Our Coaching Staff
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Jefferson Wilkins
U12 ASSISTANT COACH
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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
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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