Keltus Executive
Dan Fussell - Managing Director
Josh Wiles - Director Experiential Learning
Alison Gordon - Chief Operating Officer
Dan is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Keltus. He is passionate about providing experiential learning programs that encompass adventurous challenges to provide people the ability to cope with fear and stress, whilst simultaneously developing their compassion and resilience and ultimately leading to them achieve their full potential.
Alison Gordon - Chief Operating Officer
Josh Wiles - Director Experiential Learning
Alison Gordon - Chief Operating Officer
Alison has a deep reverence for the human interconnection with the natural world and a respect for our collective responsibility to tread lightly. Ali has led outdoor educators and facilitators in the remote and wild polar regions for 10 years providing complex, multi-faceted and decentralised operations in extreme and changeable environments to up to 200 clients at a time.
Josh Wiles - Director Experiential Learning
Josh Wiles - Director Experiential Learning
Dr. Emily Chapman - Director Research and Evaluation
Josh has been actively involved in his passions of outdoor education and developing individuals and teams for more than twenty years. Josh has authored experiential learning publications and has led adventurous activities across Australia including seven expeditions on the Franklin River.
Dr. Emily Chapman - Director Research and Evaluation
Head of Adventurous Activities and Facilitation - Aaron Haining
Dr. Emily Chapman - Director Research and Evaluation
Emily is a Defence researcher and practitioner with over 13 years of experience in areas of civil-military coordination, interagency leadership, organisational learning and evaluation, and operations analysis. Emily has an interest in understanding and measuring resilience, and ensuring the benefits of adventurous training activities are transferred into study, work, and life.
Head of Human Performance – Curtis McGrath OAM
Head of Adventurous Activities and Facilitation - Aaron Haining
Head of Adventurous Activities and Facilitation - Aaron Haining
Curtis McGrath OAM served in the Australian Army for 6 years, showing honor in East Timor, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. In 2012, he lost both legs in an IED explosion, but just 20 minutes later, he declared his intention to compete in the Paralympics.
18 months later, he became the World Champion at the World Sprint Canoe Championships in
Curtis McGrath OAM served in the Australian Army for 6 years, showing honor in East Timor, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. In 2012, he lost both legs in an IED explosion, but just 20 minutes later, he declared his intention to compete in the Paralympics.
18 months later, he became the World Champion at the World Sprint Canoe Championships in Moscow. Curtis has used sports to recover and become a Paralympic champion, advocating for sport and its ability to bring communities and people together to live a healthy active lifestyle, as well as bridging the gaps that society has throughout the globe.
Head of Adventurous Activities and Facilitation - Aaron Haining
Head of Adventurous Activities and Facilitation - Aaron Haining
Head of Adventurous Activities and Facilitation - Aaron Haining
Aaron is a leadership and training development specialist with 25 years of experience in the Army. Aaron specialises in the development of training packages, leadership training delivery, and evaluation of training outcomes. His in-depth knowledge and experience of leadership and its practical application gives him insights that add to
Aaron is a leadership and training development specialist with 25 years of experience in the Army. Aaron specialises in the development of training packages, leadership training delivery, and evaluation of training outcomes. His in-depth knowledge and experience of leadership and its practical application gives him insights that add to his outdoor and experiential learning knowledge. Aaron is driven by the constant pursuit to enable people to become the best version of themselves.