Waddy Stryker

Outdoor Instructor & Manager of Special Projects

Waddy is a Southeastern US native who first began to explore the outdoors in high school into college and is now an avid nature photographer, backpacker, kayaker, and climber. He went to school at Sewanee: The University of South where he volunteered with Well Directed Curiosity by leading elementary school students in outdoor adventures. He took multiple climbing trips in places such as the Kentucky Red River Gorge and Colorado’s Shelf Road. Waddy graduated with a degree in psychology and a minor in religion.

Since college, Waddy has worked as a residential instructor and as a registered behavioral therapist. He has served children and teens who have been diagnosed with forms of mental, behavioral, developmental, or emotional disorders. He has also worked as a Wilderness therapy guide leading teens and young adults on various week long itineraries in Utah doing things such as mountain biking, canyoneering, climbing, and backpacking. Waddy hopes to share his love for the outdoors and help give others an opportunity to experience it. He also hopes to be a guide and role model to youth in the Boston area.