About Us | U.S. Team


The U.S. Team is your main contact as you prepare for your adventure. They have extensive, first hand knowledge of Costa Rica and are happy to answer any question – big or small!

Greg Enright
With over 26 years as a junior high school art teacher, Greg Enright knows firsthand how to motivate and inspire students.

Greg has worked with EcoTeach since it’s inception in 1995, helping to create exciting, environmentally responsible, hands-on activities and experiences for group participants. Today Greg frequently travels to Costa Rica, working with guides and scouting new venues while coordinating with group leaders throughout the US.

Greg lives in Poulsbo, Washington with his wife Judi, a 3^rd grade teacher and two grown children.

Stephanie Hall
Inspired by the amazing stories stories from EcoTeach tour participants and exposed to the importance of sea turtle conservation at the Save the Turtles auctions in Seattle,WA Stephanie Hall joined the EcoTeach team in January 2008.

After graduating from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Communications, Stephanie began working as a Fundraising Coordinator for the United Way of King County in Seattle.   Following the United Way, she went to work for AT&T Wireless Services in community relations.  She spent 11 years at AT&T Wireless Services and held positions in marketing product management, account sales and sales management.

Stephanie has a 3 ½ year daughter and lives in Kingston, WA.

Deb Smucker
Deb’s love of both travel in Latin American began during her college years in the 80s. She traveled to Costa Rica as part of a study abroad program through Goshen College. During her 4 months stay she lived with a local family, studied Spanish and volunteered at a rural nutrition center.

After college Deb returned to Latin America as often as possible – traveling for a year from Tijuana to Argentina, leading high school volunteer groups in Ecuador and Costa Rica for several summers, directing a summer teaching internship program for college students in Ecuador, and finally joining EcoTeach in 1999.

Deb has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, and an M.A. in Student Development Administration from Seattle University in Seattle.