Certified Instructor Program
The Certified Instructor program is for AAA professional members who demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence and the advancement of research and education. Certified Instructors are those who promote avalanche education at the highest level and are consistent with new topics and research. These Instructors have been professional avalanche educators for at least 10 seasons. They have been recommended by their peers and exhibit a strong commitment to quality avalanche education. Look for these instructors when you are pursuing avalanche education. They often teach in their home states, but can be found just as often teaching in other states and provinces.
| Name |
State |
Year Certified |
| William D. Beck |
NV |
2003 |
| Tyson Bradley |
UT |
2003 |
| Tom Carter |
CA |
2003 |
| Sam Davis |
UT |
2003 |
| Ethan Greene |
CO |
2003 |
| Jerry Hance |
MT |
2003 |
| Denny Hogan |
CO |
2003 |
| Janet Kellam |
ID |
2003 |
| Sandy Kobrock |
CO |
2003 |
| Rod Newcomb |
WY |
2003 |
| Dick Penniman |
CA |
2003 |
| Don Sharaf |
ID |
2003 |
| Lynn Wolfe |
ID |
2003 |
| Kelly Elder |
CO |
2004 |
| Dan Moroz |
CO |
2004 |
| Bill Glude |
AK |
2004 |
| Kellie Erwin-Rhoads |
BC |
2004 |
| Dean Cardinale |
UT |
2004 |
| Evan Salke |
CA |
2005 |
| Ian McCammon |
UT |
2005 |
| Craig Sterbenz |
CO |
2006 |
| Matt Hill |
CA |
2006 |
| Kirk Bachman |
ID |
2006 |
| Doug Richmond |
MT |
2006 |
| Rick Wyatt |
UT |
2006 |
| Tom Kimbrough |
CO |
2006 |
| Tom Murphy |
CO |
2006 |
| Ron Matous |
WY |
2006 |
| Jake Hutchinson |
UT |
2006 |
| Mark Newcomb |
WY |
2006 |
| Liam Fitzgerald |
UT |
2006 |
| Michael Friedman |
CO |
2007 |
| Nancy Pfeiffer |
AK |
2007 |
| Gary L. Murphy |
CA |
2007 |
| Scott Toepfer |
CO |
2007 |
| Michael Jackson |
WA |
2007 |
| Brad Sawtell |
CO |
2007 |
| Toby Weed |
UT |
2007 |
| Blaine Smith |
AK |
2007 |
| David Lovejoy |
AZ |
2007 |
| Jim Woodmency |
WY |
2007 |
| Ron Johnson |
MT |
2008 |
| Sarah Carpenter |
ID |
2008 |
| Larry Heywood |
CA |
2008 |
| Tim Keating |
CO |
2008 |
| Mark E. Fisher |
UT |
2008 |
| Marc Beverly |
NM |
2008 |
| Tom Mattice |
AK |
2009 |
| Ken Bokelund |
CA |
2009 |
| Andy Gleason |
CO |
2009 |
| Tom Leonard |
MT |
2009 |
| Mike Cooperstein |
MT |
2009 |
| Don Carpenter |
ID |
2009 |
| Doug Krause |
CO |
2009 |
| Tim Farrar |
NV |
2009 |
| Jamie Wolter |
CO |
2009 |
| Paul Baugher |
WA |
2009 |
| Santiago Rodriguez |
ID |
2009 |
| Michael Ruth |
UT |
2009 |
| Craig Patterson |
UT |
2010 |
