Instructor Bios

Complete List of Instructors

Provided is a complete list of all of our current instructors. Click on the instructors name or picture to view more information. If you know your instructor by name, you can navigate directly to the last name using these links:

A	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Bob Abbott	ID	United States	Advanced EMT, WEMT, EMS Instructor
	Sarah Adelberg	ME	United States	EMT, AWLS
	Deb Ajango	AK	United States	WEMT
	Judi Alberi	VT	United States	MA Counseling, WFR
	Sawyer Alberi, Ed.D	VT	United States	WEMT
	Rocco Altobelli	WA	United States	WEMT / CCEMT-Paramedic
	Julie Marie Anderson	AK	United States	MICP, WEMT-P, RN, CEN
	Einar Örn Arnarsson		Iceland	EMT-I, WEMT
	Sverrir Árnason		Iceland	Firefighter/EMT-I
	Amit Arora	New Delhi	India	EMT-B, WFR
	Amy Attivissimo	MI	United States	WEMT, NREMT-B
B	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Jeff Baierlein	WA	United States	MS, NREMT-B, WEMT
	Jamie Baker	CO	United States	Firefighter, Paramedic
	Austin Baldwin	TX	United States	NREMT-P, WALS
	Jess Banks	PA	United States	RN, PHRN, WALS
	Greg Barmby	BC	Canada	PCP
	Diane Barras	ME	United States	OTR/L, WFR
	Lisa Barrett	ON	Canada	PCP
	Jason Barschdorf	ME	United States	NREMT-P, WEMT
	Jim Bartlett	VA	United States	AEMT, TEMS, VAEC
	Joshua Baruch	CO	United States
	Sylvain Beaule	QC	Canada	DEP/DEC Firefighter, DEC Paramedic, PHTLS Advanced, AMLS, ACLS
	Roberto Bejar	CA	United States	WEMT
	John Bestfather	YT	Canada	ACP
	Andrew Bezon	ME	United States	WFR & Registered Maine Guide
	Marly Biermann	ME	United States	Pediatrician
	Aimee Bills	NY	United States	EMT, WFR
	James Bitner	CA	United States	WEMT
	Corenne Black	NY	United States	EMT-B, WFR
	Heather Blake	ME	United States	RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN, NR-EMT, WEMT
	Carl Blondell	ME	United States	W-NREMT-P, BS, AS, SWT
	João Victor Bohn Alves	RJ	Brazil	WALS
	Kelley Borg Duffy	ME	United States	EMT-B, WFR
	Scott Bostick	Tanzania	East Africa	WFR
	Jon Bouffard	NH	United States	Paramedic
	Ceilidh Boyd	ON	Canada	WFR
	Sarah Boyle	WA	United States	EMT-B, WEMT
	Natalie Brechtel	CA	United States	EMT-B, WFR
	Hewett Brown	KY	United States	WEMT
	John Browning	WI	United States	WEMT
	Dallas Buhr	MB	Canada	PCP
	Gord Bunston	BC	Canada
	Aaron Burke	QC	Canada
	Mike Burkholder	NY	United States
C	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Doug Cameron	TN	United States	EMT-I, WEMT
	Liz Carson	VT	United States	WEMT
	Kwok Suen Chan		China
	Edgar Chang		Taiwan
	Yunjy Chiang		Taiwan	EMT-2, WFR
	Glo Chitwood	AK	United States	NREMT-B, WFR, ACA Level II Instructor
	Samson Cho		China	MD, WEMT
	Amy Chris	BC	Canada	PCP
	Alan Christie	ON	Canada	PCP
	Samanta Chu		Brazil	WEMT
	Yang Chuan Qi		China
	Meg Clews	ME	United States	WALS, RN, FNP-C
	Myles Clinton		Canada	RN
	Roger Coit	CO	United States	NREMT-P
	Kyle Cole	NM	United States	WEMT-P, BS
	Jill Coleby	ON	Canada	MD, WEMT
	Ernie Colflesh	CA	United States	Paramedic
	Kevin Collopy	NC	United States	FP-C, CCEMT-P, WEMT
	Test CorporateInstructor	ME	United States	ABC, DEF
	Tara Cross	PA	United States	PA-C, WEMT, EMT-B
D	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Rick D'Atre	WA	United States	WEMT, EMT-B
	Kelly Dahl	MN	United States	RN, NREMT-B
	Jen Darling	YT	Canada
	Tuo Dawei		China	WEMT
	Gavin Dawson	CO	United States	PA-C, WEMT, EMT-B
	Rob Dawson	NY	United States
	Annie DeFrancia	CO	United States	EMT
	Michael DeSisto	WA	United States	WEMT, NREMT-B
	Brigitte Denton	CA	United States	EMT, WEMT, CA Secondary Teaching Credential in Biological Sciences w/CLAD Emphasis, American Red Cross Instructor, American Safety & Health Institute Instructor
	Simon Dilks	Guilin	China	WEMT
	Caroline Dillon	VT	United States	RN
	Nancy Doherty	ME	United States	RN
	Kelly Douglas	ON	Canada	PCP
	Ben Dowdy	ID	United States	Paramedic
	Eric Duffy	ME	United States	RN, WEMT
	Ann Dunphy	WI	United States	EMT-I, WEMT
E	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Ian Ellis	CO	United States	EMT
	Robb Evis	ON	Canada	PCP, WEMT
F	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Stefanie Falz	BC	Canada	MD, CCFP-EM, WALS
	Dan Flynn	CA	United States	Paramedic, ALS
	Erik Forsythe	CO	United States	EMT-P
	Bill Frederick	MA	United States	WEMT
	Tamar Freeman	BC	Canada	NREMT, PCP, RAM/TTEMS
	Andy Frick	OH	United States	WFR, EMT-B
	Greg Friese	WI	United States	MS, NREMT-P
	Sarah Fritz	CO	United States
G	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Chantal Gagne	ON	Canada
	Nicholas Gaines	TX	United States	18D Special Forces Medical Sergeant, NREMT-P, ATP, PHTLS, PALS, TCCC Provider, Instructor
	James Gao Qing		Spain
	Chelsea Gardner	CO	United States	Paramedic, WFR, AIRE Level II
	C. Brian Gee	MI	United States	RN, WALS, NREMT-B
	Julie Genzel		Canada
	Gabriel Gerow	MN	United States
	Carl Gilmore	NM	United States	WEMT
	Ross Goddard	BC	Canada	PCP, OEC, NUOFA3
	Edward Goett	CA	United States	WEMT
	Peter Goth		United States	MD
	Trent Gould	AK	United States	WFR, NAI CIGT, ACA Level 3 Instructor, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, AIARE Level 1
	Tim Graham	FL	United States	EMT-P, Rescue Diver
	Tamara Grantham	YT	Canada	PCP
	April Grisetti	WA	United States	PA-C, FAWM
	Justin Grohs	MT	United States
	Gudmundur Gudjonsson		Iceland	WEMT, NREMT-P
	Gabriel Gunning	ME	United States	WEMT-P
H	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Andrew Hagen	MN	United States	EMT
	Steve Hahn	YT	Canada	RN, WEMT
	Kevin Hall	AR	United States	NREMT , EMT Instructor , WEMT , WFR
	Sam Hallowell	ME	United States	EMT, WEMT
	Stephen Halvorson	MT	United States	M.D., WALS
	Hiroshi Hamatani	Nagano	Japan	WEMT
	David Hancock	WA	United States	WEMT
	Jobi Hanson	TX	United States	NREMT-P, WEMT
	Julie Harjung	NY	United States	AEMT-CC, WEMT
	Deborah Hayes	RI	United States	NREMT, WEMT, MPIC
	Bu He		China	WEMT
	Laura Helfman	TN	United States	MD, WFR
	Bethany Helvoigt	MT	United States	EMT
	Greg Henington	TX	United States	Paramedic
	Alice Henshaw	NY	United States	WEMT
	Arien Herrmann	IL	United States	EMT-P, WEMT, WALS
	Jamie Hersey	NS	Canada	ACP
	Micheil Hill	ON	Canada	EMT
	Emily Hinman	ME	United States	PA-C
	Yuka Hirose		Japan	RN, WALS, WFR
	Tryggvi Hjörtur Oddsson		Iceland	WEMT-B, RN
	Ryan Hodnick	NV	United States	D.O. NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, FAWM, FACEP
	Gary Holt	ID	United States	WEMT
	Zhu Hong		China	WEMT
	Ãrmann Hoskuldsson		Iceland
	Johan Hovelynck		Belgium	WFR
	Matt Howell	ON	Canada	WEMT
	Greg Hren	MA	United States
	Elva Hronn Smaradottir		Iceland	RN
	Yi-Chung Hsu		Taiwan	RN, EP RN, NP
	Shu-Wei Hsu		Taiwan	EMT-1
	Kang Hua		China	WEMT
	Kuo Feng Huang		Taiwan	RN,ER NP, AHA ACLS instructor
	Shao Hui		China	WEMT
	Charles Humphrey	ON	Canada	ACP
	Tung Hsiu Hung		Taiwan	EMT-P
	Kevin Hunt	TN	United States	EMT-P, WALS
I	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Jamie Innes	ON	Canada	PCP, WEMT
	Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C, WEMT	CO	United States	PA-C, WEMT
J	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Josh Jackson	CA	United States	WEMT
	John Jacobs	CA	United States	WEMT
	Rachel Jamieson	AB	Canada	ACP, EMT-Paramedic, WEMT
	Erin Jamroz	UT	United States	EMT-B
	Rob Janik	AK	United States	MICP, WEMT
	Chris Jeans	CO	United States	RN
	Jessica Jeffery	NY	United States	RN, WALS
	Fay Johnson	MT	United States	WEMT
	Mark Johnson	CA	United States	PA, ACLS, ATLS, PALS, EMT-P, WFR
	David Johnson	ME	United States	MD
K	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Adam Kaplan	OR	United States	Physician Assistant, BLS, ATLS, PALS, ACLS, Remote Area Advanced Practitioner.
	Emmanuel Kazi		Kenya	EMT-1
	Mike Kennedy	ON	Canada	ACP(F), WALS
	Jeff Kerby	TN	United States	WFR, BLS, NCCPA, Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners PA License, DEA, NPI, TN Peer Recovery Specialist
	Siri Khalsa	NM	United States	EMT
	George Kirubi		Kenya	RN, Paramedic
	Joshua Kling	CO	United States	IFMGA Mountain Guide, EMT-B
	Holly Kondreska	ON	Canada	PCP, WEMT
	Add Kongsingh		Thailand	WEMT
	Michael Krueger	CA	United States
	Amol Kulkarni		Tanzania	MDS, WEMT, WALS
L	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Anita Laipnieks	ON	Canada	PCP, WEMT
	Robbie Langrell	OR	United States
	Megan Lapierre	NY	United States	WEMT
	Tyler Lawrence	ON	Canada	PCP, ITLS
	Jim Lawson	ON	Canada
	Stephen Leavins	ME	United States	CCEMT-P, NREMT-P, WEMT, WALS
	Matthew Leberknight	CA	United States	EMT-B
	Stephanie Leson	ON	Canada	PCP
	Jeremy Lilly	AK	United States	EMT-III, EMS Instructor
	John Lin		Taiwan	WEMT
	Annie Linhart	MI	United States	WFR, NREMT-B
	Rick Lipke	WA	United States	SEI, WEMT
	Jeremy Lloyd	ON	Canada
	Mark Loewenberger	YT	Canada	ACP, WEMT
	Brandon Chee Hon Loong		Malaysia	WEMT
	Paul Lovaas	WI	United States
M	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Dave MacDonald	MB	Canada	SAR Tech
	Jason MacLeod	AB	Canada	RN, WEMT
	Chad Macheel	MN	United States	MSN, AG-ACNP, FNP-C, ENP, CFRN, CCRN, CEN
	Pieter Maes		Belgium	EMT - Firefighter
	Evie Marcolini	ME	United States	MD
	Paul Marcolini	ME	United States	WEMT-P
	Josh Martin		United States	DNP, FAWM, AGACNP-BC, FNP, EMT-P I/C
	Jeff McCabe	IN	United States	WEMT
	Trevor McGarry	ON	Canada	WFR, SRT, NLS
	Angus McLean-Wilson	BC	Canada
	David Meade	NY	United States	ALS
	Ville Melkko		Finland	Firefighter-Paramedic
	Jim Morrissey	CA	United States	EMT-P, MA
	Cory Morse	ME	United States	WEMT-P, SRT
	Nicki Mosley	BC	Canada	WEMR, Teacher
	Michelle Murphy	TX	United States	WEMT, EMT-C, ALS
	James Murphy	TX	United States	WEMT, EMT-B, NREMT-B
	Angus Murray	ON	Canada	WEMT
	Melanie Musselman	PA	United States	BSN, RN, DTN, PHTLS, CALS, BLS, and WFR
	Jamey Myron	ME	United States	RN, WFR
N	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Jean-Marc Nantel		Canada
	Peter Nave	BC	Canada	W-EMT, NR-EMT
	Robin Nesbeda	ME	United States	WEMT
	Eric Nies	NY	United States	MD
	Kazuya Nino		Japan	WFR
	Esker Norman		Canada
O	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Sue O'Rorke-Evis	ON	Canada	WEMT
	Bob Olajos	ON	Canada	PCP, WEMT
	Aaron Olsen	OR	United States	OCET, WFR, NET
	Jamie Orfald-Clarke	AB	Canada	WFR
	Takuya Ota	BC	Canada	EMT, WEMT, WALS
	Mayumi Ote		Japan	WFR, Nurse
	Jon Otto		China	WEMT
P	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Trevor Page	MB	Canada
	Bruno Parente		Brazil	MD, WALS
	Sean Patterson	ON	Canada
	Danny Peled	QC	Canada	WEMR
	Hsiao-chi Peng		Taiwan
	Grace Perry	ON	Canada	ACP, WEMT
	Sigrun Petursdottir		Iceland	Nurse
	Ken Piercey	ON	Canada	BScN, RN, EMR
	Marty Pomerleau	ON	Canada	PCP, WEMT
	Thomas Prang	WA	United States
	Susan Purvis	MT	United States	WEMT
Q	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Logan Quinn	NY	United States	EMT-B
R	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Phil Rach	WI	United States	BS, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT
	Tom Rader	NM	United States	WEMT, PHTLS
	Jim Radke	WI	United States	B.S. Education, Physician Assistant
	Michael Rafferty	BC	Canada	WEMT
	Sophia Rago	ME	United States	Travel Nurse
	David Ramsey	ID	United States	NREMT-P, WALS
	CK Raynes Wilder	ME	United States	MD, MPH, WFR
	Shilpa Reddy	BC	Canada	RN, BSN
	Natalie Renner	BC	Canada	EMT-P
	Bourne Rigano	ME	United States	RN
	Nicki Ripple	PA	United States
	Kristi Rivison	BC	Canada	WEMT, PCP, RN-Student
	Mylaine Robichaud	QC	Canada	Bachelor of nursing, Nursing enlarged role, Paramedic in alpine environment, safety in avalanche terrain CSA 1, health and safety training on construction sites, instructor WMA training, ACLS and CPR training, , BAC en soins infirmier, rôle élargi, premier répondant en  milieu alpin, cours introduction à la sécurité en avalanche CSA 1, santé et sécurité sur les chantiers de construction, RCR et ACLS.
	Abby Rowe	ME	United States	NRAEMT, WEMT
	Nick Runions	WA	United States	WEMT-P
	Craig Rydell	WI	United States	EMT-B, WEMT
S	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Owens S		United States
	Bradford Sablosky	CO	United States	WEMT, NREMT-P
	Scott Sabo	NY	United States	EMT-B, W-EMT
	Keturah Sadowski	AK	United States	EMT II
	Rob Sanders	TX	United States	DO
	Robert Schumacker	MI	United States	MA, EMT-B, WFR
	Riccardo Sedola		Italy
	Mike Senecal	ME	United States	WEMT-P, FF, SWT
	Billie Jo Senecal	ME	United States	RN, PALS, CCRN, ACLS
	Eric Shamy-Smith	QC	Canada	RN
	Rachel Shapiro	MD	United States	WEMT
	Tim Shaw	MT	United States
	Timothy Sheehan	WI	United States	WEMT
	Tobias Shepherd	ON	Canada	WEMT
	Steven Shomo	CO	United States	DAOM, L.Ac/Acupuncture Physician, CSCS, SARTECH, WFR
	Tony Shope	ID	United States	EMT-P
	Henri Siikavirta		Finland	RN/Paramedic
	Jon Silcox	ON	Canada	PCP
	Tony Simpson	ME	United States	PA-C, WEMT
	JP Skinner		Bermuda	NREMT
	Will Smith	WY	United States	MD, NREMT-P Medical Director Wilderness Medical Associates
	Daniel Solchanyk	OR	United States	B.S., NR-AEMT, WEMT
	Matt Solomon	CO	United States	NREMT-P, WALS
	Dugg Steary	BC	Canada	CCP(F) , WEMT
	Alex Steiner	CA	United States	EMT, WFR
	Anthony Stevens	WY	United States	NREMT; WEMT
	Jason Stewart	QC	Canada	PCP, WEMT
	Jared Stinson	ME	United States	BA, AEMT, WEMT
	Robin Stinson	KY	United States	RN, PALS, ACLS
	Swis Stockton	VA	United States	WALS, EMT-P, MD
	Darren Stokes	CO	United States	WEMT
	Isa Suescum	OR	United States	NREMT, WFR
	Lingye Sun	Guilin	China	WEMT
	Veerayut (Chet) Suphadee		Thailand
T	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Lucy Tate	AK	United States	WEMT
	Joe Tatem	ME	United States	WFR
	Joel Taylor	WI	United States
	Jenifer Temple	NY	United States	WEMT
	Tatsuya Terada		Japan	WFR
	Joe Thacker	WV	United States	EMT-B
	Courtney Thompson	ON	Canada	MD, ACLS, ATLS
	Jon Tierney	ME	United States	CCWEMTP, IFMGA Guide
	Pete Tilney	ME	United States	DO, EMT-P
	Kyle Tilton	TX	United States	WFR
	Kaare Tingelstad	WI	United States	DO, WALS
	Lacy Tipton	WA	United States	WFR, RN
	Ginette Traversy	QC	Canada	WALS, EMT-I, Firefighter
	Alexandra Tripp	OR	United States	DNP, RN, MSN, CCRN, WALS
	Uli Tsai		Taiwan	EMT-P
	Rod Tucknott	CA	United States	WEMT
	Matthew Tunis	ON	Canada	PCP, PhD
V	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Alain Vaillancourt	AB	Canada
	Sigurjon Valmundsson	Iceland	Iceland	WEMT, EMT-P
	Arne Van Brabant		Belgium
	David VanderBurgh	ON	Canada	MD
	Courtney Vanderwall	MT	United States	EMT-B, WEMT, BLS Assist
	Zach Vanderwall	MT	United States	EMT-B, WEMT, BLS Lead
	Bernardo Vasconcelos	MG	Brazil	WEMT
	Anissa Vasquez	UT	United States	EMT
	Britt Venn	ON	Canada	PCP
	Gunnar Vilhjalmsson		Iceland	WEMT
	Georgia Villaflor	NM	United States	NP, EMT-I
	Axel Ernir Vioarsson		Iceland	EMT
	Margit Von Frankenberg	WI	United States	RN, PALS, ACLS/BCLS, WFR, Wilderness Water Safety
	Bob Vranich	BC	Canada	EMR, WFR
W	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Li Chiang WU		Taiwan	EMT-2
	Wendy Walker	BC	Canada	EMR , Ontario Search and Rescue Volunteer , Expedition Sea Kayak Guide , Pleasure Craft Operations , NOLS Graduate
	Peter Wallace	ME	United States	Paramedic
	Mike Webster	ON	Canada	Advanced Care Paramedic, Masters degree in Disaster Management
	Jill Weenink	BC	Canada	PCP, WFR
	Zhao Wei		China	WEMT
	Vicki Wharton-Goodman	ME	United States	WEMS
	Mark Whitaker	WA	United States	WFR, WEMT-B
	Cameron White	MB	Canada	PCP
	Charles-Antoine Wild	QC	Canada	REMT, Avalanche Search and Rescue
	Crista Wiles	BC	Canada
	Adam Williams	ME	United States	MS, NREMT, WFR
	Clayton Williams	AB	Canada	ACP
	Keith Williams	MD	United States	NREMT-P, WEMT
	Jeremy Womack	CO	United States	WEMT-I, NREMT-I
	Lauren Wonfor	YT	Canada
	Melissa Wong		China	WEMT, BLS
	Ben Woodard	ME	United States
	Katie Woods	MT	United States	WEMT, ATC
	Rachel Worth-Cappell	BC	Canada	Naturopathic Doctor Candidate
X	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Shi Xin		China	WEMT
Y	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Zhang Yanjie		China	WEMT
	Bao Yifei		China	WEMT
	Isamu Yokobori	Tokyo	Japan	WEMT
	Atsuyo Yoshizawa		Japan	WFR
	Jesse Young	ME	United States
	Yao Yu Cheng	MN	United States	WEMT
Z	Instructor Name	State / Province	Country	Certifications
	Jullianne Zimlich	WA	United States	WEMT, BA-Ed