Operations Team

Operating in two distinct geographical areas with varying weather conditions, Open Sky's operations team is a resourceful group of people that serve as the foundation for all of the day-to-day activities.  The operations team maintains and outfits all of the student gear and equipment and packs all of the food for each week's ration.  The team also manages the  fleet of vehicles, ensures that communications systems are operating, maintains each of our base camp locations, and two administrative facilities.

Jim Martucci

Jim has been with Open Sky since 2008. He has worked in the industry since 1995 in various capacities including senior field guide, field director, hiring coordinator, guide trainer, field manager, and logistics support, primitive skills specialist. He has attained more than 1,000 field days as a field guide for several nationally recognized wilderness programs. Jim has extensive training and experience in risk management, emergency response, logistics, and inventory management. Jim is an accomplished carpenter and has worked on several houses from the ground up.

Adam Merce

Adam has worked in the wilderness therapy field since 1997 as field guide, field trainer, field medic, logistical support staff, and emergency responder. Adam is an all-around go to for all kinds of needs including carpentry, mechanical, computer, and field needs. In addition, Adam is certified as an emergency medical technician, nursing assistant, and first aid/CPR instructor.

Barry Livingston

Barry joined Open Sky in the summer of 2009 after many years working in wilderness therapy and residential treatment in a variety of leadership roles. Barry is also an accomplished professional carpenter and serves as our primary logistical support for daily field operations.

Jo-Lynn Park

Jo-Lynn joined Open Sky after working for a local sustainable farm community and several years prior to that working for Outward Bound in North Carolina and Utah. With passion and knowledge about organic, whole foods nutrition, she is a perfect fit for managing the menu at Open Sky.