Sandy Colhoun

President at NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

Sandy is a fundraising and strategic planning consultant for non-profit organizations. Previously he was the Chief Campaign Officer at Colby College, responsible for leading the college's $750 million Dare Northward campaign, the largest campaign in liberal arts college history. Sandy has led and directed scores of campaigns, raising nearly $1 billion for non-profit organizations.

Sandy is a NOLS Wind River Mountaineering graduate and credits this experience as the catalyst for many adventures including work as a ski patroller in Park City, Utah; climbing in Alaska, Nepal and Bolivia; and a cycling expedition over the Himalayas from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu, Nepal. Prior to his fundraising experience, Sandy was the Editor-in-Chief of the Antarctic Sun based in McMurdo Station, Antarctica and a staff reporter for the Christian Science Monitor.

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Sandy received his B.A. from Colby College and his M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.

Timeline

  • President

    Current role

  • Trustee

  • Vice President

  • Interim President

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