John Logan

John is the Owner and founder of Adventure Alliance which he started in 1998. Prior to this John excelled in the United States Army, where he received numerous commendations and awards for his superior management, leadership and motivational skills during his tour as a Non Commissioned Officer and Infantry Paratrooper in Alaska, Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina and other locations. He received specialized training for the arctic environment including Airborne Operations, Air Assault/Rappelling, Glacier Climbing/Traverse and Arctic Survival Training. He has been on numerous extended arctic and glacier expeditions, which include two parachute jumps within the Arctic Circle. John is a graduate of the United States Army Academy of Health Sciences Program for Special Forces Medicine. He trained in advanced medical/trauma techniques to be used in a diversity of environments. After seven years of service he worked for several years as a therapeutic experiential educator. John has 15 years of experience in the field of program development, ropes course & adventure facilitation, event planning and consulting. He is also an avid sportsman and adventurer and has extensive experience in Texas, Mexico and Alaska.

Lorenza Phillips, Sr.

Lorenza is the co-originator and program manager for the Austin Independent School District's Frost ROPES program. He and his colleagues have and continue to develop a program which has provided experiential learning workshops and activities for over 62,000 participants since the debut of the Frost ROPES program. Lorenza is also the founder and owner of In Sync, an experiential based company whose primary objective is to facilitate the growth of community by promoting harmony and cooperation within and between individuals. Lorenza assisted in developing an ongoing parenting program for Austin ISD and the Bastrop Federal Correctional Facility. He and his wife, Esther "Pixi", facilitate these weekly classes to parents and their children. Lorenza has also teamed with Riverbend Church’s Children's Ministry to provide children with cooperative recreational and spiritual based games and activities for the past 10 years. Lorenza has performed assignments in many parts of our planet, as a destroyer and as a builder. In addition to learning to speak several languages, these assignments have enabled him to discern which of the two paths he is to follow.

Christopher James

Chris is the Captain and owner of the Motor Yacht Lakeway Legacy. A custom built Coast Guard designed charter Yacht sailing the inland waters of Lake Travis. Capt. Chris is well know as a true outdoor adventure. His radio show America Outdoors has been on the air for 16 years, heard weekly on ESPN, KDRP public radio and on the web at KDRPlive.org. Yachting, Boating, Scuba Diving, General Aviation and Adventure Travel make up the shows format. Encouraging the listening audience to go for it not to sit on the sideline or the shoreline watching life cruise on by. As a Licensed Captain, Master Diver, Boater Safety instructor, Skydiver and his love of flying Chris provides a unique perspective into the All American lifestyle we afford ourselves here in Texas. He has lived and travelled extensively throughout Asia minor Turkey, Greece, Create. All threw the Caribbean and the Yucatan, and lived in a whaling village in Timaru New Zealand, his home away from home. Chris found his niche as a inland Charter boat Captain so he could raise his college aged son Tyler and to be home with his wife if 24 years Karen. He has the best of both worlds, his love for his family and the joy of cruising.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones is the Lead Pastor of Georgetown Legacy Church and has had a long history with mountain climbing, backpacking and survival training. He has also served as a director for numerous summer camps, boys clubs and led dozens of high altitude hiking expeditions. Robert is well known as a public speaker and church planter and has traveled the world along with his wife and four children to various marriage conferences and has counseled thousands of couples since 1992. Robert has a deep love for the outdoors, and has enjoyed climbing to the summits of Mt. Shasta, Half Dome and Clouds Rest in Yosemite, the Perrini's mountains in Spain and Petra in the country of Jordan. Robert and his family have recently moved to Georgetown and his home state of Texas where he was born and raised to give their kids a better future. His wife April works as a teacher in the Georgetown District and she also is a contributing writer for the Georgetown View.

Leigh Ann Bullock

Leigh Ann holds the following Therapeutic certifications, MAC, ADC III (diplomat), CCJS and CJAD. She is a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist and holds a certificate in High and Low R.O.P.E.S and is a Professional R.O.P.E.S trainer. In private practice for the last seven years, Ms. Bullock is the Founder and Director of Resolutions Adolescent Counseling LLC. RAC has provided services to: Travis County Juvenile Probation, Austin Independent School District, Del Valle Independent School District, St. Stephens Private School, Texas A&M University, Texas Youth Commission and recently Hays Caldwell Council. Ms. Bullock's philosophy is to incorporate reality based activities and counseling techniques.

Ron and Rhonda Smith

Ron Smith is a native Texan educated at Texas A&M in Earth Sciences and Geology with additional business courses and PHR and HR Generalist cerification from the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a secondary teaching cerificate in Life/Earth Sciences. After teaching middle school science early in his career he moved into high-tech where he contributed eighteen years in corporate HUman Resources as an individual contributor, Manager, Director and Vice President in some of the leading companies in America. Ron has now focused his life on youth education and leadership. He is currently teaching Science at Forbes Middle School in Georgetown, Texas where he is 7th grade Team Leader and Student Council Advisor. He also maintains his HR Recruitment Services business, SouthWest Services. He will complete a master degree in Educational Administration in August of 2010.

Rhonda Smith is a native Texan educated at the University of Texas, Southwest Texas State University and the University of Houston. She is a professional educator with over seventeen years experience in the classroom and as a junior high and high school guidance counselor. She is currently completing her internship as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Rhonda's intuitive abilities, communication techniques, experience and love for children has brought the expertise needed to calibrate the curriculum and content for the Fort Smith Mountain Men program. Rhonda is an experienced parent of three teenagers. Rhonda helped create this program to meet the needs she sees daily in young men for character and leadership development.

Lorenza Phillips Jr

JR is a world traveler with a true lust for life. He's lived in Thailand, France, Central Africa and Canada. He has plans to visit all of the continents in his lifetime. He speaks French, English, Spanish and LiNgala and loves any opportunity to communicate with others. He's been facilitating teambuilding workshops since the age of 12 and has been developing his leadership skills all of his life. He is a massage therapist, Reiki Master and a holistic healer in the sound current. Lorenza is an accomplished videographer having worked independently and on the corporate level as an audio visual technician/camera operator since 1998. He's worked with Robert Rodriguez, Dane Cook, Jay-Z and Governor Rick Perry just to name a few. Lorenza loves all things adventurous and stays physically active all of the time. He loves disc golf, rock climbing, cycling, caving, dancing and lifting weights. His missions in life are the evolution of higher thinking, experiential learning and spreading happiness whenever and however he can.

Jackie Oakes

Jackie’s MS degree and work as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist have given her the privilege of providing outdoor and experiential learning for adolescents at wilderness centers and treatment centers. She presently works with Austin Independent School District's Special Education Department providing challenge course activities to students with social behavior skill issues. She is also a facilitator at a summer camp for gifted students and facilitates challenge course programs throughout Central Texas. She has over 20 years of experience working with challenge course programs. Jackie is a lover of all that is outdoors. Her life and experiences involve being in and appreciating the natural beauty of the world, the people and the possibilities of our growing and learning.

Christi Phillips

Christi is an ACCT certified training professional with more than 8 years of experience in corporate training facilitation, group processing and organizational development. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas-Austin and has a Master’s in Business Management. It was her father who introduced her to the field of experiential learning & development early in her professional career, so creating learning environments is truly at the heart of her professional experience. She has written and delivered soft-skill training programs across all levels of an organization from front-line individual contributors to C-level executives. She enjoys both full-time and project related learning & development work and has delivered Instructor-Led Training and designed teambuilding initiatives for Shell, Bell Helicopter, Tyco, Waco ISD, Dell, the University of Texas and British Petroleum. She currently lives and works in Houston, Texas.

John De Leon

John has been working with at-risk youth for over ten years. He holds a double major Bachelors Degree from Texas State University in Psychology and Anthropology. He worked as a Crisis Intervention Counselor at Connections in New Braunfels, Texas and helped to start the Student Outdoor Adventure Program after being certified in high and low ropes. After leaving Connections, John began working as a Project Coordinator with Communities In Schools of Central Texas in Austin and was based out of Eastside Memorial High School (formerly Johnston). While he was there John helped to write and develop the three-part curriculum for the XY-Zone Program. The XY-Zone is a state recognized service learning and leadership development program aimed at helping teen males. John now travels all over Texas helping to facilitate experiential and adventure based groups for Adventure Alliance. When he’s not on the ROPES course he enjoys playing music full time with his band Within Chaos. His experience in music has allowed him to perform all over the country. John is a fun loving individual who feels life is about the experiences you can take and also provide to those around you.

John "Riv" Rivera

John is a 21 year army veteran Paratrooper. He served combat tours in Somalia, Haiti, Kosovo, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He has completed U.S Army basic and advanced Parachute training, Glacier Traversing Instructor Course, Special Forces Assessment and Selection, Air Assault, Rappel Master, Ranger and The Belgian Commando Course. He also has extensive Logistics and Equal Opportunity training and experience. He now serves the people of Texas as a Fort Worth Police Officer, and recently completed the Fort Worth Police Officers' Officer Survival School. "Riv" works with us as a consultant and guest facilitator.

Shawn Devaney

Shawn Devaney, president of Burnet’s two major ecological attractions, Vanishing Texas Tours, Inc. and Longhorn Cave Tours, Inc. He has served on the board of directors for the Burnet Chamber of Commerce, Buchanan Chamber of Commerce and the southern regional director for the Passenger Vessel Association. The Lower Colorado River Authority awarded Shawn with the “Great Steward of the River Award” based on his 25+ years of promoting educational awareness, appreciation, and stewardship of the Colorado River. He is a continuing educational studies student of International travels throughout the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America. He is an avid sailor, master scuba diver and marine mechanic. As he is always fond of saying, "The first time I saw the river, I thought it was the most beautiful place on earth, is where I want to spend my time and share this great experience with others."

• Board of Directors for Burnet of Chamber of Commerce
• BOD – Buchanan COC
• Received highest award from LCRA – “Friends of the River Foundation” for superior river stewardship
• Trained in CPR, emergency rescue procedure instructor for crew training
• Southern regional director for Passenger Vessel Association
• Birding experience 30 years with mastery
• Student of international studies with travels throughout the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America
• President of Longhorn Cave Tours, Inc.
• Advance food service certification – master box lunch maker
• Marine mechanic
• Avid sailor
• Master scuba diver
• Snow ski, water ski
• Stand up in broadcast tv communications
• Autorized dealer for Elie Kayak

Michelle Devaney

Michelle Devaney, co-owner and CFO of Vanishing Texas Tours, Inc & Longhorn Cave Tours, Inc., has been involved with tourism for over 15 years. She has been responsible for everything from reservations, financials, special events and catering. Her recent addition, Hey Diddle Diddle Special Events and Catering developed as a result of her love of cooking and requests by locals to expand her catering to events offsite from the cruise or cave. In addition, she is currently the president of the Burnet Tourism Alliance, Burnet Chamber of Commerce board of director and National Cave Association regional director. Michelle’s greatest interest at this juncture in her life is to create experiences for people that go above and beyond their expectations.

• CFO – Vanishing Texas Tours, Inc. & Vanishing Texas Tours, Inc.
• President – Hey Diddle Diddle Special Events & Catering
• President – Burnet Tourism Alliance
• BOD of Burnet Chamber of Commerce
• Regional Director of National Cave Association
• Computer Operations Manager