Emma has extensive experience working at outdoor centres both in the UK and abroad and started working for Odyssey in 2022 as Operations Manager.  Since gaining a 1st class honours degree in Environmental Science,  Emma has subsequently gained a range of outdoor qualifications such as the Single pitch rock climbing award. She is based in Macclesfield on the edge of the Peak District with her husband and 2 girls and enjoys getting into the outdoors with the family whenever they can.

Hugo was Odyssey’s Managing Director for 12 years and retired from this role at the end of 2021. He is still involved with Odyssey and has just started a new role being our fundraising officer writing grants and bid applications for us.

Hugo enjoys paragliding, especially cross-country flying, and is a keen but increasingly slow trail runner. He also loves being in the mountains whether hiking, climbing or flying, at home or abroad, often travelling with his wife Kathy in their recently converted campervan.

Robin trained as an Outdoor Education teacher and then had a long career as a Physical Education Officer in the RAF, which largely saw him delivering adventurous training courses and leading expeditions for military personnel. He commanded both RAF and Joint Service outdoor pursuit centres as well as holding various mountain rescue, training officer and staff officer appointments, picking up post-graduate qualifications in leadership and development training along the way. Since ‘retiring’ Robin has run a specialist musical instrument business from his home in N. Wales as well as continuing to purse his passion for outdoor activities: ski touring in the winter and surfing and cycling in the summer. Music is a large part of his life and nowadays he can usually be found with a mountain dulcimer or other weird folk instrument in his hands. Robin’s claim to fame is that he won the ‘Best Baby’ prize at a carnival in London in 1962 judged by Margaret Thatcher.

Nuala has been involved in education for all of her working life, initially teaching in schools, then in outdoor education centres, as a practitioner and manager. She is an outdoor, environmental arts educator, working across a range of sectors with children and adults. She is passionate about the environment and enjoys creating with paint, clay and any other media she can find. Nuala enjoys landscape painting – in situ – trying to portray the changing light of the Welsh landscape. She enjoys journeys , by boat, bike or on foot and has been fortunate enough to travel extensively. Nuala has been involved with Odyssey for around 10 years.

Back in the 1980’s Camilla ran wilderness canoe trips in Algonquin National Park in Canada and toured England with Theatre in Education programmes from a large white Mercedes van with a dodgy engine. Since then she has continued to use both the outdoors and theatre projects to run development training and experiential learning programmes for a huge variety of groups from criminal justice to corporate management. She lives in Wiltshire with her husband Chris and son Felix. She loves surf trips with her body board and van, and hut to hut trips on bikes, skis and on foot.

Ann has worked with people in the outdoors for over 20 years and has experience with groups ranging from managers to youth at risk. Her practical experience is backed up by considerable academic knowledge and she has conducted research into the effects of outdoor development programmes on participants. Ann has worked in Britain, North America, Africa and Europe and currently lives in Mid Wales. She has worked on the Odyssey programmes since they began.

Creative although not particularly artistic, Chris enjoys building cabins, making bespoke pieces of furniture, and collecting chairs. He also has passion for World music and works at Womad festival each year.

A keen cyclist / mountain biker with an interest in off road touring and cycling expeditions.

Chris has provided outdoor experiences for over 30 years in a variety of roles. He particular enjoys face to face work with people, supporting, encouraging and sharing his love of the outdoors.

He has managed activity centres in the Alps and the Mediterranean, led and organised treks in the mountains of Central Europe, Africa and India. More recently Chris has worked as an outdoor educator for schools and universities and provided outdoor elements for experiential learning and personal development courses.

Since taking part in an Odyssey course as a participant herself, Emma wanted give a bit back to the charity. She has now volunteered on a number of courses and loves bring involved with the participants.

She is always amazed at the way the courses bring back confidence to each person, and that they return home with a renewed vigour & purpose.

In her spare time Emma is in a music duo with her husband and involved in the local running group.

A second generation Odyssey helper – Shane loves being part of the course!  She loves wild places, particularly the sea where she kayaks and rows Cornish Gigs. When at home she does lots of event catering, and runs a small campsite during the summer.  Shane is very creative, and enjoys interior design along with woodwork and sewing. She is married with three grown up children, and based in Cornwall. She finds it hugely rewarding to be part of an Odyssey adventure.

Anna joined the Odyssey team in 2023.

She loves getting out into the great outdoors; climbing, walking or swimming and especially when family and friends are involved.

Originally from the Isle of Wight, Anna has worked in various Outdoor Organisations across the UK and has travelled across Europe, rock climbing and exploring.
Recently Anna has worked creating a long distance pilgrimage route and can often be found out and about on the footpaths of North Wales accompanied by her Labrador.