Associate Professor of Outdoor Education Clint McCarthy
  • Faculty Queensbury

Clint McCarthy

  • Associate professor of Outdoor Education
  • Coordinator of HRD Freshmen Experience

"I am inspired by students continually! I love when they create their own 'aha' moments. I'm just there as the facilitator. Outdoor Education at SUNY Adirondack provides any outdoor pursuit imaginable, all available within a one-hour drive of campus. We are in an incredible place!"

Biography

Clint holds many industry certifications, including SOLO Wilderness First Responder Instructor, Stop The Bleed Provider, AHA Instructor, ACCT Challenge Course Level 2, PSIA Level 3 Telemark Skiing, PSIA Level 2 Alpine, PSIA Nordic/Skate Level I, AASI Level 1 Snowboard, PSIA/AASI Childrens Specialist Level 2, PCIA Climbing Wall Instructor Provider, and Game of Logging Level 4. Clint serves on many local boards, including Warren County Recreation Economy Strategic Plan Advisory Committee, YMCA Camp Chingachgook Council, Captial District YMCA Equity Leadership, Advisor to Adirondack Camp, Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Education

Master of Arts in Outdoor Education from University of Northern Colorado, 2004, Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Kinesiology with a concentration in Adapted Physical Education 2001, which included outdoor education experiences at University of Ballarat in Australia

Hobbies and interests

Clint operates a small farm in Queensbury. His hobbies include doing anything that gets people in nature, climbing, skiing, fixing old houses and metal sculpting.