Erik Panzer

Erik is an adventurer, seeking opportunities and experiences to gain a greater perspective of this wonderful world in which we live. His adventures have taken him around the world, engaging and impacting many different people along the way. Yet it is these adventures that have shaped him into who he is today

Erik graduated from Quinnipiac University in May, 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology while also completing a minor in Entrepreneurship. Panzer achieved many things during his time at Quinnipiac, leaving a mark on the Quinnipiac community for being known as much more than just a Student Athlete on the Men’s Soccer Team.

Panzer attended High School at Garin College where his first few years were challenging at times yet, as he grew into it, he had a very successful experience. At the end of Year 12, Panzer was offered an opportunity to attend Outward Bound on a School Leaders course for 21 days. This experience became the turning point of Panzer’s development. Most of his education and experience in life all stem from those 21 days with 13 complete strangers; each battling mental, emotional and physical barriers to find out who they truly were and what they wanted to do in life.
In Panzer’s final year at Garin College, he was named Head of Sport, in addition to having a huge influence throughout the school, particularly on the younger students.

Erik’s childhood was an active one, growing up at Rerenga Farm, a 20 acre piece of land in the countryside of New Zealand, in a small place called Thorpe, 45 minutes outside of Nelson. He spent time adventuring the countryside along with playing tennis, volleyball, cricket, football and rugby competitively.