Eric Boggs

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Degree History:

MS, Geography, University of Oregon, 2011
MA, Education, Pacific University, 2009
BA, Environmental Studies, Lewis & Clark College, 2001

Previous Academic Positions:

Adjunct Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Oregon
Adjunct Instructor, Family and Human Services, University of Oregon
Senior Faculty, National Outdoor Leadership School/University of Utah
Assistant Director for Experiential Learning, Holden Center for Leadership, University of Oregon

Professional Leadership Positions:

Director, Resilient Leadership Consulting
Founder, Compass, Canoe and Campfire Consulting
Partner, Expedition Mindset Adventures
Partner, Storytelling and Experiential Learning Services
Non-Profit President, Cascadia Wave

Research/Teaching Awards:

Provost's Teaching Academy Fellow
Communities Acceralating the Impact of Teaching Fellow
Sustainability Teaching Fellow

Bio:

Wilderness expeditions lead Eric Boggs to his career in teaching and the discipline of leadership. Through backpacking and sea kayaking adventures in remote corners of the world, ranging from Arctic Scandinavia to Chilean Patagonia, Boggs discovered the incredible transformation of individuals and teams capable of resilience, community-building and great achievements. These powerful experiences catalyzed his passion for teaching and fascination with leadership development.

Boggs has worked in the field of leadership development for 20 years in contexts ranging from outdoor adventures, working on trail crews with adjudicated youth, teaching high school, and designing and facilitating corporate leadership workshops for companies like Google, Avamere, and the Technology Association of Oregon.

Why leadership: "The simple answer is that the subject itself matters—to our lives, to the growth of our knowledge, to the success (or failure) of our political institutions, and to our every effort collectively to promote the public good. Leadership failures are not simply curiosities or idle personal tragedies; they can produce catastrophic consequences for millions of people. Modern technology increases the scale and multiplies the risks of leadership failure. These evident disasters add a sense of urgency for efforts to improve our collective skills as leaders and followers." —David Frohnmayer

Consulting

Resilient Leadership Workshop Series, Technology Association of Oregon
Expedition Influence Adventure, Next Generation of Marketing Leaders, Google Marketing
Expedition Leadership, Communications and Public Relations, Google Communications

Upcoming Presentations

Storytelling and Resilient Leadership: Association for Experiential Education

Recent Conference Presentations

Storytelling and Resilient Leadership: Association for Experiential Education
Risk, Reflection, and Leadership Storytelling: Wilderness Risk Management Conference
The Geography of Leadership: Association for Experiential Education

Teaching Specialties and Research Areas

Experiential Learning
Leadership Development
Resilient Leadership
Outdoor Education and Wilderness Leadership Development
Social Impact, Responsibility, and Entrepreneurship

Blog Posts

Boggs, Eric. "Teaching Leadership through Storytelling." National Outdoor Leadership School. https://blog.nols.edu/2017/07/19/teaching-leadership-through-storytelling-on-wilderness-expeditions.
July 2017

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Eric Boggs

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