Pete Potamianos has been a Sierra Club member since 1994. He's an avid hiker and enjoys backpacking and biking. He's a graduate of Sierra Club's National Outings Leaders Training course and is currently certified in Wilderness First Aid and in the American Heart Association's Heartsaver CPR program. Pete is a retired adjunct professor from the College of DuPage department of Field and Experiential Learning. Since 1996, he has led students on hiking and backpacking trips to the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Glacier. He's created other field-based courses on Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discover, Route 66, The Beat Generation, and on Chicago's history and neighborhoods. His goals for student learning are 1) Have an open mind, 2) Be willing to challenge mindsets and preconceptions and 3) Be open and sensitive to the unknown and to the unexpected. Pete holds a Ph.D. in English and is a retiree of Ameritech, now AT&T. He lives with his wife Mary in Glen Ellyn and has a son in Arcata, California and a daughter in Coral Gables, Florida.