The Excell Foundation, created in April, 2008, is a registered non-profit corporation based in the District of Columbia. Contributions to the Foundation, a 501c3 organization, are tax deductible.

Excell Foundation’s three directors offer extensive experience in teaching, camp counseling, team development, music, sports, and language training. Motivated by a commitment to youth leadership, Excell directors work closely with host countries to design curricula and selection criteria which predict best outcomes.
 

Dr. Bert Whetstone is a licensed family and school psychologist with 35 years experience. He is also a musician, athlete, and linguist. He authored How to get Togetherness: Improving AD/HD and Oppositional Relationships in Families and Classrooms. He has coached soccer and baseball, and consults with summer camps. He has led hundreds of national and international workshops on child-centered team building (see www.drbertwhetstone.com). Dr. Whetstone piloted the first Camp Excell in Madagascar in August, 2007.

Deborah Moore Orsini is a veteran international trainer and lecturer. She has been involved in international development consulting in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe since 1980. She specializes in economic development, strategic planning, monitoring, and evaluation for development projects (see www.msiworldwide.com). She has organized numerous youth training and cultural exchange programs, including the pilot Camp Excell in Madagascar in August, 2007.
 

Dr. Jason D Holder is a licensed psychologist who started Adventurelore, an adventure-based, outdoor counseling program (see www.adventurelore.org). Along with his practice, Dr. Holder presents regularly to schools and colleges on parenting, teaching, and counseling techniques, and also to corporations on communication skills, team-building, and self-esteem. He is also the author of Adventurelore -- Adventure-based Counseling for Individuals and Groups, and 50 Best Games and Group Challenge Activities.