2010 HONOREE
Lance Lee
We are thrilled to have Lance Lee as this year’s Josh Miner Dialogue Series speaker. Lance worked for Outward Bound in Aberdovey, Wales and Hurricane Island, Maine, before founding (and literally “helping to build”) the North Carolina Outward Bound School. Lance’s love of craftsmanship and seamanship in particular led him to found the Apprenticeshop, the Atlantic Challenge Foundation, and most recently the Tremolino Project. Lance has found his primary inspiration in the works of Kurt Hahn and Joseph Conrad, and feels that international experience is crucial to the success of education. Lance says, “In every way that we can provide and impel kids into experience, we perform service to our culture.”
Lance's interviewer will be Peter Neill, Executive Director of the Ocean Classroom Foundation (OCF) and the World Ocean Observatory (W2O). Peter and Lance have been colleagues for over twenty years.
FUTURE HONOREES
Do you have a suggestion for a future honoree? The Northeast Region Advisory Council is interested in hearing from regional members about who they believe would be a good candidate for recognition as the Josh Minor dialogue series speaker. If you have a suggestion, please read and fill out this form and send it to the Northeast Region Chair, Anita Tucker at anita.tucker@unh.edu .
ABOUT THE JOSH MINER DIALOGUE
In 2001 the Northeast Regional Conference hosted Josh Miner as one of the keynote speakers.
As a founding trustee of Outward Bound, Josh was instrumental in bringing the experiential philosophy of Kurt Hahn to the United States. Conference attendees were fortunate to hear Josh's vision and passion firsthand, as he shared stories, metaphors, and lessons of children, curiosity, and character. Josh passed away nine months later.
In an effort to capture the essence of the wisdom he shared, in 2003 the Northeast Region Advisory Council established the Josh Miner dialogue series. The series consists of a public dialogue or conversation between the years' honoree and another professional in the field. The "interview" traditionally takes place during the Northeast Regional Conference. This format gives conference attendees a chance to get to know the honoree in an informal setting that often reveals best practice advice and nuggets of wisdom, as well as personal stories and mistakes to avoid.
The Northeast Region Advisory Council in conjunction with the Regional Conference Host Committee selects the Josh Miner Dialogue Series honoree.
Past Recipients:
2009 Jim Schoel
2008 Pam McPhee
2007 Craig Dobkin
2006 Keith King
2005 Phil Costello
2004 Dan Garvey
2003 Karl Rohnke
A DVD of the past Josh Miner Keynote presetations can be purchased through Scott Cattucci - Member Services
The cost of the DVDs are $10.00 for the first and $5.00 for each additional copy.
