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When change seems to be all we do, how do we manage it to our advantage? Listen in to a conversation from the fall with the Class of 2024-25 mentors and mentees.

Looking for more? Read "Change Management" from the January 2025 issue of SAM.

Mentors:

• Kim Jones, Vice President and General Counsel, WinSport Olympic Park, Calgary, Alberta


• Karl Kapucinski, Chief Executive Officer, California Mountain Resort Company


• JR Murray, Chief Planning Officer, Mountain Capital Partners


• Karyn Thorr, Chief Operating Officer, Crystal Mountain, Mich.


• Brent Tregaskis, President & General Manager, Eldora Mountain Resort, Colo.


• Mike Unruh, Senior Vice President of Mountain Operations, Boyne Resorts

Mentees:

• Josiah Akin, Maintenance and Rental Manager, Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Ore.


• Christie Barbour, Lift Operations Manager, Whistler Blackcomb, BC


• Rob Hallowell, Innovative Environments Manager, Boreal Mountain Resort, Woodward Tahoe, Soda Springs, Calif.


• Ella Klott, Sales Manager, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyo.


• Sarah Nutt, Assistant Patrol Director, Sunday River Resort, Maine


• Loryn Roberson, Director of Marketing and Communications, Loveland Ski Area, Colo.


• Tim Shannon, Director of Skier Services, The Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain, Vt.


• Jenny Weaver, Health and Safety Manager, Mammoth Mountain and June Mountain, Calif.


• Jeremy Wildgoose, Director of Lodging, Schweitzer, Idaho


• Kyle Wilson, Snow Sports Director, Nordic Mountain, Wis.


• Rachel Wyckoff, Marketing Director, Shawnee Mountain, Pa.

Expert Voice:

• Paul Thallner, Founder, High Peaks Group

Thank you to our premiere sponsor, MountainGuard, for their support of this program.