Todd Duncan Director of Safety & Student Life
A native of Montana, Todd has managed and directed student adventure and education programs on five continents. As a life-long fly fishing and river guide, he has led trips professionally in the Grand Canyon, New Zealand, Australia, and the Rocky Mountain West.
Todd directed an international portfolio of student adventure, wilderness, and outdoor education programs, and has been creating and running adventure wilderness programs in Hawaii for ten years. In Belize, Todd worked as guide manager for adventure resort operations, was the in-country liaison for many student education programs, and later served with the Wildlife Conservation Society as Manager for Glovers Reef Marine Research Station.
More recently Todd has specialized in providing professional training and risk management for organizations, delivering research, conservation, education, and guide services alike. An avid search and rescue volunteer, Divemaster, and Captain, Todd also enjoys surfing, cycling, and running.
Todd has a passion for creating positive student programs that challenge us to better understand our communities, our environment, and our potential to become better versions of ourselves.
Galen Murton Safety & Student Life Manager
Galen, a native of Portland, ME, brings a wealth of experience in international and adventure education to the position of the Safety & Student Life Manager at SFS. Galen previously worked as a Program Director for Global Learning Across Borders (Global LAB), where he designed and led ten study abroad programs in the Himalayan regions of India, Tibet, SW China, and Bhutan.
He also served the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School/Outward Bound USA for five seasons as an Instructor in coastal Maine and northwest Puerto Rico. Galen studied abroad for his junior year of college in Nepal, India, and Tibet with the University of Wisconsin College Year in Nepal Program, and received his BA in Religion from Middlebury College.
After nearly one decade of living, working, and trekking in the high mountain regions of South and Central Asia, Galen returned to school in order to study International Relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and received his Master's in 2011 with concentrations in Political Geography, Conflict Resolution, and Human Security.
With a passion for study abroad, emergency wilderness medical training, and extensive experience in the field, Galen is excited to join the SFS team and looks forward to supporting students and programs with Safety and Student Life.
