Our Coaching Staff

  • Dave Fonash

    HEAD COACH

    • State College local, PSU Alum, BA and MS degrees.

    • TMART Alum 1987-1993

    • State Champion 1991, PARA Speed Event

    • Participated in Junior Olympics (now Eastern Junior Championships) 1991 and 1993

    • Coached for TMART 1994-2001 and 2013-Present | Head Coach 1996-1997.

    • Coached for and assisted with the Okemo Mountain School academy program (OMS), the Okemo Mountain Comp Program and the Okemo Mountain Race Crew (Vermont Cup and FIS race prep/race day) 2020-2021

    • Has coached for PARA at Eastern High School Championships, U16 Eastern Junior

    • Championships, and PARA Speed Project

    • USSS Level 100 Alpine Coaching Certification

  • Kat Kissel

    Director of the Development Program | Assistant TMART Coach

    State College local

    Penn State Alumni

    Tmart Alumni 1999 - 2007

    PARA State Team 2004 - 2007

    Coached for TMART 2007 - 2010 & 2019

    Penn State Ski Team Alumni & USCSA national competitor 2007 - 2011

    Penn State Ski Team Alumni President 2018 - Current

    Vail Ski Instructor 2011

  • Brennan Glantz

    U18 - U21 LEAD COACH

    • USSS Level 200 Alpine Coaching Certification

    • USSS Alpine Referee Certification

    • PSU Alum, BS & MS Engineering 1997

    • TMART Alum 1984 – 1990

    • Has two athletes currently on TMART

    • Extensive Pre & Post Season experience in British Columbia, Oregon, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

    • Owns and operates local construction & engineering business.

  • Byron Parizek

    U18 -U20 ASSISTANT COACH

    • State College local, PSU undergraduate and graduate degrees

    • TMART Alum 1988-1991

    • Participated in State Championship 1991

    • Coached for PSU 1992

    • Coached for TMART and Tussey Mountain’s Saturday Program 1992-1995; 1997-2005; 2008-Present | Saturday Program Director 1997-1999; Development Program Director 2018-2019

    • Has coached for PARA at U18-21 Eastern Championship

    • USSS Level 100 Coaching certification

    • USSS CO/JA/RF Certification

  • Josh Lincoln

    U16 Co-Lead COACH

    • PSU Alum 1998

    • USSA Seven Spring Alum 1987-1991 | 3 time Junior Olympic Participant

    • 2 Time PARA Governor’s Cup Winner

    • Carrabassett Valley Academy 1991-1993 | FIS race experience

    • Seven Spring Coach 1994-1995

    • TMART Coach 1996-2003, 2012-present

    • 3 Time PARA State Champion

    • Current Partner in Tussey Mountain ownership group

  • Jon Bowser

    U14 LEAD COACH

    • Raced for TMART 1991-1994

    • Derby Selected all 3 seasons

    • Junior Olympic competitor in Downhill 1993

    • Masters Competitor 2008-2011

    • Assistant Coach at Blue Knob 2011-2013, then Head Coach 2013-2017

    • USSS Level 100 Coaching Certification

    • USSS AO/RF Certification

  • Jonas Rubenson

    U14 ASSISTANT COACH

    • From Sweden, youth alpine ski raced @ Vasjobacken Mt. and moved to BC, Canda continued youth racing at Whistler Mt.

    • Youth telemark racing competed in a FIS telemark world cup circuit

    • Coached TMART, 2021-Present

    • USSA Level 100 Coaching Certification

    • Has 2 TMART athletes in the program U10/U14.

  • Theresa Ritzman

    U12 LEAD COACH

    • PSU Alum Business Degree 2016

    • TMART Alum 2006 - 2012

    • TMART coach from 2013 – 2016 and 2018 - present

    • USSS Level 100 Alpine Coaching Certification

    • Owner of local clothing store, Connections

  • Jefferson Wilkins

    U12 ASSISTANT COACH

  • Nina Fonash

    U10 CO-LEAD COACH

    • TMART Alum 2015-2020

    • PARA State Team 2019-2020

    • Attended Okemo Mountain School (OMS) Fall Term 2018-2019

    • Participated in Eastern High School Finals 2018-2019, qualified for U18 Eastern Finals 2020

    • TMART Devo Coach 2022

    • Currently a Junior majoring in Business at PSU

  • Griffin Lee

    U10 CO-LEAD COACH

    • State College Local

    • Currently a Junior at Penn State studying in the Business School

    • Skied for TMART from 2015 to 2021

    • Coached DEVO in 2022

    • Coached U10s from 2023-Present

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