Our Mission
To teach outdoor education and to promote and fund conservation of wildlife worldwide
WHO IS THE OUTDOORS TOMORROW FOUNDATION?
Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation (OTF) began in 1981 as the Dallas Ecological Foundation with the primary purpose of expanding youth outdoor education and furthering wildlife conservation efforts worldwide. In 1998, with a model provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, OTF pioneered the first public education curriculum for secondary schools in Texas called Outdoor Trails. Outdoor Trails changed and grew to become what is known today as Outdoor Adventures K-12.
OTF by the numbers
100,000+
k-12 students annually in 1,000+ public and private schools across 48 states
$670,000+
in equipment grants to schools
30,000+
students getting out of the classroom and into the field every year, many on their first fishing or hunting trip
18,000+
hunter education certifications in Texas alone in 2020-21
OTF STAFF
SEAN MCLELLAND
Executive Director
SCOT MCCLURE
Director of Education
LEANN SCHMITT
Director of Partnership Development
Tari Garner
Outdoor Adventures Coordinator
ABRIEL MCGOUGH
Executive Assistant
OUTdoor adventures Regional team
DANNY YARBROUGH
OA Manager | East Texas
BONNIE NEWCOMBE
OA Manager | North Texas
DONNY WILLIAMS
OA Manager | Central Texas
KIM POTTS
OA Manager | East Texas
MATT SMITH
OA Manager | Illinois
MIKE PETRICK
OA Manager | North Texas
JR. MARTINEZ
OA Manager | S. Texas/Houston
NATHAN BUTLER
OA Manager | Arizona/Western States
JO BAILEY
OA Manager | Wisconsin
LISA HELM
OA Manager | North + West Texas
DEB SENSION-HALL
OA Manager | Montana + Western States
SANDY MOORE
OA Manager | Florida
JEREMY ROBERTS
OA Manager | Northeast + East Coast
JAMES RASPALLO
OA Manager | Arizona + Western States
AMY HEUER
OA Manager | North Dakota
KELSI BAKER
OA Manager | North Texas
Board of trustees 2023-24
Cynthia Patterson | Chairman
Don McKechnie | Secretary
Kerry Freeman | Treasurer
Jim Arnold
Mike Beecroft
Brian Burns
Lori Clem
DeWitt Corrigan
Randy Cupp
Bobby Davidson
Julie Fairchild
Ricky Fairchild
Steve Miller
Ken Mulkey
Greg Prather
Kyle Shidler
Harriet Shields
Aaron Smith
Wilson Stout | Trustee Emeritus
Rick Warren