Outdoor Adventure Program Staff
Casey
PROGRAM DIRECTOR/HEAD RIVER & MOUNTAIN OPS. GUIDE
- USAFA OAP/13 years in Military Rec. since 2011
- AMGA/IFMGA Licensed Mountain Guide (Rock, Alpine, Ski)
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Program Provider
- CO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Level 4 Swift Water Rescue Instructor
- AIARE Course Leader/Certified Level 3 Professional
- LNT Master Educator
- Wilderness First Responder
- American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor
Fun Facts: Casey has rafted every runnable section of the Colorado River from the headwaters through the Grand Canyon, and has skied most of the Colorado's fourteeners.
BILL
PROGRAM DIRECTOR/HEAD BIKE GUIDE
- USAFA OAP/25 years in Military Recreation since 2006
- Barnett Bicycle Institute Trained Technician
- Wilderness First Responder
- American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course
- LNT Awareness Course
- PADI Advanced Open Water Certified
Fun Facts: As a former professional ski patroller, Bill trained the Garmisch Professional Ski Patrol and invented new rescue techniques still in use today.
JOHN
R4R PROGRAMS COORDINATOR
OUTDOOR RECREATION RENTAL MANAGER
- Military Outdoor Recreation since 2015
- CO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Certified Level IV Swift Water Rescue
- AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor
- Certified Wilderness First Responder
Fun Facts: Can often be found projecting most people’s warm ups.
Ed
ADVANCED TRIP LEADER
- USAFA OAP/30 years Raft Guiding for Military Rec since 2011
- CO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Level 4 Swift Water Rescue Technician
- ARC First Aid/CPR Certified
- LNT Awareness Course
Fun Facts: Ed has over 15,000 miles of guiding experience all over the Southwest, and is a hunting/fishing guide in the off seasons.
Dan
ADVANCED TRIP LEADER
- Military Rec. Both AF and Army since 2015
- CO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- AIARE Pro 1 Certified
- AIARE Level 1, 2 and Rescue Course Instructor
- ACA Level 4 Kayak instructor
- ACA Level 4 Swift Water Rescue Technician
- ACA Level 2 Stand Up Paddle Board Instructor
- WMI Wilderness First Responder/CPR Certified
- National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Instructor
- LNT Trainer
Fun Facts: Dan has kayaked and raft guided all over the world and spent 3 years working in Germany running MWR trips all over Europe.
Virginia
ADVANCED TRIP LEADER
- USAFA OAP since 2015
- CCO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
- ACA Level 2 SUP Instructor
- AIARE Pro 1 Certified
- AMGA SPI Course
- Certified EMT
- Wilderness First Responder
Fun Facts: Virginia is a ski patroller at Big Sky Montana in the winters and an internationally ranked triathlete. She also knows most Disney songs by heart, but does not sing well.
Bruce
LEAD MOUNTAIN OPS INSTRUCTOR
- USAFA OAP since 2017
- AMGA Ski Guide Course
- AIARE Pro 1 Certified
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course
- AIARE Pro 2 Certified/Level 1, 2 and Rescue Course Leader
- PSIA Level 1 Alpine Ski Instructor, Level 2 Telemark Ski Instructor
- CO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
- Wilderness First Responder
- LNT Master Educator
Fun Facts: Bruce Is a 20+ year veteran professor of Adventure Education, currently teaching at Fort Lewis College and an lick his own elbow.
Steve
LEAD MOUNTAIN OPS INSTRUCTOR
- USAFA OAP/25+ Guiding since 2020
- IFMGA Licensed Mountain Guide
- AIARE Level 3 Certified/Level 1, 2 and Rescue Course Leader
- AMGA SPI Provider
- Wilderness First Responder
Fun Facts: Steve guides in Japan and Iceland each year, is an Instructor Team member for the AMGA, and a lead avalanche forecaster for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center.
Kirt
MOUNTAIN OPS INSTRUCTOR
- USAFA OAP/Military Rec since 2019
- AMGA Certified Single Pitch Instructor CO State Licensed Raft Guide/Trip Leader
- ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Technician
Wilderness First Responder/CPR
Fun Facts: Speaks fluent spanish and has made 9 trips to the mountains of Peru.
Ken
ADVANCED RAFT GUIDE
- USAFA OAP since 2009
- CO State Licensed Raft Guide Instructor
- ACA Level 3 Whitewater Kayak Instructor
- ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Technician
- Wilderness First Aid Certified
Fun Facts: Ken rafts the Royal Gorge every New Year's Day and has done so for ~15 years straight.
Doug
TRIP LEADER
- USAFA OAP since 2010
- CO State Licensed Rafting Trip Leader
- Wilderness First Aid Certified
Fun Facts: Doug moved to CO because of a rafting trip with USAFA over 20 years ago.
Adam
MOUNTAIN OPS INSTRUCTOR
- USAFA OAP since 2016
- AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course
- AIARE Rescue and Level 1, 2 Courses
- First Aid/CPR Certified
Fun Facts: Adam is a wiz with cars and bikes and can be found riding the world class mountain bike trails around Colorado often.
Chip
ADVANCED TRIP LEADER
- USAFA OAP since 2015
- ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor
- First Aid/CPR Certified
Fun Facts: Chip competes in the Gore Canyon whitewater race almost every year and regularly places in the top 3.