This manual describes the process details and all prerequisites for each level, guidelines for training, administering OET Clinics which lead to Evaluations.<\/p>\n
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Who\u2019s Who in OET?<\/b><\/h3>\n
National OET Program Director <\/b>– James O’Connor oversees and coordinates Division Supervisors and the entire national OET Program.<\/p>\n
Division Supervisor<\/b> – Matt Nebzydoski<\/a> oversees Division OET programs, chairs the OET Steering Committee, and approves new Toboggan Instructors. Follow the links for each level of management to the Eastern Division OET web page<\/a> for the most up-to-date documents.<\/p>\n Steering Committee<\/b><\/a> is composed of a 13-member group distributed throughout the division and led by the OET Supervisor.\u00a0 Steering members administer Division OET programs, Patroller Schools, Toboggan Instructor Training, TE Training, as well as program quality assurance.\u00a0 Current Steering Committee members:<\/p>\n Division OET Staff<\/b><\/a> – Typically made up of 25 individuals spread out among the 15 regions that make up the division.\u00a0 OET Staff ensures that all OET programs involving instruction and evaluation are conducted safely and fairly, consistent with the criteria established by NSP and Eastern Division. The OET Steering Committee appoints OET Staff members.<\/p>\n Regional Advisors<\/b><\/a> – known as RAs for short, oversee OET programs in their respective regions, assist in bringing division initiatives to the Regional level, plan and administrate Senior program events and evaluations, and ensure regional toboggan instructors and trainer evaluators maintain certification requirements.\u00a0 Click to download a Comprehensive Job Description<\/a>.\u00a0 Current Regional OET Advisors:<\/p>\n Instructor Trainers<\/b>\u00a0(ITs) are in charge of educational Quality Assurance.\u00a0 The group numbers over 100 division-wide to maintain an approximate 1:8 ratio for managing OET Instructors.\u00a0 In addition to QA, these individuals are responsible for Training toboggan Instructors and providing Trainer-Evaluator Professional Development.\u00a0 They are appointed by the Division Supervisor and must be a TE in good standing as a prerequisite.<\/p>\n Trainer Evaluators<\/b> (TEs) are Regional Staff members selected by OET Regional Advisors.\u00a0 The group numbers approximately 250 individuals and is responsible for training and evaluating Senior Candidates. To become a TE, individuals must be Alpine Seniors, an OET Instructor, and must be trained and recommended by their RA or the Division OET Staff.<\/p>\n Toboggan Instructors<\/b> – This group numbers approximately 850. They provide OET Toboggan Handling instruction at local mountains.\u00a0 The prerequisite for becoming an OET Toboggan Instructor is attending an Instructor Development Course and entering the OET mentoring program<\/a>.<\/p>\n Senior Alpine Patroller<\/strong> – This is NSP’s all-around leadership credential attained by testing and participating in educational courses, which shows a broad understanding of the profession of Ski Patrolling.\u00a0 To attain the Senior level, Alpine Patrollers participate in training programs with their Regional OEC and OET Staff.\u00a0 Most Patrollers focus on one evaluation discipline at a time as well as taking educational electives.\u00a0 Alpine Senior Patroller is awarded after successfully testing at the performance level of mastery in Skiing\/Riding, Patroller Skills, Toboggan Transportation, and an OEC proficiency as an emergency medical manager.\u00a0 To learn details about the NSP Senior Program, visit the NSP.ORG webpage titled: Senior Program<\/a>.\u00a0 Alternatively, the Eastern Division also maintains a web page known as Senior Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 Matt Nebzydoski Eastern PA, OET Supervisor\n \u00a0\u00a0 Don Mills Southern VT, Patroller School Management\n \u00a0\u00a0 Bart Gabler Western APP, Senior Program Manager\n \u00a0\u00a0 Denice Kaus Western NY, YAP Program Coordinator\n \u00a0\u00a0 0rest 0har New Hampshire, Instructor Development\n \u00a0\u00a0 Teigh Southworth Northern VT, Patroller School Management\n \u00a0\u00a0 Eric Kreckel Eastern NY, Assistant Supervisor & Records\n \u00a0\u00a0 Jessie Miller Eastern NY, Patroller School Management\n \u00a0\u00a0 Bill Zink Eastern PA, Certified Advisor\n \u00a0\u00a0 Mike Jarriel Southern VT, Snowboard Education\n \u00a0\u00a0 Doug Van Brunt Eastern PA\n \u00a0\u00a0 Chrissy Ludka Eastern Division Women's Program Advisor\n \u00a0\u00a0 Peter Buss Western App Region & Eastern Division Board Liaison<\/pre>\n
Connecticut Region<\/a> Justin Regan\n Maine Region<\/a> James Thibodeau\n Western Massachusetts Region<\/a> Christopher Morrell\n EMARI Region<\/a> Nick Rasher\n New Jersey Region<\/a> open\n New Hampshire Region<\/a> Peter Frykman\n Western New York Region<\/a> Thad Brown\n Southern New York Region<\/a> Kim Terwilliger\n Central New York Region<\/a> Jon Doll\n Eastern New York Region<\/a> Don Duthaler\n Eastern Pennsylvania Region<\/a> Mark Kearns\n Western Appalachian Region<\/a> Tom Wallace\n Northern Vermont Region<\/a> Riley Glanz\n Southern Vermont Region<\/a> Mike Stamp\n Genesee Valley Region<\/a> Timothy Eygabroad<\/pre>\n
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