Meet our Team
Meet the team of Guides that help make Adventure Club SLO friendly, creative, and fun!
JOhn gange
Director / Founder / Lead Guide
With a deep love for Nature, John ("Johnee") Gange has been guiding extraordinary individuals in SLO county for almost 35 years. He is dad to a sweet little girl, an autism specialist, film maker, and Aikido black belt. He is also a musician and surfs almost every day. Johnee loves connecting and co-creating with the ACSLO community on every adventure.
COLIN MOYNIER
Guide
Colin has been guiding with ACSLO since 2014. He is a Cambria native and enjoys sharing his knowledge of the natural wonders of the central coast. He takes very long hikes , likes to garden, shoots hoops and enjoys time with his friends.
EllioTT KWONG
Guide
Elliott really loves the outdoors. In this last year as a guide he has been stoked exploring all the beautiful parts of this area with the AC community and helping everyone have a great time. He enjoys working on improv short videos with ACSLO members and is a gifted photographer too. He enjoys watching movies, fencing and being creative.
Anna Lillian MERCADO
Guide
Anna Lillian has years of experience in the field and is also an extra talented photographer, herbalist and mother. She brings much creative energy and joy to the AC community and especially to our Women’s Adventure Club SLO.
NAncy Harper
Guide/Program Coordinator
Nancy has worked with neurodiverse individuals ages 6-60 in the outdoors, the classroom, on the job, in the gym, and in the home for 18 years. She feels the best environment for mental, physical and social health is the outdoors; learning growing and connecting with new challenges and experiences every day. She loves to travel, dance, read, practice yoga and play any paddle game. Preferably all outdoors!
Emily Dawes
Guide
Emily is a backpacking guide and outdoor educator from Lake Tahoe, CA. She is so excited to be exploring the beautiful Central Coast with Adventure Club and looks forward to building lasting nature connections.