Nick DePreter is the Associate Director of Outdoor Programs. He also teaches English and Pathways, which is part of the Center for Citizenship & Just Democracy curriculum, and coaches Ultimate Frisbee and Highlander X, a co-curricular program that combines outdoor leadership, fitness, and community service. Nick holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in education from Truman State University, where he competed in ultimate frisbee, rugby, roller hockey, and mountain biking. Nick came to Gunn from The Horace Mann School in Washington, Connecticut, where he served as Director of the John Dorr Nature Lab. In his free time, Nick enjoys going on adventures with his family, playing baseball, whitewater canoeing, mountain biking, backpacking, rock climbing, reading, hiking, and learning guitar. Nick and his wife, Andi, and son, Whit, live in Washington with their dog, Cooper.