Our Team

Tony Cox | Director & Co-Founder
Tony spent the best part of his youth sleeping in tents, snow shelters or underneath the stars. He spent 11 years in the Scouting movement and was honoured with its highest awards by the Governor General of Canada.
The year he turned 18, he planned a 26-day solo expedition to the desert canyons of the American South-West. Looking back, he acknowledges it as being a very pivotal transformative journey in his own development; the kind of experience that seems to be so absent for youth in the world today and the kind he has endeavored to create for others in his career ever since.
Tony spent six years leading groups of Canadian volunteers as they facilitated play therapy programs for refugee children and their communities during the war in Bosnia. He spent another 6 years working with young offender youth through powerful wilderness therapy programs.
In 2001, he was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice in Latvia to design a similar program for youth in custody there. He was awarded the Second Degree Service Medal and the Colours of Latvia for his work on those projects abroad.
Most recently, Tony spent 5 years at Outward Bound Canada, where he served as the Director of Innovation and Program Development for their Community Programs. In this role he liaised with Aboriginal communities in eastern James Bay and the Territories to design expeditionary programs for their youth, supervised Asset Building expeditions for at-risk youth and was an Instructor Trainer.
Tony has spent time honing his skills in the wilderness, war zones, lecture halls, classrooms and boardrooms. He is an experienced Instructor and trainer as well as being an engaging public speaker, workshop presenter and storyteller. He lives with his wife and their dog in the Almaguin Highlands.

Jonathan Carroll | Director & Co-Founder
Jonathan’s passion for the outdoors began early in his childhood. Growing up on the edge of an urban ravine provided endless hours of exploring the incredible flora and fauna that surrounded his own backyard. Through annual family camping trips, and periodic visits overseas to reconnect with family in Scotland and Ireland, Jonathan further developed his love for the countryside; both through fishing for trout and salmon and strolling through green fields hunting rabbit.
After being hired as the Camp Director of the Vaughan Recreation and Culture Department, Jonathan set his feet upon a road of working with children and youth, a road that has continued to unfold for over a decade. Jonathan attended the University of Waterloo for Recreation and Leisure Studies with a Business Option that kindled a keen interest in business and particularly marketing. While at school Jonathan became involved with young people in his community and served as a Youth Outreach Worker in a positive engagement program for youth.
Jonathan’s love of the outdoors won out initially though and led to him to pursue work as a Wilderness Instructor with the Outward Bound School in Baltimore, Maryland. After some remarkable experiences in the field, Jonathan traveled back up north and eventually made his way home again.
Now an experienced educator, he was hired on as part of the Instructional Team at Outward Bound Canada. In 2004, Jonathan was seconded for an assignment overseas working for Outward Bound Thailand. While there, he worked and trained, alongside his Thai colleagues, developing skills in jungle trekking and sea kayaking on the Gulf of Thailand. During his career with Outward Bound internationally, Jonathan has held several key roles: as an Instructor, Course Director, Staff Trainer and most recently as the Director of Innovation and Program Development for Open Enrolment Programs at Outward Bound Canada.
In his role as Director, Jonathan designed & developed programs serving children as young as eight years old; teens; young adults in transition and Outdoor Instructor candidates.
More recently, Jonathan has been developing his interest in Web 2.0 Social Networking and Marketing tools and can be found during his spare time cultivating his garden, “greening his thumbs”, or sampling different flavour combinations and delights from around the world in his country kitchen. Jonathan lives in the beautiful Almaguin Highlands near the Magnetawan River in Ontario.

Scott Caspell | Expedition Leader
For the past decade Scott’s studies, employment and volunteer work have focused on outdoor and experiential education. In addition to holding various industry standard certifications, Scott has also graduated from a college Outdoor Recreation program and earned degrees in Environmental Studies and Education. Scott’s previous work includes six years as an Instructor and Course Coordinator with Outward Bound in Canada and in Australia, as well as extensive time teaching at outdoor education centres. Scott has taught high school in Nunavut, worked as a community educator with street children in Uganda, and led wilderness trips throughout Canada by canoe, sea kayak, dog team, and on foot.
Scott has seen first hand – as a learner and as a leader – the powerful, transformative potential of outdoor and expeditionary learning experiences. Whether working with youth, educators, adults or community groups, Scott is passionate about facilitating experiences that foster environmental connections and support individuals on their path towards personal excellence.

Kelly Henderson | Expedition Leader
Kelly credits her love of the outdoors to her childhood years growing up on the shores of Lake Superior. Since her early days of catching tadpoles, Kelly has pursued a more formal career in outdoor and experiential education completing degrees in Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, Science, and Education. Kelly continues to mentor students in the outdoors as she continues her teaching career and enjoys the opportunity to combine these passions at Leaders of the Day. Through her work with industry leading organizations, Kelly has paddled some of Canada’s most beautiful rivers in the Yukon, NWT and northern Quebec sharing these experiences with students from across the country. Kelly values the emphasis Leaders of the Day places on providing participants with opportunities for personal growth and looks forward to working alongside participants as they achieve their goals. Kelly recently completed her MA and also teaches environmental education.

Dave Humphrys | Expedition Leader
Water and wilderness have been a part of Dave’s life since he was a child. Growing up he spent many summers sailing and swimming on the St. Lawrence River and exploring the lakes of Algonquin Park with family and friends. Dave’s passion for the outdoors lead him to the Gould Lake Outdoor Centre where he was both a student and then a staff member facilitating curriculum-based credit programs for students through a wilderness expedition medium. Dave also spent 4 summers working at Camp Opemikon directing their wilderness canoe tripping program.
Dave then committed to Outdoor Education as his career path and began working for Outward Bound, where he was able to combine his wilderness and leadership skills to deliver experiential programs for diverse student populations. As an active whitewater paddler, Dave has explored many beautiful rivers and waterways in Costa Rica, Mexico, USA and across Canada. Dave is an Advanced Canoe Tripping Instructor and Advanced Moving Water Instructor Trainer through Paddle Canada. Dave believes that whether on a river or in a remote wilderness setting that people’s opportunity for growth is limitless when they open themselves fully to that experience. Dave thrives on helping his students grab hold of that that experience and to take the very most from it.
When not on the water Dave works full time for Challenges Unlimited managing the installation of Challenge Courses and Zip Lines across Canada.

Jenny Wyatt | Eco-Discovery Director
Spending summers on a lake with a family that encouraged outdoor play, a flame was ignited early in Jenny & the outdoors have played a huge part in her life ever since. Jenny has always had a passion for organizing, creating & leading fun!
With a degree in Recreation & Leisure Studies from the University of Waterloo (UW), Jenny was first hired by UW, as a Liaison Officer, to travel across Canada helping high school students fulfill their post secondary dreams.
After that, Jenny needed to see what else the world had to offer & spent seven months backpacking, working, & traveling in Australia & South East Asia. Having caught the “travel bug”, Jenny decided to combine her passions for leading activities & international travel in a career with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
For 8 years, Jenny served as the Youth Activities Manager on-board some of the world’s largest cruise ships, hosting “little” travelers from across the globe, while imagining, developing & leading engaging, age-appropriate programs to entertain kids & teens while on-board. Jenny has directed diverse international staff teams & groups of up to 1300. Wow!
Throughout her career, Jenny has had the opportunity to witness many personal transformations in young people as they have begun to recognize their inner strengths & have discovered new confidence to reach for their dreams! Jenny has lent her considerable talents to many organizations, leading powerful camp experiences for organizations such as Outward Bound & Tim Horton Children’s Foundation.
Having enjoyed beautiful vistas at many “ports of call”, nothing makes her more excited than returning home again to the rich natural beauty of Canada. Jenny truly believes in Eco-Discovery Camp’s purpose. Jenny loves to help create environments where people can have bold new experiences, learn new skills & leave with unforgettable memories! She counts this as one of the key reasons why she joined the Leaders of the Day Team!
When not at sea or with Leaders of the Day, you can find Jenny on her mountain bike, skiing, eating Thai food & sushi, or hanging out with friends & family. From crab fishing in Alaska, to Karaoke in Korea, to kayaking in New Zealand, Jenny has explored 6 out of 7 continents & enjoys learning about other cultures while continually developing as an educator & human being.

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