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Geneva Weber

Geneva is a keen advocate for helping people of all skill levels hone their knowledge to promote safety, self-sufficiency and confidence in the mountains. Geneva works as a paramedic and volunteers as a Search and Rescue member. She’s grateful for a confluence of her two greatest passions, emergency care and backcountry activities. She passionately pursues …

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Kimberley Huisman

Kimberley Huisman has always had a passion for outdoor adventure. As a wilderness canoe guide for over 8 years, she enjoys helping people connect to and interpret the land and discover a love of nature. Kimberley has guided numerous trips through Canadian river systems in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and Yukon …

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Garrett Hanson

Garrett Hanson is an Assistant Instructor as of 2023. He is a wildland fire-fighter and EMT-B based out of Taos, NM where he lives with his wife and son. Garrett graduated college at New Mexico State University in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in Geography. He immediately began his path of public service as a …

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Michael Margolies

After graduating from Whitman College in 2020, Michael moved to Portland, Maine, where he currently resides. Growing up in Carlisle, Massachusetts, he developed an appreciation for the outdoors via frequent trips to Estabrook Woods and nearby green spaces. During undergrad, he had the opportunity to join many outdoor climbing and backpacking trips from Smith Rock all …

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Amber Albe

Amber spends her summers commercially guiding and kayaking whitewater in Northern Maine, her winters as a snowmaker at Sunday River Skiway, and any leftover time she has doing digital design. Prior to moving to Maine, Amber served as Program Director at the YMCA. Amber began her work with us following her first WFR course in …

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Sarah Fritz

Sarah Fritz is a nurse based outside of Estes Park area, Colorado. She has been a nurse for last 18 years in many different fields of nursing, with her last job focused in Oncology. Before nursing, Sarah worked as an outdoor educator and rock and ice climbing guide. She taught various courses for Colorado Outward …

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Ben Dowdy

Born and bred in Kentucky, Ben became an EMT in 2003, a paramedic in 2007, and graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2009 with a B.S. in Emergency Medical Care. He set to work as a paramedic in urban, suburban, and rural EMS systems while also volunteering as a SAR technician and team medic in …

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Cory Morse

Cory works at NorthStar EMS in the Western Mountains of Maine and serves as Chief of Searsport EMS in Coastal Maine. When not on the water, he is wishing he was; be it cruising Penobscot Bay, paddling the inner harbor, rafting with friends, or fishing small ponds. Cory lives in Belfast, Maine, with his wife, Jill and son, Joey.

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Ty Smith

Ty Smith is a WMA International Assistant Instructor. He has spent a majority of his career as a whitewater expedition guide (predominantly rafting) and whitewater rescue instructor. During this time he has kept up his WFR certification and has found this training invaluable on a number of occasions. This real-life application of WMA skills was …

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Melanie Musselman

Melanie is a Registered Nurse, currently working in Arusha, Tanzania and most recently employed as an Advanced Life Support Medic for a medivac company based in Tanzania. Originally from Philadelphia, she has been living and working in East Africa since 2010. During her years in this region, she received a Diploma in Tropical Nursing while working in …

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