Our Team

Brad Bafaro

Founder & Executive Director

Brad (he/him) grew up in the Pacific Northwest and he has always enjoyed outdoor recreation with family and friends. He founded Adventures Without Limits in 1995 as a year-round program to provide all children with a quality outdoor experience.

Brad has worked in Special Education in the Forest Grove School District for over 33 years and is the former director of the department. Brad has worked within the district to develop and implement an inclusive education model for students with disabilities, taught Adapted Physical Activity courses at Pacific University, and acted as a special physical education consultant for the US Department of Education.

Anna Eick

Program Coordinator

Anna (she/her) grew up in Colorado and studied Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University. Over the past decade, she has worked as a hiking guide, a park ranger, a river guide, and an environmental educator. Anna started her career exploring the Southwest and moved to Oregon in 2023 to work for AWL. 

She is passionate about connecting folks of all backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to nature. In her free time, Anna enjoys hiking, reading, writing postcards, and playing on rivers.

Anika Morkowski

Program Coordinator

Anika (she/they) grew up in Northern California and studied Public Health at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. While in college, Anika completed a minor in Outdoor Recreation which led to her first job as an outdoor guide: interning for Adventures Without Limits (AWL). After a few summers of rafting, canoeing, and kayaking with AWL, Anika spent time in Utah and Central Oregon working as an outdoor educator and expedition instructor. Throughout her time in the field, Anika has developed her education skills, community building techniques, and ability to play hacky sack. Now back with AWL, Anika continues to combine her love of the outdoors with her passion for creating inclusive spaces.

In her free time, Anika enjoys dancing, playing board games, reading, and laughing with friends.

Jennifer Wilde

Director of Outreach and Development

Jennifer (she/her) grew up in North Carolina and studied Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina. After moving to Oregon, Jen’s love of sport shifted to a focus in outdoor recreation and exploring the beautiful trails, lakes, and rivers of the PNW. After graduating from Portland State University with a Master’s in Social Work, Jen joined the team at AWL to combine her personal passion for the outdoors with a lens for equity and the importance of physical activity for all populations.

In her free time, Jen can be found canoeing, hiking, and camping with her dog, Sawyer.

Brock Browning

Program Coordinator

Brock (he/him) was born in Huntington Beach, CA, but raised in the small tourist town of Sandpoint, Idaho, working in the recreation industry since his first job on a boat dock in high school. He then earned his bachelor’s in Recreation, Sports, and Tourism Management from the University of Idaho, with minors in Outdoor Leadership and Spanish, before living the seasonal guide life in Idaho, Hawaii, and Colorado, finally finding his way to Oregon in 2021. He has since become a Swiftwater Rescue and Rafting instructor with the American Canoe Association, alongside being the newest addition to AWL’s full-time staff.

In his free time, he enjoys live music and dancing, traveling, and trying to escape the range of his cell signal in the wilderness, be it mountains, rivers, lakes, or the ocean.

ADVENTURE GUIDE STAFF

It takes a village! We love our guide staff. This amazing crew brings a blend of technical skills, grit, strength, big hearts, and corny jokes EVERY DAY. When you’re on an adventure with AWL, you are in great hands.

If you are interested in joining our Adventure Guide Staff, click here.