Renee Sweezey is executive administrator of Rites of Passage and has served on the Board of Directors since 1986. She has held leadership roles in both for-profit and non-profit organizations for more than 30 years. Renee first quested with Steven Foster and Meredith Little, co-founders of Rites of Passage, in 1982 and began to lead quests in 1985. She returned to guiding in 2007. Renee honors and holds with deep regard all those who feel called to the journey into the sacred world of wilderness and soul. She now works full time for Rites of Passage. Renee is married to Mike Bodkin, the Executive Director of Rites of Passage, and lives in a rural intentional community in Northern California.