Douglas Capelin, Founder and Owner received his B.A. from Colgate University and his M.A. from Adelphi U. He has taught school in Western Colorado, worked as a firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service and has led youth programs in California and Colorado. He is a certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and a licensed river guide. Douglas is the Executive Director of the Deer Hill Foundation.

Beverly Capelin, Founder and Owner received her B.A. in Education from Fort Lewis College in Colorado. She taught school in Colorado and served with the San Juan Search and Rescue Team. Both Douglas and Beverly are NOLS graduates. During the school year they live in Durango, Colorado with Ben (14) while Emily (21) and Joanna(18) attend Colorado College. Deer Hill is their summer Home.