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Founder/Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale


Founder/Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale is an avid mountain climber, outdoors enthusiast, and adventure lover. Founder of World Wide Trekking and President and Founder of Human Outreach Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, he has climbed and led expeditions to North America, Central America, Africa, Europe, South America, and the Himalayas, including summiting Mt. Everest in 2005. 

 

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SLC Team

Jill Segger


HOP Program Director

Jill always had a passion for travel and the outdoors. After graduating from Clarkson University with a BS in Industrial Engineering, Jill spent many successful years working in industry before her entrepreneurial spirit got the better of her. 

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Cheri Greenburg


Adventure Specialist

Cheri is a happy mother of three and native Utahan. She grew up exploring the mountains here in Utah, right in her own backyard. Throughout her childhood she loved summer camping trips with her family in the Uinta Mountains and other local adventures. 

 

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Jillian Goulette | Communications Specialist

Jillian Goulette

Communications Specialist

Jillian is a native of Lake Placid, NY. Living in the Adirondack region of New York is a unique and beautiful experience. Nestled within the 6 million acres of Adirondack Park, the region is home to countless natural wonders and stunning landscapes. 

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Mandy Bowen

Finance Manager

Mandy is our Finance Manager from Utah, who takes care of our budgeting, accounts payable, and receivable and helps coordinate our HOP funding. 

 

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Julie Tomek

Administrative Assistant

Julie is a proud Mom & Utah native. She spent many years of her childhood camping and exploring some of the great trails and lakes Utah has to offer! One of her fondest places to visit and camp is Mirror Lake in the Uintah Mountains.

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Mac Berg


Media Specialist

Mac Berg is a Utah native who has recently returned from the University of San Diego where he earned an Honors Degree in Philosophy and Peace & Justice Studies with a specialty in Environmental Philosophy.

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Kelli McEwan


Graphic Designer

Kelli McEwan joined HOP in late 2016 as HOP’s graphic designer. Kelli grew up in Northern Utah and received her BFA in graphic design at Utah State University. She has worked extensively in the retail field designing products and packaging.
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Overseas Operations Managers

Raymond Massae


Board Member and Operations Manager

Raymond is a professional educator and integral leader of HOP efforts in Africa, with nearly 10 years experience in the African tourism industry. Ray oversees all operational and logistical details at the Kilimanjaro Kids Community and mentors the staff at the community.

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Geljen Sherpa


Nepal Operations Manager/Guide

Geljen helps organize group treks, mountain climbs, and private tours for World Wide Trekking in Nepal and all of Asia. He has organized everything from Khumbu treks to expeditions to the top of the world. Geljen Sherpa is an Everest summiteer…

 

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Rodolfo Reyes


Peru Operations Manager/Guide

Rodolfo studied for three years C.E.A.M., an institution dedicated to the education of high mountain guides in Peru. After many years of working for American and European companies, Rodolfo started his own guiding service hosting groups regularly to Cordillera Blanca…

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Board Members

Mike Sanders


Chairman of the Board

Mike Sanders is a business executive that has spent 30 years in the technology and software industry. He started his career with an Aeronautical Engineering degree from Purdue followed by an MBA from Texas Christian University. His community…
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James R. Farmer


Secretary & Board Member

James R. Farmer is Of Counsel with the Law Firm, Van Cott, where he specializes in commercial litigation and intellectual property law and counsels clients in a range of technical, including aerospace, mechanical, electrical…

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Richard Schlesinger


Board Member

Richard was born in New York City, attended the Fieldston School, then Lafayette College and Columbia Law School. In 1970, he founded his real estate company, RB Schlesinger and Company, specializing in commercial office leasing.
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Molly Keller


Board Member

Molly Keller serves on the HOP board and is currently the President of the Board of Directors of the Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association. She is a founding member of the Advisory Council for Phillips Academy’s…

 

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Phillip Levy M.D., M.P.H.


Board Member

Dr. Phillip Levy is the WWTrek medical advisor and servers on HOP’s board. Dr. Levy is a tenured Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI where he currently serves as Assistant Vice President…
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Home Office

Sitting at the base of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, our office plays an essential role in the operation of HOP and its mission. HOP and World Wide Trekking share this space, which allows our resources to go further. As both companies’ operations have grown, so has our office. In 2019, we bought a property in Midvale, Utah as our new home base, our control center, our video studio, our storage, our vehicle prep station – it’s been a crucial improvement to continue smooth operations for all our projects. We run over two dozen international outreach projects, and two local outreach projects, reaching thousands of people’s lives through our efforts.

Want to become a Volunteer? Call us on 801-943-0264 Or contact us at hop@wwtrek.com​​

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Dean Cardinale

Founder/Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale is an avid mountain climber, outdoors enthusiast, and adventure lover. Founder of World Wide Trekking and President and Founder of Human Outreach Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, he has climbed and led expeditions to North America, Central America, Africa, Europe, South America, and the Himalayas, including summiting Mt. Everest in 2005. Dean is the former president of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue and U.S. representative to the International Commission of Alpine Rescue, where he served for over a decade. He is an avalanche instructor with the American Avalanche Association, a professional ski patrolmen and avalanche forecaster for Snowbird Ski Resort, and a level-III certified U.S. Sailing Captain. Dean has recently made a self-supported ski traverse of the Greenland Icecap and sailed a Transatlantic Ocean crossing. He has also authored the book, Inspired – Lessons Learned from a Life of Adventure. Dean has taught and guided people of all ages and professions and is well known for his professional ethics and conduct evident in all of his pursuits. He has a longstanding record of leadership, program development, and community service.

 

dean@wwtrek.com

 

Jill Cardinale Segger

HOP Program Director

Jill always had a passion for travel and the outdoors. After graduating from Clarkson University with a BS in Industrial Engineering, Jill spent many successful years working in industry before her entrepreneurial spirit got the better of her. She finally sought out her dream job in hospitality. Jill and her husband Frank purchased an inn in Lake Placid, NY, moved the family up to the Adirondack mountains, and never looked back. Over the next 18 years, they operated the inn as lodging for athletes and vacationers, ran a successful restaurant, hosted international world cup teams during competitions, and organized beautiful weddings and celebrations. It was time for Jill and Frank to pass the torch to a new guard, so in 2022 they sold the inn to focus on their family and other passions. Living in the Adirondack mountains, Jill spends her free time hiking, biking, and skiing but also spends time traveling with her husband. Jill has spent years volunteering in the Lake Placid community, helping organize events, and serving on the local tourism board. Jill enjoys being a supportive mom and a fun-loving grandmother who takes her grandchildren on adventures as often as possible. Jill loves the excitement of working in adventure travel and the gratification of being involved in all the impactful things the Human Outreach Project does.

 

jill@wwtrek.com

Cheri Greenburg

Adventure Specialist

Cheri is a happy mother of three and native Utahan. She grew up exploring the mountains here in Utah, right in her own backyard. Throughout her childhood she loved summer camping trips with her family in the Uinta Mountains and other local adventures. Cheri summited Kilimanjaro (19,241’) June of 2022 with World Wide Trekking reaching her highest altitude! After studying at Weber State University, she worked customer support and as a revenue management analyst for the airline travel agent at Hill Air Force Base. Cheri was introduced to World Wide Trekking as a guest on a Utah Mighty 5 trip in 2020, where she decided that she would pursue a job at WWTrek. In her spare time Cheri enjoys tennis, hiking, skiing, and walking her dog.

cheri@wwtrek.com

Jillian Goulette | Communications Specialist

Jillian Goulette

Communications Specialist

Jillian is a native of Lake Placid, NY. Living in the Adirondack region of New York is a unique and beautiful experience. Nestled within the 6 million acres of Adirondack Park, the region is home to countless natural wonders and stunning landscapes. It’s the ideal place for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers alike; having hosted two Olympic Winter Games in the town’s history, there are many opportunities to watch sports throughout the year. Jillian especially enjoys watching sliding sports in the winter and spending the warmer months on the water. Jillian temporarily moved away from the mountains for college, where she gained both a BA in Speech Communication and an MS in Management, before returning to her hometown, where she and her boyfriend live with their two boxers. She is eager to take what she has learned in her studies, and combine that knowledge with her passion for nature and the outdoors, to help craft the voice of World-Wide Trekking and the Human Outreach Project!

communications@wwtrek.com

 

Mandy Bowen

Finance Manager

Mandy is our Finance Manager from Utah, who takes care of our budgeting, accounts payable, and receivable and helps coordinate our HOP funding. She took a brief leave from her native state to move to Las Vegas with her husband, who owns an auto business that Mandy also helps run but has since returned to be closer to family. Mandy has a passion for reading, camping, and cars; she and her husband are zealots of Formula 1. She loves working in adventure travel and has found that working at WWT and HOP allows her to help make others’ dreams of traveling a reality.

 

finance@wwtrek.com

Julie Tomek

Administrative Assistant

Julie is a proud Mom & Utah native. She spent many years of her childhood camping and exploring some of the great trails and lakes Utah has to offer! One of her fondest places to visit and camp is Mirror Lake in the Uintah Mountains. Her love for travel started at a young age, traveling to see family on the east coast, visiting New York City. Her experience spans to many different types of jobs; her favorite always being Travel and Hospitality. She hopes to travel out of the United States to experience many of the amazing places around the world, including the natural wonders and cultures that surround them. She is always ready to take on the next adventure!

info@wwtrek.com

Mac Berg

Media Specialist

Mac Berg is a Utah native who has recently returned from the University of San Diego where he earned an Honors Degree in Philosophy and Peace & Justice Studies with a specialty in Environmental Philosophy. Mac’s academic interests lie with ecological integrity and sustainable development, while his personal interests are focused around creative filmmaking. He loves pointing his camera at anything which allows him to improve his skill set, but his true love is filming skateboarding. You can catch him out in the streets making independent skate videos or in the World Wide Trekking office as the Media Specialist before he eventually returns to the world of academia to pursue a graduate degree in Environmental Science. At WWT, Mac produces and edits videos, manages website development, designs newsletters, and creates any other media content as needed.

Kelli McEwan

Graphic Designer

Kelli McEwan joined HOP in late 2016 as HOP’s graphic designer. Kelli grew up in Northern Utah and received her BFA in graphic design at Utah State University. She has worked extensively in the retail field designing products and packaging. She splits her time with HOP and as the graphic designer at Snowbird Resort. She has always wanted to give back to her community and the world around her, and has found a comfortable avenue to do so through creative projects at HOP. In her free time, she loves to travel snow ski, backpack, practice yoga, mountain bike and go camping with her friends.

Raymond Massae

Local Tanzania Board Member and Operations Manager

Raymond is a professional educator and integral leader of HOP efforts in Africa, with nearly 10 years experience in the African tourism industry. Ray oversees all operational and logistical details at the Kilimanjaro Kids Community and mentors the staff at the community. He has a critical role in guiding community service by identifying the greatest needs in areas surrounding expedition sites and works to ensure efforts are collaborative, capacity building in nature and culturally appropriate.

Geljen Sherpa

Nepal Operations Manager/Guide

Geljen helps organize group treks, mountain climbs, and private tours for World Wide Trekking in Nepal and all of Asia. He has organized everything from Khumbu treks to expeditions to the top of the world. Geljen Sherpa is an Everest summiteer and understands the demands of hard work, perseverance, and community. Geljen has been instrumental in establishing contacts for Human Outreach Project (HOP), including family members of children in remote Himalayan villages. He is a HOP board member.

Rodolfo Reyes

Peru Operations Manager/Guide

Rodolfo studied for three years C.E.A.M., an institution dedicated to the education of high mountain guides in Peru. After many years of working for American and European companies, Rodolfo started his own guiding service hosting groups regularly to Cordillera Blanca, Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru and to destinations in Ecuador and Bolivia. He keeps his training current by attending yearly rescue courses with the Association of Mountain Guides of Peru. Rodolfo had the pleasure of working with climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates on the film ͞Touching the Void. In 2014, Rodolfo organized the Chocolatada Festival in Pashpa Village, and will do the same this December 2015.

Mike Sanders

Chairman of the Board

Mike Sanders is a business executive that has spent 30 years in the technology and software industry. He started his career with an Aeronautical Engineering degree from Purdue followed by an MBA from Texas Christian University. His community involvement includes serving on the Board of Directors for CBR Youth Connect (a 501 (c)(3) non-profit charity organization) for 3 years, and most recently being elected as the Board Chair. Mike, and his wife Michaela, have 6 children and live in the Englewood area of South Denver. Enjoying hiking, they have climbed many of the 14’ers in Colorado and continue to do at least one each year.

James R. Farmer

Secretary & Board Member

James R. Farmer is Of Counsel with the Law Firm, Van Cott, where he specializes in commercial litigation and intellectual property law and counsels clients in a range of technical, including aerospace, mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering. Jim previously held post-doctoral fellowships at Princeton and Brigham Young University and recently completed a year long sabbatical at NASA Ames Research Center, where he focused on the computer simulations of aerothermodynamic heat loads experienced by planetary entry vehicles, including the Mars science Laboratory and the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle ( the next generation space shuttle) Farmer is on the HOP governing board, is the HOP secretary and renders legal advice for World Wide Trekking.

Richard Schlesinger

Board Member

Richard was born in New York City, attended the Fieldston School, then Lafayette College and Columbia Law School. In 1970, he founded his real estate company, RB Schlesinger and Company, specializing in commercial office leasing. He has been a guest speaker at Brooklyn Law School and has given presentations to real estate departments of several law firms. His charitable work includes a Visiting Writers Program at St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH and Yale University as well as the Snowbird Ski Patrol Educational Scholarship Program.

Molly Keller

Board Member

Molly Keller serves on the HOP board and is currently the President of the Board of Directors of the Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association. She is a founding member of the Advisory Council for Phillips Academy’s (MS)2 program (Math and Science for Minority Students. She is also currently serving as the Head Fundraising Agent for her class at Phillips Academy. Molly previously worked at Ameritech Corporation in marketing and strategic development, Puente Sur Ltd as an international business consultant in Santiago, Chile and at Premiere Candy Company as a sales and marketing consultant. She received her BA from Northwestern University and is also a graduate of Phillips Academy (Andover).

Phillip Levy M.D., M.P.H

Board Member

Dr. Phillip Levy is the WWTrek medical advisor and servers on HOP’s board. Dr. Levy is a tenured Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI where he currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Translational Sciences and Clinical Research Innovation, and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine. In addition to being a board certified Emergency Physician, he has a Master’s Degree in Public Health, with specific expertise in the international practice of emergency care. An avid world traveler and telemark skier, when not at work, Dr. Levy can be found in a far off location with his kids, Sydney and Hayden, boards often in tow.