The Leadership Team

Laura Arrington
Executive Director

Laura’s love for the outdoors began where most of life’s greatest joys come from: reality television. Growing up in Lynchburg, Virginia and watching Disney Channel’s 90s reality show “Bug Juice,” Laura could not wait until she would be old enough to work at a summer camp. She worked three summers at Camp Lake Hubert in Minnesota, although she took a break for two years to perform national service through AmeriCorps NCCC where she did everything from rebuilding houses after Hurricane Katrina to running summer programming for at-risk youth. Laura earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and a Master’s Degree from the University of Lynchburg. She worked as Professional Outdoor Instructor for one season with Indiana University’s outdoor education facility Bradford Woods before spending six years managing outdoor programs and camp properties for Girl Scout camps throughout the United States. Most recently, Laura lived in Boston, MA where she drank a lot of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and bumped into Tom Brady taking his daughter to gymnastics. She is excited to join the TOS team to continue its history of excellence as the next generation of Texas’ young people come to learn and grow in the great outdoors.

Rob Letendre
Sales and Marketing Director

Rob received his degree in Outdoor Education from Johnson State College in Vermont. Over the last decade, Rob has held a variety of roles with The Outdoor School and Champions Retreat. He has spent time as an instructor, and program coordinator, was the director at our Camp For All location, and most recently was the retreat director and leadership coordinator. Rob is excited to continue to grow the programs through building relationships with new schools and retreat groups.

Ali Grello
Ropes and Retreat Director

Ali has been on staff with The Outdoor School and Camp Champions since 2015. She received a degree in Forestry and French from Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee and then moved to Texas in 2015. Beginning in her childhood, she always had a love for hiking and camping and is happy to have a way to share the outdoors with others. Ali is also the Director of First Time Campers for our summer camp, Camp Champions!

Reed Burke
Personnel Director

Reed spent his childhood growing up in Long Beach, California and on the island of Kauai. He developed his love for nature and the outdoors while attending summer camp in the High Sierras on Huntington Lake and playing in the Pacific Ocean. After graduating from Chapman University, he has spent the last decade dedicated to working with kids outdoors and teaching them new skills. The Outdoor School is where he wants to be, helping kids cultivate their love of nature, just as his role models did for him in the past. When Reed isn’t at the Outdoor School, you can catch him on the golf course, in a coffee shop, or with his trusty backpack jumping on a plane to an exotic location.

Deborah Guinn
Director Emeritus

Deborah’s love for the outdoors began early in her childhood while growing up in Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Arkansas, Deborah moved to Oregon, where she received her degree in Secondary Education from Western Oregon State College. In 1995, she accepted a position as the Equestrian Director and Retreat Coordinator for Baskin Family Camps, and when the owners expanded their facilities to create The Outdoor School in 1996, Deborah enthusiastically became a part of that team and successfully led The Outdoor School for nearly 30 years.

Phoebe 

Program Coordinator

Mahak

Program Coordinator

Chad

Program Coordinator

Josie

Program Coordinator