Our Office

	Tom Costley, Founder & Director tom@overlandsummers.com Tom and his wife Liz love to hike and travel in August of each year with their two children, Cate and Luke.
	Brooks Follansbee, Director of Admissions brooks@overlandsummers.com Brooks enjoys spending time at her beloved Chautauqua Lake and watching her Pittsburgh Steelers play.
	Jonathan Igoe, Director of Leader Hiring jonathan@overlandsummers.com Jonathan, a Yale graduate, loves to go on early morning trail runs before work with his black lab, Charlie.
	Theresa LePicier, Admissions theresa@overlandsummers.com Theresa's daughter Sam is a four-time Overlander, including the European Challenge and the American Challenge!
	Chris McAlister, Leader Hiring chris@overlandsummers.com Chris enjoys making trips back to Colorado to see her family and also going to skate parks with her two sons, Max and Dylan.
	Dawn Schoorlemmer, Admissions dawn@overlandsummers.com Dawn and her family recently moved to Williamstown and her sons have gone on four Overland trips.
	Kathleen Igoe, Writing Programs kathleen@overlandsummers.com Kathleen led four Overland trips from '91-94 after graduating from Williams. She and her husband love playing with their three children.
	Brenda Briguglio, Admissions brenda@overlandsummers.com Brenda has been on the Overland staff for five years and loves spending time with her family and dog on Chesapeake Bay.
	Alec Norton, Logistics alec@overlandsummers.com Alec graduated from Stanford in 2008 and has led four Overland trips. A Colorado native, he enjoys skiing, trail runs and sudoku .
	Conor Frantzen, Logistics conor@overlandsummers.com Conor graduated from Dartmouth in 2008 and led two hiking trips for Overland. He loves first chair on powder days in the winter.
	Kate Silverman, Admissions kate@overlandsummers.com Kate graduated from Amherst in 2009 and has led three biking trips for Overland. She likes chocolate, running and baking.
	Melissa Revotskie, Logistics melissa@overlandsummers.com Melissa graduated from Brown in 2009 and enjoys traveling to South America, playing Ultimate Frisbee, and double americanos.
	Catherine Klem, Logistics catherine@overlandsummers.com Catherine graduated from Middlebury in 2010. She loves hiking in White Mountains, telemarking, and mountain biking.
	Emily Ferrell, Admissions emily@overlandsummers.com Emily joins us after leading Overland bike trips across Europe (twice) and America (also twice!). She graduated from Pomona in 2007.
	Hannah Phillips, Admissions hannah@overlandsummers.com Hannah graduated from Skidmore in 2009 and led three hiking trips for Overland. She loves to mountain bike, run and travel.
	Gary Roberson, Admissions gary@overlandsummers.com Gary graduated from Williams in 2011 and has led two Overland trips. He'll return this summer to lead the European Challenge.
	Peter Harrison, Admissions peter@overlandsummers.com An Amherst 2011 graduate, Peter joins us in the office after leading three Overland trips.

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A Talk With Tom Costley

Inspired by a sense of accomplishment and camaraderie from completing a cross-country bike trip just after his graduation from Williams, Tom Costley founded Overland in 1984...

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Summer Programs

Overland Programs offers more than 40 different trips including New England summer camps and adventures for kids (4th graders, 5th graders and 6th graders), hiking trips for teens, teen bike trips in Europe and America, teen summer service programs, writing programs on the Williams college campus and field studies trips in the developing world. Overland has summer adventure trips and programs of all types, lengths, and locations. Our teen adventure travel trips and programs are for elementary school students, middle school students and high school students. We have wilderness adventures, bike adventures cross-country, and outdoor leadership programs spread across five continents. Overland is not simply a summer-long experience—it's a life experience with value and resonance that extends far beyond the boundaries of a single summer.

Elite Leaders

Bright, charismatic and accomplished, our leaders ensure the safety and well-being of every Overland student. We recruit our leaders from America's finest colleges and universities, meeting with hundreds of campus leaders across the the country—an effort that generates over 450 applications for just 80 new leadership positions. No other organization of our kind invests the resources that we do to put together the finest summer leadership staff possible.

Programs and Adventures Since 1984

Overland, also known as Overland Summers, Overland Programs, Overland Travel, and even as Overland Adventures, is proud to have ACA accredited summer programs which are held to the highest safety standards. Overland is not a teen tour or a typical summer camp, our trips and programs are carefully crafted and designed to challenge our students, who are always in small groups of no more than 12 students with superlative leadership.

Our Office

Tom Costley, Founder & Director

Brooks Follansbee, Director of Admissions

Jonathan Igoe, Director of Leader Hiring

Theresa LePicier, Admissions

Chris McAlister, Leader Hiring

Dawn Schoorlemmer, Admissions

Kathleen Igoe, Writing Programs

Brenda Briguglio, Admissions

Alec Norton, Logistics

Conor Frantzen, Logistics

Kate Silverman, Admissions

Melissa Revotskie, Logistics

Catherine Klem, Logistics

Emily Ferrell, Admissions

Hannah Phillips, Admissions