Officers & Staff
Get to know the officers and staff of the Far West Division
Board of Directors
Division Director - Nancy Stromswold - Email
Assistant Director - Maria "Ri" Chan
Assistant Director - Richard Roth
Arizona Region Director - Kristin Gunckel - Email
Eastern Sierra Director - Brian Haena
Mother Lode Director - William Borelli - Email
Southern California Director - Brent Dooley - Email
Professional Director - Chris O'Connell
Staff
Secretary - Janice Waits
Treasurer - Scott Colbeck
Legal - Josh Masur
Registrar - Maria "Ri" Chan
Administrative & Educational Program Staff
Alumni Staff
Avalanche - Nancy Stromswold - Email (Interim)
Bike Patrol - Richard Wilson - Email - (949) 491-3146
Certified - David Rhodes - Email
Community College Coordinator - Steven Thorsted
Conference Coordinator - Sonja Borelli Kivley - Email
Historian - TBD
Instructor Development
Medical Advisor - Keith Tatsukawa
Member Recognition - Bill Gibson
Mountain Travel and Rescue
National Safety Team - TBD
Newsletter Staff - Trissa Ayala
Nordic
Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC)
Outdoor Emergency Transportation (OET)
FWD Transportation Supervisor - Rob Maxim - Email
Regional Advisors
Eastern Sierra Region - Bill Hummer and Dave Stromswold
Mother Lode Region - Kevin Rautenstrauch
Southern California Region - Darren Church
Arizona Region - Andy Youngblood
Korea Administrative Region - Seok ‘Joo’ Kim
Promotion/Recruitment Nor Cal - TBD
Promotion/Recruitment So Cal - Scott Goodman
Search and Rescue (SAR) Liaison Nor Cal - Roger Yang
Search and Rescue (SAR) Liaison So Cal - Karman Paydar - Email
Sea Otter Fundraiser - Tim Viall - Email
Website/Technology - Dave Lavelle & Rye Livingston - Email
Women’s Programs