political Science

Wageningen University, Netherlands, M.Sc., International Development; University College Utrecht, Netherlands, B.A., Liberal Arts and Sciences

Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, M.Ed., International Education; Chapman University, B.A., Psychology, Emphasis in Human Development and Family Studies

Harvard Graduate School of Education, M.A. Teaching and Teacher Leadership; Oberlin College, B.A., History, Minor in East Asian Studies

Temple University, M.Ed., Secondary English Education; Tufts University, B.A., English Literature and Creative Writing

Escola da Cidade Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Brazil, B.Arch.

Western New England University, M.F.A., Creative Writing; Louisiana State University, B.A., English, Creative Writing

Western Illinois University, B.S., Psychology, B.A., Spanish; Illinois State University, S.S.P., School Psychology

University of Otago, Master of Applied Science Communication and Natural History Filmmaking; University of New Hampshire, B.A., Marine, Estuarine, and Freshwater Biology

University of Northern Colorado, M.S., Evolutionary Biology ; Oregon State University, H.B.S., Wildlife Science

Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, Ph.D., Water Resources Management (in progress); Colorado State University, M.Sc., Human Dimensions of Natural Resources; University of Colorado Boulder, B.A., Anthropology

Auburn University, B.S., Marine Biology, Marine Fisheries and Aquatic Parasitology

Colorado College, B.A., German, Minor in Religious Studies

University of São Paulo, M.A., History; University of São Paulo, B.A., History

University of North Texas at Dallas, College of Law, J.D. (in progress); The University of Texas, Arlington, B.S., University Studies

Lee University, B.A., Secondary Spanish Education, TESOL minor

Arcadia University, M.Ed., Reading and ESL Specialist; West Chester University of Pennsylvania, B.A., Sociology, minors in Spanish and Latin American Studies

The Evergreen State College, B.A., Biology and Natural History

University of Southern Mississippi M.Sc. Marine Science; Rhodes College B.S., Environmental Science

University of California Los Angeles, B.A., Education and Social Transformation

Binghamton University, B.A, Political Science, English Literature and Global Culture

Pace/Gilder Lehrman, M.A., American History; Haverford College, B.A., History

Portland State University, B.A., International Development

Sorbonne Nouvelle, France, M.A., Iberian Cultural Studies; Harvard University, B.A., Romance Languages & Literatures and History & Literature

University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A., Political Science and Spanish, Minor in French and Francophone Studies

University of California, Santa Barbara, M.A., Ph.D., Geography; University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., Communications, Geography and Environmental Studies

Reed College, B.A., English

University of Michigan, Ph.D. Latin American Literature; Boston University, B.A., English and Hispanic Literatures

University of Cincinnati, M.S. Criminal Justice

Emmanuel College, B.A., Developmental Psychology

Wesleyan University, B.A., Science in Society and Hispanic Literatures & Cultures

Tufts University, M.A.T., Arts Education; Massachusetts College of Art and Design, B.F.A., Photography and Art History

University of Montana, B.A., Journalism

Politecnico GranColombiano, B.A., Marketing and Advertising

EAFIT University, Colombia, B.S., International Business

Sewanee: The University of The South, B.A., English and Economics

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, B.S., Industrial Design

Villa Universidad de Lima, B.S., Communication Sciences; Universidad Católica de San Pablo Specialization Program in Business Administration

College of Charleston, B.S., Business Administration; B.A., Spanish

Montana State University, M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Addiction Counseling; Montana State University, B.A., Global Multicultural Studies, Francophone Studies

Arizona State University, M.S, Law and Business; Arizona State University, B.A., Sports Business, Business Sustainability, Business Law

Cornell University, Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology (candidate); Cornell University, M.A., Anthropology; University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City, B.A., Sociology

Middlebury College, M.A., French; The College of William and Mary, B.A., French and Theatre

Harvard University, M.P.P.; St. Olaf College, B.A., Spanish

University of Manchester, Central European University, Lund University, M.Sc., Environmental Science, Policy and Management; Universidad Veracruzana, B.Sc., Biology

University of Central Florida, B.S., Industrial Engineering

Arizona State University, M.M.C., Mass Communication; George Washington University, GradCert, Documentary Filmmaking; Oklahoma State University, B.F.A., Theatre

Parsons School of Design, B.F.A., Photography

William Paterson University, B.A., Communications/Media Production

National University of Costa Rica, B.A., Sustainable Tourism

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, M.S., Data Science; B.S., Computer Science; Minor in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, M.A.S., Marine Biodiversity and Conservation ; University of California, Davis, B.S., Environmental Biology and Management

Hunter College, M.F.A., Fiction; Ursinus College, B.A., English and Fine Arts

Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education, Mexico, M.S., Marine Ecology; Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, Mexico, B.S., Marine Biology

Appalachian State University, B.S., Appropriate Technology & Environmental Design

New York University, Master of Social Work (candidate); The Ohio State University, B.F.A., Photography

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, B.S., Industrial Design

Eastern University, M.Ed. (in progress); Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Bachelor of Agronomy

University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, A.M. (Clinical Social Work); Goucher College, B.A., French, Art History

Colorado State University, M.Ed., Educational Leadership, Renewal, and Change University of Colorado, B.A., Spanish Language and Literature

San Diego State University, M.P.A.; San Diego State University, B.A., Religious Studies, Minor in Italy and International Studies

Framingham State University, M.A., Educational Leadership ; University of Denver, M.A., Curriculum and Instruction ; University of Florida, B.A., English

University of Illinois, Ed.D., Policy, Organization, and Leadership (in progress); Arizona State University, M.Ed.; University of Minnesota, B.A., Global Studies: Human Rights & Justice

Florida Atlantic University, B.A., Psychology, B.A., Journalism

University of Connecticut, M.A., Educational Psychology, concentration in Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Development (in progress); West Chester University, B.S., Elementary Education

Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, M.Ed., Bilingual and Multicultural Education Universidad de Alcalá, Spain, M.Ed., Learning and Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language St. Lawrence University, B.A., Spanish (Estudios Hispanicos) and Psychology

Tyler School of Art, B.F.A., Photography

Sophia University, Tokyo, J.P., M.A., Global Studies, The University of Arizona, B.A., English Literature, Global Studies, East Asian Studies Japanese Language, Minor in Spanish

American Public University, M.S., Space Studies, concentration in Astronomy; Arizona State University, M.F.A., Creative Writing, concentration in Poetry; Agnes Scott College, B.A., Creative Writing

Camilo José Cela University, Spain, M.A., International Education and Bilingualism; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S., Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability, Geography & GIS

University College Dublin, M.A., Gender, Sexuality, & Culture ; Brown University, B.A., English, Gender, & Sexuality Studies

Cornell University, B.S., Environment and Sustainability

Middle Tennessee State University, B.S., Mass Communications and Film Studies

University of Alaska Southeast, M.A.T., Social Studies and Spanish; Linfield University, B.A., Anthropology and Environmental Studies

Hofstra University, B.A., Psychology, Minor in Neuroscience Pre-Med

Karatu Lutheran Vocational Training College, Tanzania, Certificate in Tour Guiding

Drexel University, B.A., International Area Studies, concentration in Justice and Human Rights

Davidson College, B.S., Physics and Applied Mathematics

University of Colorado (Boulder) M.A., Bilingual Education; Oregon State University, B.A., Sociology

University of Rochester, B.A., Psychology; Columbia University School of Social Work, M.S.W.

Middlebury College, B.A., Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Spanish

University of Montana, M.S., Environmental Studies; Gonzaga University, B.A., History and International Studies

Davidson College, B.A., Spanish and International Studies

Iowa State University, B.A., Liberal Studies

University of Peloponnese, Greece, M.S., Olympic Studies, Olympic Education, Organization and Management of Olympic Events (in progress) ; Bethel University, B.S., Child Learning and Development, Minor in Professional Education

Princeton University, B.A., History

University of Akureyri, Iceland, M.A., Polar Law; Queen's University, Canada, B.Ed., Education

University of California, Berkeley, M.P.H.; Brigham Young University, Idaho, B.S., Health Education

University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Psychology

University of Vermont, B.A., Spanish

Bielefeld University, Ph.D., Ornithology (candidate); University of Bonn, B.S., M.Sc., Ecology & Environmental Sciences

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.F.A., Creative Writing; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Studio Art and English

Canisius University, M.S.Ed., Adolescence Education; Canisius University, B.S., International Relations, European Studies

Columbia University in the city of New York, M.Sc., Journalism; University of Iowa, M.F.A., Creative Writing; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, M.A., Philosophy; Universidad de Los Andes, Columbia, B.A., Literature

Queen Mary University of London, M.B.B.S., Medicine (in progress); University of St Andrews (Scotland), B.Sc., Medicine

Mills College, M.Ed.; Western Washington University, B.A., Psychology

University of Kentucky, M.A., Diplomacy and International Commerce; Georgetown College, B.A., English and Cultural Studies

California State University San Marcos, M.A., Literature and Writing Studies

Hallmark Institute of Photography

Vanderbilt University, M.Ed., Learning and Design; The College of New Jersey, B.A., Communication Studies (Public Health Concentration)

Brown University, M.A.T., Secondary Social Studies; B.A., History

Indiana State University, M.S., Sports and Recreation Management; University of Evansville, B.A., Theology, Philosophy, History

York University, Canada, B.Ed., Education; University of Ottawa, B.A., Kinesiology

Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, M.S., Carbon Management (in progress) ; The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, B.Eng., Civil Engineering

University of Montana, B.A., Spanish, Certificate in Global Leadership with Environmental Studies Emphasis

Columbia University, Ph.D., International and Comparative Education (in progress); Columbia University, M.A., International Education Development; Skidmore College, B.A., Psychology

London School of Economics, M.S., Political Economy of Late Development; Chapman University, B.A., Economics and Peace Studies, minor in Spanish

Slippery Rock University, M.S., Sustainable Systems, M.Ed., Secondary Science; University of Pittsburgh, B.A., Religious Studies

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, M.A., Bilingual Education, Gifted and Talented Education ; Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, B.A. (Licenciatura), Communication Studies

Vanier College, Canada, A.S., International Business and Natural Sciences

Ohio University, M.F.A., Professional Actor Training Program; DeSales University, B.A., Acting and Directing

STP AMPTA Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Bachelor of Tourism; University of Lampung, Indonesia, Diploma, English for Profession

University of Melbourne, Master of International Relations; RMIT University Melbourne, Graduate Diploma in Art in Public Space; University of Technology Sydney, B.Des., Design in Architecture

University of Rome Tor Vergata, M.A., Information, Communication and Publishing Sciences; University of Rome Tor Vergata, B.A., Languages in the Information Society

College of the Atlantic, B.A., Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, Experimental Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., Asian Studies - Japanese, Minor in Creative Writing

Columbia University, M.F.A., Fiction Writing; Bennington College, B.A., Liberal Arts, Literature

Brigham Young University, M.A., Anthropology; University of Vermont, B.A., Anthropology and Spanish

Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A., Adult Learning and Leadership

San Francisco State University, B.A., Photojournalism

St. Thomas University, M.Ed., Educational Leadership; The Ohio State University, B.A., Sociology & Criminology

University of Georgia, B.A., Religion

University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Integrative Biology-Evolution and Ecology; B.S., Molecular Environmental Biology- Human Health

Michigan State University, M.Ed., Teaching and Curriculum Development; Calvin College, B.S., Biochemistry

Universidad de Navarra, Spain, M.A., Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language; Earlham College, B.A., History & Spanish

University of the Sunshine Coast, Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary); Brock University, B.A., Human Geography

Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education, Mexico, M.S., Life Science - Marine Biotechnology; Autonomous University of Baja California, B.S., Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics

IP University, India, B.A., Business Administration

Valparaiso University, M.A., Digital Media; Luther College, B.A., Communication Studies, Minor in Scandinavian Studies

San Francisco State University, M.S., Physiology and Behavior; B.S., Physiology, Minor in Chemistry

University of Central Florida, B.S., Clinical Psychology, Minor in Studio Arts, TEFL Certification

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