Cal-Wood Staff Profiles

Myles Maland, Program Director

Myles grew up Wilmington, on the coast of southeastern North Carolina. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon graduating, Myles worked in fundraising and alternative education before moving to Northern California to pursue a career as an outdoor educator. He has worked as both a naturalist and the program director for the San Joaquin Outdoor School, in La Honda, California and Thorne Ecological Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Myles began as the Program Director for Cal-Wood in July of 2006.

Heidi Dale, Field Instructor

Heidi grew up by the Hudson River in a suburb of New York City and studied elementary education and sociology at Wheaton College, in Illinois, before moving to Colorado. She spent her first two years teaching third grade in Highlands Ranch, CO. Heidi joined Cal-Wood in August of 2005, discovering a way to continue teaching while spending 8 hours a day in the field. When not getting muddy at work, Heidi criss crosses the state in search of climbing, snowboarding, and biking adventures. .

Angela Borland, Field Instructor

Angela is a Colorado native who was lucky enough to be raised in Steamboat Springs. Spending her childhood walking the forests and streams in the mountains and traveling with her family gave her an appreciation for the diversity in nature and culture. She has her B.A. in Biology and an M.S.Ed in Education and has worked as an outdoor educator for over 12 years. She enjoys hiking, canoeing, snowshoeing, skiing, and traveling and has been to 9 countries, 45 states, and over 45 national parks and monuments.

Angie Busby , Field Instructor

Angie Busby grew up in Zumbrota, Minnesota. She graduated with an outdoor education/natural history degree from Northland College in Wisconsin in 2005. After graduation, she joined Americorps for a year working on the Hurricane Katrina relief effort followed by a year at the W. Alton Jones Environmental Education Center in Rhode Island. She came to Cal Wood in August, 2007 after a summer stint on the Appalachian Trail camping out with a group of teenagers. When she’s not working, Angie enjoys hockey, running, skiing, fishing, hunting and pretty much anything outdoors.

Chris Clyde, Field Instructor

Chris “Tif” Clyde is a 2006 graduate of Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona. He graduated with competence in Adventure Education and Experiential Education. Before coming to Cal-Wood, Chris worked for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado in Colorado Springs, Co. Chris is originally from Chautauqua, NY where he grew up with his two sisters. He came to Colorado from New York via Ohio, Massachusetts, and Arizona. In his free time you can find Chris walking in the woods, hanging with his friends, and listening to music, all while drinking a serious cup of coffee.