Jessica Wagner​
Jess grew up in the Chicago land area and was exposed to the outdoors at an early age, traveling around in her family’s pop-up camper. She was captivated by the environment that surrounded her and was eager to explore as often as possible. She went on to graduate from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor […]
Jessica Wagner
ALUMNI COORDINATOR, FIELD GUIDE​ Jess grew up in the Chicago land area and was exposed to the outdoors at an early age, traveling around in her family’s pop-up camper. She was captivated by the environment that surrounded her and was eager to explore as often as possible. She went on to graduate from Western Illinois […]
Justin Swensen
MFT, Clinical Intern Justin acquired a love for the outdoors and a passion for adventure at a young age. Growing up primarily in Utah, the high mountains and desert plateaus provided a perfect setting for adventuring and honing his wilderness skills. After graduating from high school Justin spent four years on active duty in the […]
Trey Herlitz Ferguson
Regional Outreach Coordinator Certified Life/Recovery Coach through Life Purpose Institute (ICF Accredited) Trey grew up in Westchester, NY where as a child you would only ever find him outside playing sports, exploring nature, and falling off of something high. For the majority of his adolescent years Trey was a serious hockey player who pursued his dreams […]
Adam L. Heldibridle
MSW Adam started on his journey in Wilderness Therapy in the Fall of 2003 when he began working with adjudicated youth in Florida. Little did he know at the time that Wilderness Therapy would become one of the driving passions of his life and come to define much of his journey for the last several […]
Emily Asay
Front Office Manager Emily grew up in Sevier/ Wayne county Utah, as a farmer’s granddaughter and the youngest of 2 daughters. The country and farm has always been a way of life to her, and growing up she enjoyed spending time outdoors on the family ranch. Working at Legacy has brought the start to a wonderful and […]
Alison Kelleher
ACMHC Ali was born and raised in Billings, MT. She grew up skiing, biking and hiking for her entire childhood and spent the weekends in Red Lodge, MT. Knowing that she wanted to be a therapist since her sophomore year of high school, she attended The University of Montana in Missoula where she studied Psychology […]
Jeremy Williams
Facilities Director Jeremy’s life began in a country setting with deep roots in Wayne County Utah. Much of his childhood was spent in the mountains riding dirtbikes and logging in the deep and rugged wilderness. This was the start of a lifelong desire to be surrounded in nature; it’s healing embrace was evident to Jeremy […]
Brandy Smith
Administrative Assistant Brandy was born and raised in Sandy, Utah near the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, where she spent her childhood exploring and hiking with friends. Growing up, Brandy’s family enjoyed being outdoors boating, camping, and riding ATVs on the sand dunes. As a young adult, she was blessed with the opportunity to travel […]
Nate Hallows
Logistics & Culinary Manager Nate grew up in the Midwest before finding his way to Utah. After graduating high school, Nate attended Southern Utah University. Shortly after finishing school, he began working as a wildland firefighter, eventually landing a job with a crew where he spent 8 years traveling the country working to suppress fires. […]