The adult leaders of White Stag Sierra are all trained volunteers. Some first attended the program as a youth, and some have children attending the program today. They all love the impact White Stag has on youth! Our adult leaders have a combined total of over 300 years of service to the organization. Why do they keep coming back? Read on.

Geoff Nelson, Program Director

Larry Challis, Association President 

Program Director Larry Challis attended the camp as a youth in 1964. He returned to the program in 2009 when his children reached White Stag age and helped restore vitality to White Stag Sierra.

Larry grew up in Carmel, California and first attended White Stag in 1965 at age 13 at Camp Pico Blanco. He later became a member of the youth staff. As an adult, he moved to the Sacramento region where he founded a mortgage brokerage.

When his sons became Scouts, he learned that White Stag was still operational on the Central Coast. Larry served on the White Stag Academy’s adult staff in Monterey for four years and his sons later joined the youth staff. In 2014, Larry was asked by the leaders of the White Stag Association in northern California to become the Program Director of White Stag Sierra, where he has continually served since. Larry is an active member of his community, serving in the Kiwanis, church, and troop leadership positions.