Southeastern Outdoor Leadership 2023 Conference Panelists
Keli Berkman
Keli Berkman serves as the Assistant Director of Auburn Outdoors at Auburn University. Keli started her outdoor program career at Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, where she spent 10 years building a safe space for young women to thrive in leadership in the outdoors. In her role at Auburn, she is dedicated to reducing barriers to getting others outside and developing a program that meets students where they are at - in the classroom and in the outdoors. Keli holds a BS in Outdoor Leadership and Psychology from Salisbury University as well as a certificate in Camp Management. Her top adventure pick is paddling any river with her pup Tig.
Thomas Gibson
Thomas Gibson serves as the Coordinator of Adventure Recreation at UAB Campus Recreation Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Thomas has always loved the outdoors but he got his start professional as a Raft Guide at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Outside of work Thomas enjoys any opportunity to be in the outdoors in the Birmingham area. He has a deep passion for whitewater kayaking and mountain biking.