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Amy Attivissimo

Amy is an WEMT and works part-time for Pridecare EMS as an NREMT-B in Southwest Michigan. She holds a masters degree in Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience. She is a Ski Patroller and teaches snowboarding and toboggan skills. When it's not snowing, Amy is the lead Advanced Freefall Program (AFP) Instructor at Skydive Chicago helping many new students learn to skydive, build skills, and earn licenses. She holds a USPA (United States Parachute Association) D license, PRO rating, Coach, AFF, and Tandem Ratings, She is an International Bodyflight Association (IBA) tunnel coach and has competed in USPA nationals for many years in formation skydiving. In her free time she goes to mountain biking, rock climbing, and plays outside. 

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Jon Tierney

Jon lives in Orono, ME and is an internationally licensed IFMGA mountain guide. He has been an active outdoor educator and paramedic for 25 years. He teaches courses in avalanche science, wilderness travel, mountaineering, and technical rescue. He has been teaching for WMA since the eighties. Jon co-founded and directed the University of Maine outdoor program for seventeen years. He now owns Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School, is active in Maine search and rescue and continues to work as a critical care paramedic in Maine. Jon began exploring outdoors and climbing in the mid 70s. His first expedition was hiking the Long Trail with a fellow 8th grader. With a passion for rock, snow, and ice, Jon's accomplishments as a climber and guide include over 70 high altitude peaks as well as many first ascents worldwide. Within the AMGA he serves on the technical committee as an instructor/examiner and was the primary author of the nationally recognized Top Rope Site Manager course curriculum. Most recently he co-founded the Professional Climbing Instructors Association. Formerly he worked as a climbing and backcountry ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park where he helped to institute wilderness medical and ALS practices and he has served as a search and rescue volunteer on Denali. Jon strives to synthesize good concepts, challenge usual paradigms, and develop new ideas to raise guiding and wilderness education standards.

Jeffrey Isaac

Jeff is a licensed physician associate and WEMT with a particular interest in backcountry and marine medicine. His 45 years in emergency medicine includes service as an ambulance and fire/rescue crewman, professional ski patroller, SAR medic, ships medical officer, and PA in rural emergency departments and remote clinics. He has also been a senior instructor …

Lisa Romero

Lisa started off her career as a paramedic in upstate New York and after obtaining her bachelors in Nursing she spent 35 years working in Emergency Medicine throughout the United States and Europe. She was a flight nurse in Alaska and helped in the start up of an international air evacuation flight service serving a …

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Travel Medicine First Aid

This course focuses on traveling individuals with emphasis placed on preparation, common injuries and illnesses, risk reduction, and hazard identification.