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Founder/Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale | Founder and Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale


Founder/Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale is a seasoned mountain climber, adventure guide, and outdoor enthusiast passionate about exploration and leadership. As the Founder of World Wide Trekking and President of the Human Outreach Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Dean has dedicated his life to guiding transformative experiences and giving back to global communities.

Dean is an accomplished climber who has led expeditions worldwide, including summiting Mt. Everest in 2005.

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SLC Team

Jill Cardinale | Director of Operations

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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Jillian Goulette | Communications Specialist

Jillian Terdiman

Communications and Adventure 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 Bowen

Office and 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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Andrew Scarborough

Andrew Scarborough

Adventure Specialist

Andrew is our Office Admin and was born and raised in Salt Lake City, UT. Andrew grew up with a passion for the sports and travel industries, leading him to receive his bachelor’s degree in Parks, Recreation & Tourism from the University of Utah.

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HOP Outdoors

Trent White

WWTrek Guide | HOP Outdoors

After moving to Utah at a young age, Trent has grown up exploring and doing all things outdoors in the Utah mountains and surrounding areas. He is attending Southern Utah University pursuing an Outdoor Recreation degree. 

 

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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

Jim Farmer is a founding board member of HOP and an attorney in Salt Lake City. During his time not practicing scales on the violin, viola, or mandolin, laboring on his Nautor Swan 57 sailboat, or studying various theories of quantum gravity, Jim is an attorney at Christiansen Law…

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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

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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Dean Gestal

Dean Gestal


Board Member

Favorite HOP Experience: “When I reflect on the Human Outreach Project and its influence on me, progress comes to mind…

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Liz Larned


Board Member

Liz Larned joined the HOP board in 2024 and has visited HOP locations during her many adventures with partner World Wide Trekking.  She is currently serving her second term as a trustee for the US Ski & Snowboard Foundation and is a former trustee of her alma mater, Colorado College…
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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 and Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale

Founder/Lead Guide

Dean Cardinale is a seasoned mountain climber, adventure guide, and outdoor enthusiast passionate about exploration and leadership. As the Founder of World Wide Trekking and President of the Human Outreach Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Dean has dedicated his life to guiding transformative experiences and giving back to global communities.

Dean is an accomplished climber who has led expeditions worldwide, including summiting Mt. Everest in 2005. His adventures have taken him to North, South, and Central America, Africa, Europe, and the Himalayas. In addition to climbing, Dean is a U.S. Sailing Captain (Level III Certified) who has completed a Transatlantic Ocean crossing and a self-supported ski traverse of the Greenland Icecap.

Dean’s expertise extends to snow safety and rescue. He served as President of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue. As the U.S. Representative to the International Commission of Alpine Rescue, an avalanche instructor with the American Avalanche Association, and a professional ski patroller and avalanche forecaster at Snowbird Ski Resort, he served for 30 years.

Dean, an author and educator, shares his experiences and lessons in his book Inspired: Lessons Learned from a Life of Adventure. Known for his integrity and professionalism, he excels at teaching and guiding individuals of all ages and backgrounds. With a proven leadership, program development, and community service record, Dean inspires others to embrace the spirit of adventure.

dean@wwtrek.com

Jill Cardinale | Director of Operations

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

Jillian Goulette | Communications Specialist

Jillian Terdiman

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 husband 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 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

Andrew Scarborough

Andrew Scarborough

Office Administration

Andrew is our Office Admin and was born and raised in Salt Lake City, UT. Andrew grew up with a passion for the sports and travel industries, leading him to receive his bachelor’s degree in Parks, Recreation & Tourism from the University of Utah. Andrew enjoys watching sports– as an avid baseball fan, he works for the local Salt Lake Bees baseball team in his free time. Andrew also has a passion for travel– venturing to countless places within and beyond the United States. He currently runs and produces a sports podcast called “The Scarbz Show”, which breaks down all of the breaking news happening in the sports world each week. He enjoys working with a team of dedicated and passionate professionals who share his love for the sports and travel industry and is eager to share his passion with others so that they may experience all of the mighty wonders of the world through World Wide Trekking and Human Outreach Project.

admin@wwtrek.com

Trent White HOP Outdoors

Trent White

WWTrek Guide | HOP Outdoors

After moving to Utah at a young age, Trent has grown up exploring and doing all things outdoors in the Utah mountains and surrounding areas. He is attending Southern Utah University pursuing an Outdoor Recreation degree. Having completed multiple rim-to-rim runs of the Grand Canyon and many marathons and endurance events, Trent is passionate about challenging himself in the great outdoors. In his free time, Trent enjoys skiing, rock climbing, trail running, and playing the drums and piano.

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

Jim Farmer is a founding board member of HOP and an attorney in Salt Lake City. During his time not practicing scales on the violin, viola, cello, or mandolin, laboring on a vintage Nautor Swan 57 sailboat, or studying various theories of quantum gravity, Jim is an attorney at Christiansen Law. He practices commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Jim previously held post-doctoral fellowships at Princeton University and Brigham Young University during the 1990s and enjoyed a sabbatical at NASA Ames Research Center in 2008-2009, simulating thermal loads experienced by the Mars Science Laboratory and Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle during planetary entries. Jim enjoys bicycling and telemark skiing the Wasatch Range and continues to provide legal counsel to both HOP and WWTrek.

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

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.

Dean Gestal

Favorite HOP Experience: “When I reflect on the Human Outreach Project and its influence on me, progress comes to mind. On my first trip to Tanzania, twelve children were in the orphanage; this year (2023), there are thirty-two! The numbers don’t necessarily reflect the love and care that has fostered these beautiful souls to a new beginning. This project has been nothing short of a miracle from the beginning.”

Liz Larned

Board Member

Liz Larned joined the HOP board in 2024 and has visited HOP locations during her many adventures with partner World Wide Trekking.  She is currently serving her second term as a trustee for the US Ski & Snowboard Foundation and is a former trustee of her alma mater, Colorado College.  She is also a former officer of the Volunteer Council for the San Francisco Symphony.  Liz previously worked in various sales roles at Xerox, Ameritech, and Lucent Technologies.
 
An avid outdoor enthusiast, she enjoys skiing and hiking from her home in Aspen, Colorado.