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Trevor Page

Trevor grew up running through the forests with Scouts, and completed a stint in the Army Reserve as a 'young lad'. He left to explore the world a bit and learn at University but returned to the woods to become a professional wilderness guide, primarily leading backcountry canoe trips and dogsled expeditions. These days he teaches others how to play safely in the bush as a Wilderness Safety and Survival Instructor in Manitoba. In his spare time, he's a member of the local Fire Department, Ground Search and Rescue, and Civil Air Search and Rescue Association - or at home reading about the things he teaches. Certifications & Education: WFR WRT Paddle Canada Instructor Manitoba Hunter Safety Instructor Canada Firearms Safety Instructor First Aid Instructor (Red Cross) Adventure Recreation & Parks Technician Diploma with Honours (Sault College) Associate of Arts Degree Global Stewardship (Capilano University)

Wilderness Medical Elective

This course trains medical students to practice field medicine in austere environments. Some schools count this as a for-credit elective.

Billie Jo Senecal

Billie Jo has lived in the western mountains of Maine her entire life. For the past 5 years she has worked as a ED Nurse in Charge at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington Maine. She also worked as a critical care RN for Maine General for 16 years. She spends her free time camping, hiking and kayaking around the western mountains of Maine during her free time. She currently resides in New Portland, Maine.

Susan Purvis

Susan Purvis is a Lead Instructor with Wilderness Medical Associates, American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), American Avalanche Association (AAA) Professional Member, and Author of her new memoir, GO FIND: My Journey to Find the Lost—And Myself (publish date Oct 2, 2018).   Susan’s love for adventure and medicine has taken her to the hottest, coldest, and highest places on earth; Ethiopia, Antarctica, and Nepal. As a wilderness medicine expert and extraordinary speaker, Susan has worked on film sets for National Geographic Channel, truTV, appearing on the science documentary, The Hottest Place on Earth, aired on the BBC and Discovery. She’s been featured or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, on CNN, television, numerous magazines, and newspaper articles.   Since 1998, Susan has owned and operated Crested Butte Outdoors International, based in Whitefish, Montana (www.cboutdoors.com). Her job is to teach students how to think critically in unconventional settings. In 2002, Susan started a non-profit high altitude medicine program for local Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Everest Guides.   An explorer by passion, Susan combines wilderness medicine, desert survival, exploration geology, K-9 search and rescue to land jobs on seven continents. Susan has served as a medic at a remote field camp and on an ice breaker in Antarctica, explored for gold in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, and produced a documentary in the Amazon jungle. Susan spent a decade working at an urgent care/orthopedic ski clinic in Crested Butte. She has worked as a professional ski patroller, guide, K-9 avalanche expert and SAR member. Susan has been teaching for WMA since 1997 and is a brand Ambassador for Marmot.   When she is not teaching you can find her boating on the cold, clear rivers in northern Montana or in search of the last great powder stash. Go Find is her first book.

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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Robbie Langrell

I have been a high school teacher for 5 years with a focus on math and science.  My love of the outdoors, knowledge, and animals is what drives me in all aspects of my life and has taken me on some amazing adventures. I have wrestled alligators,  taught in the arctic, lead cold water survival …

Matshediso Kgamane

Dr. Matshediso Kgamane is a highly skilled and dedicated medical professional with an interest in wilderness medicine. With a passion for providing comprehensive care in remote and challenging environments and a strong belief that everyone needs to know what to do in an emergency especially in the wilderness setting where medical help is most times …

Craig Rydell

Craig is a Lieutenant with the Milwaukee Fire Department.  He has been a firefighter and EMT for 18 years.  He also serves on the department’s Type 1 Haz Mat team.  Craig is also a member of a regional Incident Management Team.  The team provides incident command assistance for communities experiencing large scale incidents or disasters.  Craig …