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Mr. Dennis Deaton, an Industry Education Coordinator for the Mooresville Graded School District, has spent most of his life influencing the lives of young people. Full of energy and enthusiasm, Mr. Deaton has the experience and sensitivity to bring to the trip first-hand-knowledge of the many mental and physical needs of young people. Having received an undergraduate degree from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a master's degree in secondary education and counseling from Winthrop College, Mr. Deaton has directed numerous tours of the Western United States, New England States, and the Bahamas since 1975. He is married and the father of three sons.
Counselors are college graduates (usually past participants or teachers) who have been selected by the following guidelines:
  • Ability to counsel and form interpersonal relationships with young people.
  • Experience associated with young people and leadership.
  • Moral standards and beliefs.

The ratio of staff to participants is 1 to 12.

 

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