Machia Wilderness Camp Staff

Bonnie Machia, Camp Director

Dennis Briggs, Instructor

Dennis is a retired Army colonel and spent much of his career managing the competitive marksmanship program for the Vermont Army National Guard where he helped individuals and teams gain national recognition. He began hunting at age 11 and has traveled and hunted throughout the United States and Canada. Dennis spent five years as a licensed big game guide in Wyoming where he aided many hunters in locating pronghorn antelope, coyote, and mule deer. As a certified hunter education instructor for 17 years, Dennis has trained over 700 youth and adults in safe, responsible, and ethical hunting practices.

Ron Morgan, Instructor

Ron grew up on a dairy farm and holds multiple academic degrees in forestry and wildlife sciences and has completed advanced studies in safety and management. He has spent 42 years in various branches of the military and retired as a brigadier general. Ron has 58 years hunting experience and has been a hunter educator for five years. Ron is certified by the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife to teach hunter education and trapping and has taught martial arts at the Burlington Boys Club, Air National Guard, and University of Vermont.

Julie, Camp Cook