Dave Clark-Barol (“DCB”) and Em Powers Ducharme have held a combined 21 different roles at HMI. They are without a doubt HMI’s most versatile employees! We asked each to reflect on their winding HMI professional journeys–and why they keep coming back for more. Dave Clark-Barol I’m honored to be recognized as an HMI Jack of […]
Hi Simon, welcome back to HMI! Can you tell us a bit about your new role and your connection to HMI? Thank you so much! I couldn’t be more excited to be back at HMI and in Leadville and I’m really looking forward to seeing the school from a staff perspective. My role is Advancement
Group A: Willow O’Hara My favorite part of second expedition was our day skis and the jumps we found on them. I enjoy backcountry skiing and do it often at home, so it was fun to do it in a new place, with people who had never toured before. We found one slope in particular
Dean of Students Mike Adler with students at Ski Cooper By Pierson Parker This week, Ski Week, has been so much fun. Before Monday of this week, I had never touched a pair of skis in my life. At home in North Carolina, I snowboard and I work as a snowboard instructor. Initially, I was
Written by: Nora Tsai, Jula Cieciuch, Lucy Shapard, Izzy Buldak, George Dodge, Jemma Handler, Nelson Rice, Asher Harwood, Milo Mizner, & Iris Bibeau-Leveillee Jacob’s Group By Nora Tsai The entirety of the first expedition was ineffable. There are truly no words to describe how it felt to walk down in the canyon, more than 40 feet of
Written by: Nora Tsai, Jula Cieciuch, Lucy Shapard, Izzy Buldak, George Dodge, Jemma Handler, Nelson Rice, Asher Harwood, Milo Mizner, & Iris Bibeau-Leveillee Jula in a slot canyon Jacob’s Group By Nora Tsai The entirety of the first expedition was ineffable. There are truly no words to describe how it felt to walk down in the canyon,
At age 18, Alden Iselin is the youngest HMI alum to complete the iconic Leadville Trail 100 Run By Alden Iselin, Semester 48 alum My name is Alden Iselin, I am a Semester 48 alum, and I ran the Leadville 100 this past August. Before coming to HMI I knew of the race, having previously
At HMI, we often find former students coming back to work as employees, apprentices, or interns. We spoke to Molly Lovett, HMI’s Administrative Coordinator & Registrar about what it felt like to return to HMI as an employee after being a Summer Term 2014 and Semester 35 student. Q: What did it feel like to
Sam Critchlow and Zero This past June hundreds of HMI alumni returned to campus as part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration. Seeing adults return to the place they had called home for a mere matter of months, in some cases decades ago, reminded me of the indelible impact of this special place and community. Friends
https://vimeo.com/896951272?share=copy As his first semester back at HMI comes to a close, we invite you to get to know HMI’s new Head of School Sam Critchlow in the following video featuring Sam, HMI founders Molly & Christopher Barnes, and current HMI staff. HMI alumni, families, and friends in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle are invited
