Jennifer graduated f rom the University of Connecticut with a degree in Child Development and Family Counseling. Her early work with the YMCA led to a career developing recreational programs serving youth and families before joining Erik at Synergo. Jennifer currently oversees client management; working with our Facilitation, Training, Inspection and Accounting Department heads to serve the needs of our clients. Jennifer handles all our contracting needs. Change orders and insurance inquiries are all within her purview.

With over 25 years of experience in the field, Erik’s career has been formative in the direction of our industry. He served for a number of years as the Board Chair of the Association for Challenge Course Technology and continues working on improving the standard setting organization. Erik actively consults in the creation of legislation affecting the challenge course and zip line industry; working with regulators in the states of Washington, Hawaii, Oregon and California to help guide their process in ensuring that challenge courses, adventure parks and commercial zip lines are being built and used appropriately. Erik is responsible for driving our projects forward in the right direction.

Nate has a degree in English Literature and a Masters in Outdoor Education that he’s put to work facilitating challenge courses, training teams and managing commercial tour operations. With over 20 years' experience at camps and commercial tour operations doing a variety of roles he brings the end-user perspective to Synergo along with a deep understanding of what it takes to run a successful course. Nate specializes in operations consulting and has leadership roles in our partner companies, Pumpkin Ridge Zip Tour, Lanai Adventure Park, Sheet’ká Treetop Adventures and Action Photo Systems.

Kyle is in many ways a living product of our industry. Attending summer camps with challenge courses and ziplines starting at the age of ten, Kyle eventually became a counselor and facilitator. After graduating Columbia University in 2009, he moved to Portland, OR. He has been with Synergo for 10 years as a builder, facilitator, inspector, gear expert and project manager. Kyle ensures all departments in Synergo are in communication with one another and assists with higher level project management. Kyle is also responsible for commissioning processes of our projects.

Ezekiel has been with Synergo for six years and has worked in the aerial adventure industry for over decade, designing, building, fabricating and installing climbing towers, ziplines, aerial adventure parks and challenge courses. His portfolio includes upwards of 100 projects related to aerial adventure. As Director of our Construction Department, Zeke manages all aspects of a project’s scope, from design and layout on through to Acceptance Inspections. Throughout a build process, Zeke will be your primary point of contact.

Alex oversees the Training Department which is also responsible for creation of client operational documents. He has delivered over 4,000 hours of training and certification testing internationally. Alex creates custom trainings that develop trainees’ technical and interpersonal skills. His belief is that training is a critical piece in creating and shaping the culture of an organization.

Amy has been involved in the challenge course industry since the early 2000’s and has logged thousands of hours of facilitation and training over the past two decades. She gained end-user experience working at several camps while joining the Synergo facilitation team in 2007. Amy took over our Program Department in 2021 and now manages a team of facilitators that deliver unique teambuilding experiences for a variety of clients at several sites in the Pacific Northwest. Amy also has her MBA and is generally within 10 feet of a rubber chicken at all times.

Jason was born and raised in the First State of Delaware and has made his way across country to the other ocean after stops in 7 other states. He holds a degree in Outdoor Education with an emphasis in Ropes Course Management. After managing OE and CC programs at camps across the country, and a commercial zip tour in CdA, he has settled in with Synergo. He is married with 2 kiddos. He will gladly join you for a game of Spikeball if you’re every nearby itching for a game!

Luke's journey to Synergo started in the Peace Corps, where he dedicated years of his life to service and community development. His time in the Corps instilled in him a strong work ethic, adaptability, and a commitment to making a positive impact on the world. Since joining Synergo, Luke has worn many hats including builder, equipment sales, purchasing and logistics. From identifying quality materials and negotiating advantageous deals to ensuring things run smoothly behind the scenes Luke embodies the spirit of Synergo - where passion meets purpose!