Year-Round Staff Archives - Primitive Pursuits, Ithaca

Jed Jordan

by Primitive Pursuits | Jun 6, 2020 | People, Year-Round Staff

Founding Director
Aspiring tracker, devoted farmer, and fearless wrangler of details

Rachel Bortin

by Primitive Pursuits | Jul 6, 2024 | Overnight 2024 Staff, People, Year-Round Staff

Year-Round Camp Director
Hiker, biker, birder, and tireless outdoor adventurer

Lyla White

by Primitive Pursuits | Feb 14, 2022 | People, Year-Round Staff

Ithaca Forest Preschool Coordinator | Lead Instructor
Barefoot explorer, silliness seeker, and master multitasker. Lyla run Ithaca Forest Preschool during the school year and Growing Wild during the summer.

Sean Cornell

by Primitive Pursuits | Jun 7, 2020 | People, Year-Round Staff

Program Coordinator | Lead Instructor
Fire wizard, primitive bow hunter, wilderness chef, and keeper of legends, Sean is a year round staffer who sets the bar and inspires our summer staff.

Fionna McSweeney

by Primitive Pursuits | Jun 14, 2024 | People, Year-Round Staff

Summer Day Camp Director | Lead Instructor
Fionna is a year-round lead instructor and our summer Day Camp Director

Rey O’Rourke

by Primitive Pursuits | Jul 1, 2024 | People, Year-Round Staff

Lead Instructor
Rey is thankful for the environmental education and outdoor exploration time she received as a child that shaped who she is today.