
SPOKANE NORDIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Spokane Nordic board is a group of passionate volunteers that meets monthly to guide the policy of programs, events, and the association's Ski Park partnership responsibilities.
The Board takes seriously its responsibility to represent and respond to member needs and concerns. Email links are embedded in each member's name below.
Board Members
Click board members' names to email them directly
Susan Engel
President
Treasurer
Adult lessons, Trail Clearing, Grooming Advisory Committee
Jason Halloran
Asset Management
Vice President
Secretary, Ski School committee
Past President, Mountain Host Program
Race/Transition/Cross Team, Ski School Committee
Partners
Adult Lessons Coordinator
Kate Burns
Skijoring Coordinator
Mike Burns
Junior National Qualifier
Jennifer Hodgdon
Wix helper, Conditions report
Chris Sharman
Cross Team Coach
Robin Redman
Adaptive Ski Coordinator
Staff
While Spokane Nordic Ski Association is largely a volunteer organization, it does contract with several individuals to fulfill functions that are too specialized or intense to be met well by within the time constraints of an all-volunteer board or volunteer members.
George Bryant
Interim Team Coach
After retiring in 2021, SNSA's long-time coach, George Bryant, has graciously agreed to step in as the interim coach for the rest of the 2022 season. More info coming soon!
Ted Haskell
Transition Team
Ted Haskell began coaching the Transition Team (T-Team) in December 2019. He brings many years of experience coaching youth sports including Nordic skiing, X-C running and soccer in Spokane, Seattle, Freeman WA, and Laramie WY.
Paige Pucelik
Nordic Kids Coordinator
Paige recently moved from Traverse City, Michigan where she graduated from Northern Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in Outdoor Recreation and Leadership Management. While in school she interned with the National Park service creating interpretive programs for youth in the community.
Trevor & Dee Finchamp
Outreach & Website Management
This husband and wife team joined the SNSA team in 2020 to help with communication and website-related tasks. Trevor and Dee run a small local business called Karma Coordinate that helps several Spokane non-profits with their communication, fundraising, and creative needs.