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Stephanie Brown
Divas
​2005-2020

Head Coach & Selector
Aspen Team Divaettes Coach

Hometown Methven
Home Resort Snowmass
Nationality Kiwi
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​Years Coached 2005-Present
Teaching Qualifications/Experience

• Ski Instructor Northern and Southern Hemisphere winters 1982- Present
• Retired PSIA Examiner
• Aspen Ski Co Trainer
• NZSIA Examiner 1988 – Present
• NZSIA Course Manager 2007-Present
• NZSIA Interski Teams 2003, 2007 & 2011

Synchro Experience

• Competed at World Syncro Ski Champs 1990,1992, 1993
• Aspen Team Diva Coach 2005-Present

Dave Grogan
Technical Advisor
2011-2020
Diva-ettes 2016-2018

Technical Advisor
Aspen Team Divaettes Coach
AWSC Chief of Course

Hometown Methven
Home Resort Snowmass
Nationality Kiwi

Years Coached 2017-Present
Teaching Qualifications & Experience

• CSIA level 3 CSCF 2, CSIA children examiner, NZSIA Level 3, Coach, National TD
• 25 years of teaching in USA ,Canada and NZ

​Synchro Experience

• AWSC Chief of Course for 10 years
• Technical Advisor to the Aspen Divas, 2011-Present

Other Stuff

• Dreams of one day building a deck

Josh Fogg
Diva-ettes
​2014-2017

Teaching/Coaching Qualifications & Experience

• PSIA-AASI National Alpine Team Member
• PSIA-RM Examiner
• Training Manager for the Ski and Snowboard Schools of Aspen
• PSIA-RM Alpine Committee Member
• PSIA Certifications include Alpine, Nordic, Telemark, Children’s Specialist, and Freestyle Specialist
• Teaching skiing since 1989
• Teaching Experience in US, New Zealand, Argentina, and China

Synchro Experience

• US Powder 8’s (2005, 2007-2016) Open Division Champions in 2014, numerous 2nd and 3rd places (Kevin will probably remember the years better than me)
• Aspen Team Diva-ettes Coach (2014-2017)

Other Interests/Fun Facts

• Road Biking, Fly-Fishing, and Hiking

Karina Alder
Divas
2018-2020

Hometown San Martin de los Andes, Argentina. Now Aspen.Divas
Home resort Chapelco, Argentina, now Aspen Snowmass, CO
Nationality Argentina-Austria

Teaching Qualifications & Experience

• ​Full Cert/Examiner AADIDES and PSIA
• Teachine since 1985, in Aspen since 1997

Synchro Experience

• Former Arg. Demo team member
• Chapelco Demo Team, National Champs. 
• Member of the original Divas, skied with the team since its creation in 1997 till 2013.

Other Stuff

• Love mtn biking, hiking, and almost every sport out there !

​Jana Nohejlova
Divas
2020, 2022

Hometown Prague, Czech Republic
Home Resort Pec pod Snezkou
Nationality Czech

​Teaching Qualifications & Experience

• Full cert ISIA Card, APUL and LSIA trainer/examiner, Aspen Snowmass Trainer.
• 23 seasons of teaching.

Synchro Experience

• First started synchro skiing in 2007
• 2012 Czech and Tirolean Synchronized Skiing Champion
• Since 2014 Interski Demo team member
• Telluride National Synchro Championships 2017
• AWSC 2016-2019

Other Stuff

• ​Jana fell in love with skiing and teaching and started chasing the snow all year round around the world. She also loves dancing, baking, mountain biking and her friends&family :-)

Lucas Guinazu
Divaettes
​2020,2022

Years Coached 2020, 2022
Hometown Mendoza
Home Resort Snowmass / Las Lenas
Nationality Argentina

Teaching Qualifications/Experience

• AADIDES LEVEL 3
• PSIA LEVEL 2
• IFSA Freeride Coach 1
• IFSA Freeride Judge 1

Synchro Experience

• ARGENTEAM Synchro Team - Competed at World Synchro Ski Championship 2016,2017,2018. 1st and 2nd place
• Aspen Team Divaettes Coach

Chino Martinez
Divas
2019-2020

Demian Lasry
Divas
2022

Sarah Buck
Divaettes
2022

Home town Buenos Aires Argentina

Teaching Qualifications & Experience
AADIDES LEVEL 3
PSIA LEVEL 3
ISA LEVEL 4 
Technical Director
Aspen Academy Trainer

Other Stuff
Home Mountains: Aspen, Chilean Andes, French Alps, Italian Dolomites
Heli skiing guide around the globe.

Hometown Bariloche-Patagonia
Home resort Cerro Catedral
Nationality Argentinian

Teaching qualifications & experience
AADIDESS level 5 ( trainer -examiner)
Aspen snowmass trainer.
Ski coach Master Team PCGR ( Andorra).
Technical ski Coach at training Camps (Bariloche Argentina)
Teaching since 1996 in Esquel- Bariloche- Andorra- Spain-France- Aspen.

Synchro experience
Argentina National team member during 20 years.
Interski world ski congress
Interski Crans Montana Suiza 2003
Interski Sant Anton  Austria 2011
Interski Ushuaia Argentina 2015
Interski Pamporovo Bulgaria 2019
Captain and coach Grandvalira Demo Team 2015-2017
Judge at the South American Synchro Championship 2017 &2018

Other Stuff
Ex FIS racer
Sabb european tour Ski Cross racer
Argentinian ski instructor  National Championships
Spain Jesus Serra National Championships

Hometown Steamboat Springs
Home Resort  Steamboat Springs
Nationality USA

Teaching Qualifications & Experience
PSIA Level 3
Teaching for 6 years

Synchro Experience
AWSC 2016-2019
​Telluride National Championships 2017
​Other stuff
Two years running she had been the only American on the team.
Operations manager for Blazing Adventures in the summer.

Mark (Baggs) Bagby
Diva-lution
2016-2019

Alex Voshell
Diva-lution
2014-2016

Matt Price
Divas
2005-2006, 2010

Shannon 
McDermott
Divas
2001- 2002, 2004

Jerry Berg R.I.P.
Founder of Divas
1998-1999

George Perry
Divas
2000-2001

Jen Rupert
Divas
2017-2018

Leighton Howes
Divas
2003-2004

Marc Fernandes
Diva-lution
2016-2017

Paul Bowman
Diva-ettes
2013-2014

Teaching/Coaching Qualifications and Experience

• ​PSIA L3
• NZSIA L3
• PSIA E2 Examiner
• Keystone Training Manager

Other Interests & Fun Facts

• ​Videography
  
• E-Learning Design
  

Scott Mattice
Divas
2011-2012

Jen Rupert
Divas
​2018

Andrea Bishop
Assistant Coach
Diva-ettes 2017

Teaching/Coaching Qualifications and Experience

• APSI level 3 ski
• APSI Telemark level 1
• APSI Coach level 1
• CSIA level 3 ski
• CSIA level 2 snowboard
• Antwerterprufung level 1 ski
• Efpem snowboard 1

Synchro Experience

• Diva Synchro Team member since 2006 - current.
  

Other Interests & Fun Facts

• Beach, Food, Yoga, Friends.
  
• Taught skiing in Oz, Europe, South America, The States.
  

Chloe Merry
Coach
Divas 2019

Hometown Hobart, Australia
Home resort Thredbo, Australia
Nationality Australian

Years Coached 2019
Teaching Qualifications & Experience

• APSI ​Full Cert

Synchro Experience

• Aspen Team Diva 2014-2017

Fergus Paton
Divas
2002

Jim Schanzenbaker
Divas
2007

Kelly Beairsto
Diva-ettes
2013

Laurel Gladden
Diva-lution
2017

Teaching/Coaching Qualifications and Experience

• PSIA Alpine Level 2
• PSIA CS2
• Snowmass Lead Pro.

​Synchro Experience

• Captain Diva-Lution 2015-2017
• Member of Diva-Lution 2014-2016

Other Interests & Fun facts

• Studied History, English, Art and Music at Fort Lewis College in Durango
  
• Hobbys include playing cello, swimming, cycling, and triathlon.
  

Rio Jacober
Divas
1998