Full-time Team

Meet the Team

Full-time team

BEN PARKER

Head of Outdoor Pursuits

Qualifications:

• Geography BA (Girton College,

Cambridge University) • UIMLA International Mountain Leader • UK Summer & Winter Mountain Leader • Advanced Canoe Leader & Coach • White Water Kayak Leader & Coach • British Canoeing Endorsed Guide • Rock Climbing Instructor • DofE Assessor • WEISS Bushcraft Instructor • Expedition Medic • Mental Health First Aider • Archery Instructor

Further information:

Ben started his expedition career with The Perse School in 2007 on an expedition to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. A qualified outdoor instructor, he has wide ranging experience of the UK activity industry and international expeditions to locations across the globe including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Vietnam, Bolivia, India and Canada taking in the High Atlas, Andes, Rockies, Himalayas, Alpine mountain ranges and many of the rivers in-between.

With a history at the Perse spanning 15 years and well in excess of 250 trips with Perse students he is passionate about student leadership and the importance of learning outside the classroom. KIERON TAYLOR

Assistant Head of Outdoor Pursuits and Head of Paddlesport Qualifications:

• BA Adventure Recreation (University of

Bedfordshire) • Moderate Water Kayak Leader and Coach • Moderate Water Open Canoe Leader and

Coach • Stand Up Paddleboard Coach • UK Summer Mountain Leader • DofE Manager and Assessor • Expedition Medic • Rock Climbing Instructor Training

Further information:

Kieron started within the outdoor industry as a multi-activity instructor back in 2011. Since then he has worked in varied roles with a broad range of clients and loves to be able to share his passion with others. After developing a particular interest in paddlesports, he has worked as a canoe leader in the south of France, a sea kayak guide in New Zealand and as a manager within a paddlesports centre in the UK. As a Duke of Edinburgh manager, supervisor and assessor, he has also qualified as a Mountain leader, which allows him to deliver exciting and challenging expeditions both in the hills and on the water.

Meet the Team

Full-time team

KATY MERCER

Outdoor Pursuits Instructor & Administrator

Qualifications:

• BA Adventure Education (Chichester University) • ERCA High Ropes Instructor • RYA Powerboat Level 2 • Expedition Medic • British Canoeing FSRT • DofE Assessor

Further information:

Katy is in her second year at The Perse School having graduated Adventure Sports. She has always had a love of the outdoors and adventure, particularly if water is involved! She has completed winter seasons in France and Italy and spent the summers working as a high ropes instructor in the UK, and is looking forward to spending this year working towards qualifying as a Paddlesports Instructor & Mountain Leader. She is looking forward to taking a more active role in Outdoor Pursuits Department and gaining more experience working alongside the rest of the team as the department enters the 2021/22 expedition calendar!

Technical Advisor

JEREMY EVANS

Medical Technical Advisor

Qualifications:

• NBBS (Lond), • DCH • DRCOG • FPC

Lead staff member:

Expedition medical screening and clearance, Medical training and vaccinations.

Further information: Jeremy has a long history with The Perse School, working alongside the Perse Exploration Society since 2002. He has acted as expedition medic on PES expeditions to Ecuador (2004), Romania (2007) and India (2009).

He has been a General Practitioner for over 25 years with a stint working alongside UK Emergency Services, RAF Air Sea Rescue and RNLI. More recently, he lectures with JET Medicine and World Challenge. Jeremy provides medical technical support for all PES international expeditions.