An attempt is made in the study presented to draw a profile of the typical "new leader" in outdoor/conservation education as reflected in programs funded under Titles I and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. By means of a questionnaire personal data, academic data, and professional data were collected. These data included such items as sex, age, marital status, family background, spouse's occupation, characteristics of town or city where reared, childhood hobbies, organization membership, degrees held, college major, previous teaching experience, extra-curricular leadership, professional association membership, and philosophical position. From the data gathered a profile is drawn of the "typical" director. A copy of the questionnaire utilized in the study is contained in the appendices. (SW)