ABOUT ME...

Team Quest Founder: Scott Catucci

With over 20 years of professional experience in the fields of Outdoor Recreation, Experiential Education and Team & Leadership Development, I currently serve as the Associate Director for Outdoor Recreation within the Barnes Center Health & Wellness unit at Syracuse University (SU). Starting as the assistant director for outdoor education in 2005 and then taking on my current role in 2013, I have grown the program to it's present capacity, developing & overseeing various program areas and facilities including; outdoor adventure trips, high element ropes / challenge course, team and student development programming, indoor climbing wall, esports / gaming room as well as the cross country ski & snowshoe center. I have earned a B.S.E in Recreation Education along with a M.S.E in Management of Leisure Services from the S.U.N.Y. College at Cortland and a M.A. in Audio Arts from Syracuse University. Before accepting my position with SU, I led the Cayuga Nature Centers TEAM Challenge program which consisted of both a low and high element ropes / challenge course designed primarily to serve local and regional school groups. My first job in the outdoor recreation industry was back in 1998 when I was leading teen adventure trips for the Frost Valley YMCA.