Statement of Faith

Dustin Smucker-Oates - Program Director

Hometown: Oakhurst, CA

2007: Master of Arts in Experiential Education; Minnesota State University, Mankato(I promised my mom, my wife, and my boss that I'd finish it this year)
2006-present: Program Director
January - May 2001: Bachelor of Arts in Religion; Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington
1995-2000: Houghton College in Houghton, New York; Coursework in Religion, Sociology, and General Education
1998-present: Wilderness First Responder
2007: Avalanche Course, Level 2
2001: Summit Adventure’s Wilderness Leadership Instructor’s Course

November 2004-2006: Assistant Program Director, Summit Adventure,
2001 -Present: Senior Wilderness Instructor; Summit Adventure
2003 -2004: Environmental Educator; Mount Hermon Outdoor Science School; Mount Hermon, California
1996-1999: Wilderness Trip Leader; Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp; Divide, Colorado

Dustin's Words: I started out my adult life thinking I was heading to be a pastor in a church. However I met doubts about delivering sermons from behind a pulpit. At Summit I have found a place that welcomes a pastor's heart into the beautiful and dynamic environment of God's wilderness.