Red Top Meadows Staff

The community of Jackson Hole attracts outdoor educators and professional resources. RTM has benefited from this and has maintained a culture of talented and experienced staff.

Our Staff:

• Median age of staff members is 28 years.
• Each staff member has previous experience working with youth and/or troubled youth populations.
• We have a high staff retention rate. RTM staff usually stays with the program for over 4 years. Many staff members return to RTM after obtaining further training or education.
• Staff members are stable, mature individuals who live in and contribute to the community.
• Staff members are active in all components of the program. Residential staff supervise daily living as well as work in the field, classroom and garden.
• Staff members are trained to provide a safe, therapeutic environment and to establish healthy therapeutic relationships.

RTM staff receive 80 hours of annual training and regular direct supervision. During the course of a year, staff members attend a 5-day wilderness-training week, 1-day sessions prior to seasonal wilderness trips, a 2-day staff retreat, weekly staff meetings, monthly in-service training and other training workshops. Topics range from therapeutic issues and methods to first aid and wilderness skills. Topics covered annually include but are not limited to:

Administration and Treatment Team

Bruce Burkland, MA, Program Director
Bruce has worked for Red Top Meadows and its parent organization, Teton Youth and Family Services, since 1979. He began as the Family Therapist and then became the Director at RTM in 1985. He has worked with troubled adolescents since he received his MA in Family Therapy from the University of Connecticut in 1976. Bruce is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and became a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in 1980. He has served in a number of elected positions for that association and has twice been President of Wyoming's association for group homes and residential treatment centers.

Mark Ames, CMHW, Wilderness Program Director
Mark has been working at RTM since 1981 and has nineteen years experience instructing, supervising and directing therapeutic wilderness programs for adolescents. In addition to his degree in Outdoor Education from University of Oregon, Mark has been involved with NOLS, Outward Bound, Project Adventure and AEE as part of his professional development. He recently completed the AEE accreditation process for RTM and is actively involved in staff training and risk management issues. Mark enjoys backcountry skiing, kayaking, juggling and trail running when he gets the chance.

Dick Lundeen, CMHW, RTM Program Therapist
Prior to coming to RTM in 1982, Dick received a BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and had five years of training and experience as a mental health worker. Dick has over nineteen years of experience working with adolescents in individual, group and family settings. Dick enjoys playing hockey, skiing, and long distance trail running.

Chris Moll, MSW, RTM Program Therapist
Chris has eleven years of experience working with adolescents. Chris received his Master's in Social Work from San Jose State University in California. He began working for Teton Youth and Family Services in 1991 and joined the Red Top Meadows staff in 1993. Chris is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys spending time with his wife Nicole, fishing, backcountry skiing, playing hockey, and mountain biking.

Residential/Field Staff

Sean Doyle, Program Supervisor
Born and Raised: Rochester, NY
Years working with youth populations: 14
Years working at RTM: 10
Education: Attended University of New Hampshire
Special Certifications, Trainings or Achievements: Certified Mandt* Trainer, Wilderness First Responder, CPR
Interests: Backcountry skiing, flyfishing, mountain biking, reading

Ned Corkran
Born and Raised: Chadds Ford, PA
Years working with youth populations: 18
Years working at RTM: 6
Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, Brown University
Special Certifications, Trainings or Achievements: Wilderness First Responder, CPR, Avalanche level 1, Mandt*
Interests: Rock climbing, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, bicycle touring, solar power, backpacking, bowling, and soccer