The Mobile Team Challenge logo consists of a Canada Goose superimposed over a triangle.
• The triangle signifies the power and strength created when the MTC System unites three critical aspects - the equipment, the training and the people.
• The Canada Goose represents one of the best models of teamwork that exists and provides a vivid metaphor for the power and benefits offered by the MTC system.

Next Autumn, when you see geese heading south for the winter, consider what science has discovered as to why they fly in a V formation:

• As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a V formation the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.
• When the lead goose tires, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies to the point.
• Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
• When a sick or wounded goose falls out of formation, two others follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until they determine it will not heal in time to make the journey. Only then do they launch out on their own or with another formation to catch up with the flock. They will return back next season to the exact same spot so that a surviving goose may rejoin the flock.

MTC equipment has been specifically designed to facilitate the development of the lessons taught by the Canada Goose:

• Share leadership
• Encourage one another
• Communicate constantly
• Share a common goal
• Maintain community
• Travel on the strength of one another
• Accept and give help when needed
• Stand by one another in difficult times
• Follow a plan and a leader

Here’s what folks say about Rod:
“Rod is a pleasure to work with.”
“He has energy, enthusiasm and integrity.”
“He believes and lives the concepts he teaches.”
“…has a passion for helping others develop their maximum potential.”

Karin Bell

Karin, (pronounced “Kuh-REEN”) keeps all our pieces and parts in place. She oversees the maintenance of our inventory, the assembly of our equipment, packaging of courses and sees that it all goes where it’s supposed to go and gets there when it’s supposed to arrive. She was born in Sweden not too long ago and once upon a time came here for a short visit with a dear friend. She met an American guy and the visit turned into a marriage and a move. They now have four wonderful kids, one Irish Setter, a Border Collie and a home-place in the shadow of the Great Smoky Mountains. Karin feels at home in the MTC workshop and thoroughly enjoys putting courses together, as well as getting them out to our clients. When Karin joined the company in 2000, we were in a one-room office, which we quickly outgrew. Looking back, she feels gratitude towards Cheri and Rainey for giving her this great opportunity, and she hopes to help bring MTC to the world. Contact Karin at karin@mobileteamchallenge.com.

Here’s what folks say about Karin:
"Karin has a kind and generous spirit.”
“She’s very thoughtful, loving and gentle with everyone and everything she comes into contact with”
“She is thorough in her work and very diligent in all she does.”
“It is a joy to know her!”
“I don’t know a living thing, animal, mineral or vegetable, she doesn’t love!”

Steve Bolton

Steve is a successful and dynamic UK-based entrepreneur with business interests around the globe. He is the Managing Director of Mobile Team Challenge Ltd. based in England and is involved with four other businesses as a Director and Shareholder. Steve is best known for his energy, vision and leadership in helping create two of the most successful, professional and innovative ropes course companies in the world; Ropes Course Developments Ltd (www.rcd.co.uk) and Vision Development Training Ltd (www.vision-dt.co.uk).

In March 2001, it became apparent to Steve that MTC had developed a very powerful and unique system and that we shared the vision and values he had integrated into his European-based businesses. As an experienced professional in the field, he believed MTC possessed the potential to revolutionize the field of experiential learning and exert a positive impact in the lives of millions of people around the globe. He acted on his strong belief in the potential of the MTC system and, in 2002, established Mobile Team Challenge Ltd, which now acts as the exclusive sales and marketing arm for Mobile Team Challenge outside the Western Hemisphere.

Steve lives in Bournemouth on the south coast of England with wife Lucy, son Charlie, stepson Nathan and new baby daughter, Ella. After surviving two near death experiences when he was a child, Steve was left with a strong belief that he is on the planet to make a difference. He goes about his mission through the work of the businesses he creates. His personal motto has been borrowed from Helen Keller who once said: “Life is a daring adventure or it is nothing at all.” Contact Steve at steve@mobileteamchallenge.com

Here’s what folks say about Steve:
“Steve is a strategic thinker, who has consistently delivered on his objectives.”
“He has the greatest capacity to learn of anyone that I have ever met.”
“He has the ability to see all 'obstacles' as challenges.”
"Steve is the most clear-sighted, open-minded and unprejudiced person I have met.”
“Steve has a genuine interest in the welfare of others and the future of children in particular.”
“He is dedicated to his own, as well as others’, personal development.”
“He genuinely believes and understands the value of win-win.”

Lindsey Granger

The newest addition to the MTC team is Lindsey Granger. In the year 2000, Lindsey implemented teambuilding activities in her classroom as a special education teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia. She had such great success with it that in 2005, she joined the MTC team as an Account Executive and Trainer!

Her interest in Experiential Learning began when she served as a counselor at her aunt’s camp, Ski ‘N Scats, in Eustace, Texas. Now, she brings to MTC a wealth of knowledge in education and curriculum development. Lindsey holds the Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Tennessee. She and her husband Scott just became homeowners and are spending their spare time working on their new house! Contact Lindsey at lindsey@mobileteamchallenge.com

Katie Leve

Katie Leve’s colleagues describe her as an “energetic catalyst”! With over twenty-five years of sales and marketing experience (which she claims began at age five), Katie has a powerful presence. She is a dynamic go-getter, full of passion, ideas, and creativity.

Katie brings a diverse background to MTC, which includes radio management, pharmaceutical and retail sales, retail training and event coordination. She has worked for some of the largest companies in the gift industry including Enesco and Walt Disney Art Classics. Katie has professionally voiced commercials, sung jingles and performed with community theatre groups. She plays the guitar, writes songs and is the proud mother of an awesome teenage drum-thumping, guitar-plucking, song writing, and fun-loving son. “He is the joy in our life. My husband Michael and I thank God everyday for trusting us with this gift.”

Katie is committed to the mission of Mobile Team Challenge and truly believes that she has found her way home. Contact Katie at katie@mobileteamchallenge.com

Melissa Schmidt

Melissa brings to MTC her keen organizational skills, warm personality, boundless energy and outrageous humor. She also brings a degree in accounting and a wealth of experience that includes working with everything from a small family-owned business to a major global manufacturing firm. This flaming redhead was born and reared in East Tennessee and loves Motown, The Lady Vols, good food and good friends. She’s an amateur athlete and is active in sports, particularly softball, volleyball and swimming.

She came to MTC after taking a 7-year hiatus from working outside the home while she raised two precious sons, Matthew and Andrew. She’s excited about the opportunities at MTC and we’re excited to have her here. She keeps things moving in the office with great management and humor AND points us all in the right direction when we lose our way. Contact Melissa at melissa@mobileteamchallenge.com

Here’s what folks say about Melissa:
"Melissa is a quick learner, knows how to find an answer if she doesn't have one, and she can
multitask better than anyone I know!"
“Melissa knows no stranger.”
“She is light-hearted and funny and brings humor to her relationships.”
“Melissa is a person of great spirit and heart.”
“She knows how to get the job done.”
“Love her hair!”
“Where IS Melissa, it’s time for paychecks!!!”

Debbie Smith

Debbie joined Mobile Team Challenge in 1999 and serves as a stateside Customer Representative. She has over 20 years of experience from three Fortune 100 firms in Sales Management, Transportation and Logistics, Product Marketing and Call Center Management. Debbie loves to see people living into their fullest potential and she thrives on doing the same in her own life. She is a devoted mother, an incredible team member, a professional of high energy as well as high integrity, and she's fun to be with! She is committed to exceptional service and you can expect it from her!

Leadership, team, and personal development have been the focus of her peak performance development programs for sales and marketing professionals in several industries including automotive, chemical, aircraft, and military. Her background includes designing, developing and implementing large-scale organizational change strategies that increase sales, enhance profitability, and bring customer satisfaction to new levels. These programs have earned case-study recognition in successful development of quality initiatives at the College of William and Mary Business School as well as the GTE Management Development program. She is a graduate of New Hampshire College School of Business and the Anthony Robbins Mastery University peak performance and life design programs. Debbie lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Mario, and their son, Griffin. Contact Debbie at debbie@mobileteamchallenge.com

Here's what folks say about Debbie:
"Debbie is a model for outstanding customer service.”
“She follows through with her commitments and does all that she can to meet the needs of the people with whom she works."
"Debbie provides excellent support and feedback to us."
"She is very well grounded and analytical in her approach."
"She sincerely wants you to become the best and clearly believes in what she is doing."
"Very capable of providing positive feedback, an excellent communicator."

Jackie Stavros

Jackie possesses seventeen years of strategic planning, marketing, international and training experience spanning more than a dozen countries in Asia, Europe and North America. She is an Associate Professor for the Graduate College of Management at Lawrence Technological University and plays a key role on the MTC training team. Jackie has spent the last ten years incorporating Appreciative Inquiry (AI) methodologies into her training and consulting work and recently co-authored The First Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change with David Cooperrider and Diana Whitney. She works with executives, managers, staff and line teams as well as organizational stakeholders to collaboratively and creatively facilitate strategic change initiatives for profitable growth. Her clients include ACCI Business System, General Motors of Mexico, Fasteners Inc., Girl Scouts of U.S.A., Global Marketing Insights Inc., NASA, Tendercare Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Centers, Tuffy Mufflers, United Way, FCI Automotive and dozens of educational institutions. She has taught at Madonna University, Schoolcraft College, Walsh College and Michigan State University.

Jackie has worked extensively with the Michigan Small Business Development Center Network and has held the positions of certified business counselor, international trade specialist and director of Metro-International Business Development Center. Her experience with business owners includes assisting clients in developing strategic business and marketing plans, evaluating financial uses and sources of funding, accessing international markets, setting up global operations and commercializing technologies. She holds the B.A. degree in marketing from Wayne State University, an M.B.A. in international business from Michigan State University, Eli Broad School of Management and the Executive Doctorate in Management from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

Presently, Jackie is a member of the Academy of Management – Strategy Division (AOM), American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), North American International Trade Educators (NASBITE), Positive Change Core (PCC) and Organization Development Institute (ODI). She has served for eight years on the Michigan District Export Council (M-DEC) on the National Export Strategy and Marketing and Communications committees to support the United States Export Assistance Centers. Contact Jackie at jackie@mobileteamchallenge.com

Here’s what folks say about Jackie:
“She provided an excellent interactive workshop.”
“She provides very clear training objectives and helped our organization to truly understand how
AI can transform our strategic marketing planning processes on a facility and regional level.”
“Jackie – thank you for your enthusiasm and teaching us how to SOAR in our strategy!”
“Jackie taught us the importance of reframing in the positive and creating the future based on
stories of our people!”
“Thank you for teaching us how to design the future from the positive core. It’s so uplifting!”
“It is clear that Jackie puts a lot of time and energy into the course for each of us.”

Cheri B. Torres

Cheri, (pronounced “Sherry”), loves to see people released from whatever holds them back, free to expand into whatever future they choose to imagine. In 1984 she left the corporate world to focus on facilitating personal change and growth for others. Since that time she has worked with hundreds of corporations, community organizations and schools to develop individual, community, and organizational excellence. Experiential training and development combined with the strengths-based approach of Appreciative Inquiry are the foundational tools she uses in her work. Appreciative Inquiry methodology is her process of choice for working with whole systems change and strategic planning because it is profoundly positive and inherently motivational. When working with individuals and teams, Cheri focuses primarily on developing competencies in the areas of teamwork, communication, leadership, and conflict resolution.

Cheri co-designed and patented Mobile Team Challenge. She authored The Appreciative Facilitator: A Handbook for Facilitators and Teachers and co-authored The MTC Facilitator Manual as well as Beyond Conflict: A Strengths-Based Approach to Conflict Resolution. Her clients include such organizations as NASA, Bechtel Bettis, Booz-Allen-Hamilton, Novant Health, the US Forest Service, SunMicro Systems, The Tennessee Board of Regents, the Federal Highway Administration, the US National Guard, Gallo Wine, and The Spectrum Centre in Belfast. Cheri is a charter member of Appreciative Inquiry Consulting, LLC. She serves on the International Global Council for AIC and is actively involved with Business as an Agent of World Benefit. She is a member of the Positive Change Corps (PCC), the Association for Experiential Education (AEE), and the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT).

Cheri lives atop a high hill in a round house with a gorgeous view of the Chilhowee Mountains. She thrives there with her family, Michael (a Genetics and molecular biology professor), Laura (who, as a college student, is usually not there), Carmen (who would rather be a horse!), Poco (who wishes he could come in the house), Oscar (who honestly believes he owns the place), Sassy (who wishes Oscar had never shown up), Lucita (who wishes she were out of her cage all the time), and the fish (who quite like the water). Contact Cheri at cheri@mobileteamchallenge.com.

Here's what folks say about Cheri:
"Cheri is a model of what she teaches, flexible and positive."
"Cheri is knowledgeable in every facet of what she does; she is an excellent trainer."
"Cheri develops rapport quickly, relates well, and makes participants feel at ease."
"She has a great sense of humor and is able to use it as a teaching tool."
"Cheri is a master at debriefing, always clear and positive."

Carolyn R. Weisenberger

Carolyn, aka “Rainey”, thrives on empowering others, connecting deeply with people and hearing the stories they have to tell. Her deep caring and compassion are balanced by a lightness and a sense of joy in being alive. She has a strong belief that the human potential is the greatest asset an organization or community can have and she is committed to providing training and learning opportunities that tap this potential in each participant. Even in the midst of delivering exceptional training, she touches the hearts of people. Carolyn works hard to make sure that MTC runs smoothly, managing chaos with professional ease, and always thinking about how we might do it differently, more easily and better.

Carolyn brings to MTC 25 years of facilitating wellness and growth for others; 20 of those years have been in the field of experiential learning. Prior to co-founding Mobile Team Challenge, she offered training and facilitation for diverse populations. Though she left the field of therapeutic rehabilitation a number of years ago, she is still called upon for her expertise in that arena. Carolyn uses integration of Appreciative Inquiry, other strength-based tools, and experiential education as a dynamic method for helping clients move forward with motivation towards their vision and goals. Organizations she has worked with include Novant Health, The Tennessee Board of Regents, the Federal Highway Administration, ALCOA, US Forest Service, Fed Ex, The Spectrum Centre in Northern Ireland, Sun Micro Systems, Gallo Wines and the US Military as well as many educational systems, government agencies, and community organizations.

Carolyn is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Public Health Education. She is a Licensed Practical Nurse and a 2nd level Reiki Practitioner. Carolyn co-authored The MTC Facilitator Manual as well as Beyond Conflict: A Strength-Based Approach to Conflict Resolution. She is a charter member of Appreciative Inquiry Consulting, LLC and a member of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE), the Southeast Association for Experiential Education (SEAEE), the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and Positive Change Corps (PCC).

Carolyn and her husband live in Tennessee AND Alabama, but on the third Saturday in October it is evident that “ORANGE” is the color for football! With two children in college and one in elementary school, there are lots of opportunities for celebrating life’s moments! She and her family love spending time in the mountains, sports, listening to music and visiting antique stores. Contact Carolyn at rainey@mobileteamchallenge.com

Here's what folks say about Carolyn:
"Carolyn is a great trainer, an insightful facilitator, and very encouraging when it comes to group tasks."
"She is very structured and organized; she emphasizes 'team!'"
"Carolyn is very knowledgeable about experiential learning and she is fun to work with."
"She’s easy going, knows when to step in and when to stand back."
"Carolyn ’walks the walk and talks the talk’. She is very sincere and open and is particularly good at bringing out the best in participants."

Steve Woods

Steve Woods has been working in outdoor education for 10 years. He started off in Multiactivity Centres around the UK and eventually joined the training team at Ropes Course Developments in 1998.

Since meeting and working alongside Steve Bolton, Cheri, Rainey and the staff at MTC, Steve has developed two of his own High Ropes businesses and delivers the majority of MTC's facilitator training courses in Europe. Outside of his business life he spends as much time as possible enjoying the area he lives in, climbing, mountain-boarding, and in the summer being in the sea as much as he can. Contact Steve at stevewoods@mobileteamchallenge.com

Here’s what folks say about Steve:

Sue Wyatt

Sue is our short but stunningly attractive Imperial Potentate of Special Projects and Other Duties as Assigned by Whomever is On the Telephone. She stopped in to help out for a few days a year or so ago and never left (thank goodness!). Her duties encompass everything from minor office repairs to developing the web page you’re visiting. She retired, after 25 years, from the field of College Administration and now devotes the balance of her time to doing all and only that which the Great and Holy Spirit places in her path. Sue holds the BME in Percussion from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, an MA in Counseling and Student Personnel Administration from Peabody and the Ed.D in Higher Education Administration from Vanderbilt. She enjoys being outdoors, (especially camping, hiking and river sports), traveling, reading and listening to great music. She is a compulsive remodler and loves nothing better than bringing an old house back to life. In her next life she hopes to be 4 inches taller, 30 lbs. lighter and bring about world peace. Contact Sue at sue@mobileteamchallenge.com.

Here’s what folks say about Sue:
”Whatever we did to be graced with Sue’s energy, wisdom and commitment, we sure are glad that we did it!”
“Sue is a delight to work with.”
“Always a sense of humor combined with insight, a real skill in understanding people, combined with a deep caring and commitment to doing the right thing.”
“Sue works from the heart with high integrity and is able to organize anything to get it done well.”
“Sue is committed to lifelong learning”
“Where IS Sue and WHEN will she get back?”

OUR ALLIANCES
MTC networks with others who provide high quality services, consulting, and tools for experiential learning. Here’s a partial list of associations, consultants and programs that might be of service to your organization. CONTACT US if you would like to learn more.

Alpine Towers, Inc.
Offering high quality climbing challenges and team development activities including Alpine Towers, Climbing in the Water, climbing walls and inflatable walls.

Appreciative Inquiry Consulting, LLC
A chaordic organization of Appreciative Inquiry practitioners seeking to effect positive change in the world through work with business, schools, individuals and government.

Association for Challenge Course Technologies (ACCT)
A membership organization serving those who design, build, and maintain ropes courses and outdoor experiential learning equipment and systems, ACCT provides conferences and resources related to building and maintaining ropes courses.

Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
A membership organization for professionals in the field of experiential learning. Members include schools, camps, corporate trainers, and community service programs. AEE publishes the Journal of Experiential Education and sponsors conferences and professional groups.

Experientia
A non-profit international consortium offering the best in experiential programming consultation as well as research related to experiential training and development in the corporate setting.

Orion Learning
An executive & management consulting and coaching organization focusing primarily on Change Management and utilizing high tech and “extreme” experiential learning opportunities.

Positive Change Corps
A nonprofit organization that supports schools in realizing and building their capacity to transform by using strengths-based whole systems approaches. The organization is committed to promoting schools and youth as agents of community and world benefit.

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