Officers & Staff

Board of Directors

Division Director - Nancy Stromswold - director@farwest.org
Assistant Director - Maria "Ri" Chan - asstdirector@farwest.org
Assistant Director - Richard Roth - asstdirector@farwest.org
Arizona Region Director - Ben McLennan - AZR-director@farwest.org
Eastern Sierra Director - Brian Haena - ESR-director@farwest.org
Mother Lode Director - William Borelli - MLR-director@farwest.org
Southern California Director - Barabara Razo - SCR-director@farwest.org
Professional Director - Chris O'Connell - PRO-director@farwest.org

Staff

Secretary - Judy May
Treasurer - Scott Colbeck
Legal - Bruce Simon
Registrar - Richard Roth - Email

Administrative & Educational Program Staff

Alumni Staff
- FWD Advisor - Patty & Mark Giebel - Email
- Regional Advisors
  - Arizona - Henry Skip Jackson - Email
  - Eastern Sierra - Drew Oliphant
  - Mother Lode - Ron Evenson - Email
  - Southern California - Mark and Patti Giebel - Email
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
- Far West Advisor - Sandy Sommer
- Regional ID Advisors
  - Arizona - Kristin Gunkel - Email
  - Eastern Sierra - Sandy Sommer - Email
  - Mother Lode - Tony Atkins - Email
  - Southern California - Doug Hill - Email
Magazine - Trissa Ayala
Medical Advisor - Keith Tatsukawa
Member Recognition - Bill Gibson
Mountain Travel and Rescue
- FWD Advisor - Karl Chulski
- Regional Advisors
  - Mother Lode - Jeffery Gurrola - Email
  - Eastern Sierra - Chris Haagen - Email
  - Arizona - Alan Perkel - Email
  - Southern California - Natalie Regg - Email
Nordic Backcountry
- FWD Advisor - Wayne Wong - Email
- Regional Adivsors
  - Arizona Region - TBD
  - Eastern Sierra Region - Roger Yang - Email
  - Mother Lode Region - Jeff Gurrola - Email
  - Southern California Region - Wayne Wong - Email
Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC)
- FWD Advisor - Sonja Borelli Kivley - Email
- Regional Advisors
  - Arizona Region - Kristin Gunckel - Email
  - Eastern Sierra Region - Zach Bohard & Dan Coll - Email
  - Mother Lode Region - Carolyn Simon - Email
  - Southern California Region - Steve Sue - Email
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
Outdoor Risk Management (ORM)
- FWD Risk Management Supervisor - Dave Brown
Patroller Wellness - Wayne Wong - Email
Recruitment & Marketing - Scott Goodman - Email - 818-322-4488
Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Liaison Nor Cal - Roger Yang
- Liaison So Cal - Karman Paydar - Email
Sea Otter Fundraiser - Tim Viall - Email
Technology - Dave Lavelle - Email
Women’s Programs
- FWD Advisor - Amy Sprague - Email
- Regional Advisors
  - Eastern Sierra Region - Darla Smyth - Email
  - Mother Lode Region - Diana Larson - Email
  - Southern California Region - Fonda Wolf Church - Email
  - Arizona Region - Dagmara Ochal - Email