Our mission is to empower a safe outdoor community
through access to innovative and sustainable education.
Base Medical offers training solutions to eliminate the access barriers in wilderness medicine and search and rescue (SAR) education. With our training solutions, wilderness medicine and SAR education is now accessible, affordable, and sustainable for rescue teams, outdoor organizations, and outdoor professionals worldwide.
​We are a woman-led organization dedicated to the safety of the outdoor community. Base Medical has offered online, hybrid, and remote learning options since 2017. The learning methods on which the company was founded was in anticipation of the inevitable progression of wilderness medicine and rescue education to more advanced delivery systems and the inherent responsibility. Along our journey we have gained valuable experience and insight that is now shaping the future of the field as we blaze a new trail forward.
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A Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) is a corporation created to generate social good in a responsible and sustainable manner. We felt this business designation most aligned with our values and commitment to the outdoor community.
PBCs have to declare their public benefit purpose in their articles of incorporation. We took this one step further and included a stop-gate mechanism to maintain our company's alignment with our values. Imagine Base Medical 100 years from now. The goal is for Base Medical to do good now and in the future, no matter who is running it, who the investors are, or what happens within the field. The following is directly from our articles of incorporation:
“The Corporation is established as a Public Benefit Corporation with the objective to provide affordable, sustainable, and equitable education and professional development access to increase the safety, preparedness, and emergency response of the outdoor community. At least once per year, the Corporation shall use the following guiding inquisitions to remain in alignment with its public benefit objective:
The Triple Win: Are our programs and education opportunities structured and priced in a way that benefits the community, our clients, and our company?
Downstream Effects: How do our programs positively and negatively impact the community and the professionalism of the industry now and in the future? Are there certain demographic groups more positively or negatively impacted than others?
The Innovation Triangle: Do we have a healthy organizational culture, good retention of team members, clients and students, and supportive systems and processes to serve as the foundation on which we can scale and continue to innovate? “
The Base Medical Team
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Teal Harbin (she/her)
Base Medical Chief Executive Officer & Founder Wilderness paramedic and nurse with a B.S. in EMS and Certified in Mountain Medicine
Teal is a driven, future-focused woman striving to do the most good for the outdoor community and beyond. Born and raised in the southwest USA, she draws upon her Mexican/Puerto Rican/European roots to promote diversity, equity, and opportunity for all. She is an agent of change.
Teal is an experienced medical provider and international social entrepreneur. Her medical background includes ski patrol, mountain rescue, search and rescue, firefighting, pediatric emergency medicine, remote medicine, international telemedicine, and international medicine. She has instructed remote medicine and coordinated medical evacuations worldwide from austere locations. This experience served her well when she stepped in as the EMS Logistics Solutions Officer to improve medical care for the Afghan refugees at the Oman Amid Village at Holloman Air Force Base for Operations Allies Welcome. While living in Germany and traveling the world, Teal founded Base Medical in 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia with the mission to elevate the quality and access to wilderness medicine and rescue education. In addition to serving as the visionary of Base Medical, she is currently an item writer for the international wilderness paramedic exam with the IBSC and serves as the SAR Medical Coordinator for the state of New Mexico.
IG: @teal.harbin
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Tim Durkin (he/him)
Base Medical Chief Medical Director, DO, FAAEM, CAQSM, Author, Emergency & Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Durkin is a board-certified emergency and sports medicine physician and is Base Medical’s Chief Medical Officer. He has over three decades of response, patient care, and teaching experience that drive his passion for excellence in Base Medical’s curriculum.
His premedical experiences included service as a camp staffer, SAR responder, urban/rural paramedic, BLS/ACLS/first aid instructor, and working on a program management team for DARPA. He completed a residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center, the busiest trauma center in Philadelphia, and a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Florida (Go Gators!). After residency, he practiced emergency medicine at both large and small hospitals in the southwest for 15 years with extensive involvement in EMS, SAR, and sports medicine coverage, including as a medical director for SAR and USFS wildland fire teams. He currently serves SAR program coordinator for Colorado Highland Helicopters and practices sports medicine in the four corners region. He is the author of The Pocket Guide to Event, Outdoor, and Sports Medicine. When not working, he enjoys backcountry skiing and trying to keep up with his wife while mountain biking.
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Lauren Skonieczny (she/her)
Training Director, Wilderness EMT, WFA/R Instructor
Lauren Skonieczny (she/her) is a wilderness EMT and SAR Volunteer based in Portland, Oregon. She has been teaching Wilderness Medicine since 2021 and has over 15 years of experience as a professional guide - leading and teaching groups with diverse backgrounds both domestically and internationally.
Outside of Base Medical, Lauren plays and coaches Australian Rules Football, volunteers with Pacific Northwest SAR, serves on her SAR team's training committee, and works as an event medic.
As training director, Lauren's role is to support instructors and education centers.
Base Medical Instructors
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Matthew Angus
(he/him)
Wilderness EMT -
Nicole Becker
(she/her)
Wilderness First Responder -
Sam "Marlo" Bragg
(she/they)
Wilderness First Responder -
Enoch Cincotta
(he/him)
EMT -
Rebecca "Beck" Clements
(she/her)
RN, Wilderness First Responder -
Keely Coxon
(she/her)
Physician -
Andy DeGregorio
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Dennis Eller
(he/him)
Wilderness EMT -
Ian Field
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Eric "Chino" Giacchino
(he/him)
Wilderness Paramedic -
Jason Goodman
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Duncan Hart
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Joseph Houser
(he/him)
Wilderness Paramedic -
Don Jacobs
(he/him)
EMT -
Brooke Juhala
(she/her)
Wilderness First Responder -
Bob Keranen
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Sarah Koval
(she/her)
Wilderness First Responder -
Liane Lau
(she/her)
Critical Care Nurse -
Natalie Levesque
(she/her)
Wilderness First Responder -
William Lillard
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Jerry Logan
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Henry Lohman
(he/him)
EMT -
Kevin Mehlbrech
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder, EMR -
Quinn Mendelson
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Richard "RJ" Myers
(he/they)
EMT -
Jill Oie
(she/her)
EMT -
Nick Ostini
(he/him)
Wilderness EMT -
Bryan Pennington
(he/him)
Paramedic -
Svend Axel Petersen
(he/him)
Paramedic -
Janet Peterson
(she/her)
Wilderness First Responder -
Katy Salias
(she/her)
WFR, NP -
Scott Schissel
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Zeki Schwartz
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
T. Patrick Tompkins
(he/him)
Paramedic -
Patricia Troy
(he/him)
Wilderness First Responder -
Jared Velarde
(he/him)
WEMT -
Justin Wolf
(he/him)
EMT -
Benjamin Woodard
(he/him)
Nurse Practitioner -
Courtney Yan
(she/her)
EMT
And Many More!
We have over 100 instructors located throughout the country. Our instructors work independently from Base Medical to deliver accessible, affordable, high-quality wilderness medicine training to the outdoor community. Join our mission!
Matthew Angus
he/him
Wilderness EMT
Although born in the midwestern flats of Illinois, he has called the San Juan mountains home for the last 6 years in Durango, Colorado. He graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (Go Dawgs!) in 2017 but obtained his EMT license in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. His medical experience began with tending to the health needs of troubled youth as a field EMT for a wilderness therapy guiding program based in the Southwest. It was during this time that Matthew began developing skills of compassionate patient care and practicing medicine in the austere environment.
Matthew now uses his EMT skills at a local clinic and SAR team in the area and has big goals to obtain advanced medical training. Matthew also cares deeply about creating learning spaces that center on inclusion, challenge, and team building.
Sam “Marlo” Bragg
she/they
Wilderness First Responder
Sam (she/they) is a Deaf outdoor leader and educator working across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. As Field and Logistics Director at CorpsTHAT, they lead training and field operations while advancing equitable access to conservation and outdoor careers for the Deaf* community. They serve on national advisory councils focused on accessibility, risk management, and inclusion, and as the first Deaf-certified Wilderness First Aid instructor, they are passionate about teaching wilderness medicine to the Deaf community while helping shape inclusive outdoor safety practices. Outside of work, they enjoy rock climbing, backpacking, trail running, skiing, bikepacking, and paddling.
Dennis Eller
he/him
Wilderness EMT
Dr. Dennis Eller has been a member is an educator in FWPS, a veteran, an AMGA certified guide, and a Rescue Technician with Tacoma Mountain Rescue. Dr. Eller shares a deep passion for nature and a commitment to share its wonders with others.
Dennis has served in numerous high risk environments as a Special Operations Team leader, Firefighter / EMT-P, and Rescue Support Specialist with TMRU. He has led and participated on multiple missions throughout the Pacific Northwest with many being on Mt Rainier NPS.
One of Dennis's most remarkable contributions has been his dedication to making outdoor spaces more accessible to Native American communities and creating standardized training for Mountain Rescue Units. He has advocated for recruiting and training Native American guides, leaders, and educators, ensuring that there are role models and mentors for future generations through his work with public education organizations, volunteer organizations, and Mountain rescue organizations.
Eric “Chino” Giacchino
he/him
Wilderness Paramedic
The Mazamas (Portland, OR)
Originally from the deciduous forests and murky lakes of Wisconsin, Eric honorably served as a US Air Force and AF Reserve Pararescueman providing emergency medicine and technical rescue capabilities around the world. He has been a Base Medical instructor since 2020. Approaching a busy 30 year career in the fire service, when he's not working at the station, he's usually in the woods or high desert on a bike, swimming with the dog Odin or roaming our mountains and beaches in the PNW with awesome friends and family.
Liane Lau
she/her
Critical Care Nurse
Liane is based in Seattle, where she works as a critical care nurse at Harborview Medical Center serving patients from across the Pacific Northwest. She specializes in Pediatric trauma and intensive burn care.
As an instructor, Liane aims to create a supportive, inclusive learning environment while also helping students confidently approach the challenges that wilderness medicine can bring.
Liane is also an avid athlete and traveler, having cycled across the U.S twice, completed numerous marathons, and trekked in Nepal and Spain. Some of her recent hobbies and travels include regular open water swimming off Alki beach this winter and caving/snorkeling in Belize.
William Lillard
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
A New Jersey native, Will spent his summers backpacking at camp in Colorado and fishing at his grandparent's in Western North Carolina. His time spent in the outdoors instilled a growing passion for environmental conservation. He has led outdoor education trips for Sanborn Camps in CO, Wilderness Adventures in HI, WY, MT, Naturalist at Large in CA, and the Outdoor Academy in NC.
While exploring the small mountain streams and lakes on days off, he decided to turn his passion for the outdoors into a career. He returned to school at NYU for his graduate degree in Environmental Conservation Education.
His passion for fly fishing, conservation, and teaching inspired him to create Lillard Fly Fishing Expeditions as his Master's thesis. His goal is to encourage appreciation for nature through participation in backpacking and fly fishing while inspiring future generations of sporting conservationists. When he's not working, he enjoys adventures with his wife Kim and three kids. He is a Wilderness First Responder, Registered Maine Guide, Montana Outfitter, and Colorado Outfitter.
Nick Ostini
he/him
Wilderness EMT
The Mazamas (Portland, OR)
Nick is a WFA and WFR instructor, often found instructing with the Mazamas out of Portland, OR. He has been teaching since 2019 and teaching with Base Medical since 2020. He is a Creative Director by day and mountaineers, rock climbs, skis, backpacks, and helps to raise a rowdy toddler the rest of the time.
Scott Schissel
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
The Mountaineers (Tacoma, WA)
Scott is a 24 year Military and 7 year National Park Ranger veteran as well as an Alpine Climbing, Whitewater, Fly Fishing and Mountain Biking Guide and Instructor. Scott has previously served with Tacoma Mountain Rescue and the National Park Search and Rescue.
Scott is passionate about spending time outside and is always seeking the next adventure.
Benjamin Woodard
he/him
Nurse Practitioner
Hailing from New Mexico, Benjamin is a board-certified nurse practitioner in both emergency and family practice, with a passion for clinical teaching, mentorship, and care in austere settings. He has worked in rural practice and emergency medicine since 2014.
Benjamin earned his doctorate from Yale University and focused his work on creating emergency procedural skills training for new nurse practitioners in remote settings. He has served as an Assistant Professor, clinician, educator, and consultant.
As a Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine, he has taught wilderness medicine to healthcare providers in the both US and internationally as well as courses for non-medical folks. He is an active member of the Wilderness Medicine Society, and the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners.
Bob Keranen
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Bob Keranen has been teaching WFA/Mofa for the Mountaineers since 2011 - certified thru Red Cross, HSA, and Base Medical. He is a climb and scramble leader and instructor as well as 12 other leader categories with the club. He has extensive administrative experience with the club as a Branch Officer.
Janet Peterson
she/her
Wilderness First Responder
Janet Peterson is a university professor with over two decades of experience teaching wilderness medicine, exercise science, and nutrition. She's known for bridging theory to practice, helping students understand not just what to do in the field, but why it works. She has a particular soft spot for beginners, and takes real satisfaction in watching someone build confidence and competence from the ground up. When she's not teaching, you'll find her out on her bike, backpacking, or distracted by her dogs.
Henry Lohman
he/him
EMT
Henry Lohman has been a Base Medical instructor for 1 year, and has been working as an EMT since 2023. Henry is an ACS certified Stop the Bleed instructor, and has been teaching classes for 2 years. Henry works in a primary 911 service and as an active Search and Rescue EMT.
Sarah Koval
she/her
Wilderness First Responder
Sarah is the Executive Director for Thrive Outdoors in NH where she teaches about mindset and resiliency through learning survival skills. Sarah also teaches for WFA/WFR with Maine Mountain Medical. Her favorite trips involve water, dogs, and snacks!
Justin Wolf
he/him
EMT
Justin is a volunteer EMT/FF for his local community and professional ski patroller with Snoqualmie Summit. He is also on two SAR teams serving the mountain regions around Seattle where is is an active NSP Avi 1 instructor. With 30+ years mountaineering and backcountry operations Justin likes to focus on medicine where helicopters can't reach and decisions matter most.
T. Patrick Tompkins
he/him
Paramedic
Patrick is local to Colorado and has been teaching with Base-Medical since 2024. He spends his summers working as a Rescue Medic on Wildland Fires, and his winters on a SAR Team and Ambulance. In addition to ems/teaching he is an expert backpacker with successful thru-hikes of the AT, CT and numerous trips across the US. You can follow him @rogueoutdoorconsulting
Ian Field
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
A Seattle native, Ian grew up skiing at Snoqualmie and Crystal. Family members volunteered on ski patrol, which sparked his passion for wilderness first aid. Ian is an active member of the Mountaineers and serves on the Seattle branch navigation committee. He has also been known to climb and spend some time on glaciers (or basically enjoy all that the mountains of the PNW have to offer).
Ian has been a Wilderness First Responder since 2018 and enjoys helping with First Aid Scenarios. He is also certified as a Basic Life Support Instructor with the American Red Cross. Professionally, Ian works as a Chief Financial Officer of a small corporation and does consulting work on the side. When you won’t find Ian busy with work, you’ll likely find him running everywhere and anywhere, with over 180 combined full/half/ultra marathons to his name.
Katy Salinas
she/her
WFR, Nurse Practitioner
Katy Salinas started instructing with Base Medical in 2024. She geeks out designing learning activities to link students’ past experience and knowledge to wilderness medicine applications. She draws on her experience in emergency, urgent care, community health and outdoor recreation to provide depth and clarity. Her goal is to create a community people equipped to respond to physical illness and injury in the back country.
RJ Myers
he/they
EMT
RJ Myers has been a Base Medical instructor since 2024. They hail originally from Tacoma Washington and now live on Orcas Island.. RJ’s full-time job is in emergency services and they teach for Base in the San Juan Islands and around the greater Seattle area.
Nicole Becker
she/her
Wilderness First Responder
After moving to Oregon from the Midwest, Nicole fell in love with all things outdoors. From learning to ski to climbing Mt. Rainier, Nicole has embraced the opportunities that living in the PNW offers. An architect by day, Nicole enjoys bringing teams together in the office and on the mountain to conquer complex challenges. After consistently finding herself as the only woman on mountaineering teams, Nicole was inspired to look for ways to increase opportunities for diverse participation in outdoor recreation that she wished she had growing up. She is a WFR and enjoys teaching alpine and wilderness medicine skills, has been a Base Medical Instructor since 2024, and has climbed around the globe.
Andy DeGregorio
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Andy wants first aid training to be as accessible as possible, which to him means cheap, enjoyable, and convenient. So it's a work in progress. When he's not working, he often probably is supposed to be working. But, in his free time (hah!), he enjoys taking his kids on type 2 toddler adventures in the mountains and on the water, which generally results in tears (sometimes his daughters', sometimes his wife's, often his), walking his dog (who isn't put off by his odor), and "participating" in activities with his mountaineering club (they created the role of "line stander" specifically for him).
Zeki Schwartz
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Zeki Schwartz has been a Wilderness First Responder since 2023 and Wilderness First Aid Instructor since 2024. He lives in Taos, New Mexico and works with Rocky Mountain Youth Corps providing training in Wilderness First Aid as well as trail construction and maintenance, chainsaw use and maintenance. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he moved to Taos in 2023 in order to spend more time in the outdoors.
Jill Oie
she/her
EMT
Jill has been a CPR/First Aid instructor for over 10 years. Along with being a Medical Assistant and NREMT-B, she has been an active member of her County's search and rescue team and K9 team for over 11 years with the passion to continue for many more. In her free time, she mostly hikes, fly-fishes, explores new places and enjoys camping and climbing as well. She also looks for any opportunity to be in or around helicopters!
Duncan Hart
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Duncan Hart has been a Base Medical instructor since 2021. Originally from South Carolina, he lived in Maryland and Virginia before moving from Rhode Island to Oregon where he fell in love with the Pacific Northwest outdoors. He is currently a Wilderness First Responder and volunteers his time with the Mazamas as a climb leader and First Aid Programs education. His passion is sharing the mantra, “learning Wilderness First Aid skills is a privilege; providing care to those that love and protect the mountains is an honor”.
Jason Goodman
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Jason Goodman is a seasoned outdoor professional and educator with over 25 years of experience as a guide, instructor, enthusiast, and competitor. A Prescott College graduate, he serves as the Co-Founder and Head of Community for Seattle-based Swift Industries. Jason is a pioneer in bikepack flyfishing expeditions, providing innovative and sustainable ways for adventurers to connect with the wild. His expertise spans multiple disciplines, including technical scuba diving, bicycle mechanics, and mountain guiding. With over 20 years as a Wilderness First Responder, Jason brings a practical, experience-based approach to his teaching, making him relatable to students from various outdoor backgrounds. His contagious enthusiasm and dedication to making outdoor exploration accessible have earned him a reputation as a treasured instructor and a valuable resource in the adventure community. Jason teaches Wilderness First Aid and assists with WFR classes across the West.
Joseph Houser
he/him
Paramedic
Joe has been with Base Medical since 2025. He is a firefighter/paramedic for Carlsbad Fire Department in Carlsbad, NM. He serves as a high/low angle rope technician, swift water technician, HAZMAT technician, and is on the department’s CISM and wildland teams. He is the team leader for the department’s newly stood-up Search and Rescue team. Joe is finishing his Diploma in Mountain Medicine through UNM and loves anything to do with the outdoors. He looks forward to sharing knowledge about integrating modern medicine in austere environments.
Quinn Mendelson
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Quinn Mendelson has been engaged in outdoor leadership and development programs for over a decade, first working with Base Medical in 2020. Quinn is the Program Director at Rocky Mountain Youth Corps and oversees partnership development, program operations, and risk management. Quinn has been teaching Wilderness Medicine since 2018 and earned a Wilderness-EMT certification in 2020. Quinn teaches both Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder courses while contributing periodically to Base Medical's Wilderness Mental Health curriculum.
Kevin Mehlbrech
he/him
Wilderness First Responder, EMR
Kevin Mehlbrech has been a Base Medical instructor since 2022 and is currently certified as both a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR). He primarily teaches on a volunteer basis through the Mazamas in Portland, OR and also volunteers as a rescuer with Portland Mountain Rescue.
Rebecca “Beck” Clements
she/her
Nurse, Wilderness First Responder
Beck has been exploring the Pacific Northwest her entire life, where her first backpacking trip was at the age of 5 to Lake Dorothy. She has been a registered nurse for over 20 years and is currently pursuing a Family Nurse Practitioner degree at the University of Washington. She enjoys teaching students hands-on skills and giving them the confidence to handle medical emergencies when help is far away.
Patricia Troy
she/her
Wilderness First Responder
As a Wilderness First Responder and an outdoor educator, Patricia teaches a variety of courses, including WFA, CPR, Leave No Trace, and Stop the Bleed. With a background in biochemistry and neuroscience, plus years of teaching high school, she combines her love of science and teaching with her love of the outdoors. It’s the perfect nerdy blend!
Patricia has been teaching WFA classes with Base Medical since 2021 and teaches through both the Mazamas and independently through Wilderness First Aid Portland. Learn more about her public and private group courses at wildernessfirstaidportland.com.
Jared Velarde
he/him
WEMT
Jared Velarde has been a professional rescuer and administrator for 23+ years primarily serving in a frontier environment. He enjoys the outdoors by backpacking, hunting, and everything in between. When he’s not in the mountains he enjoys the bestest parts of his life: his children, girlfriend, German Shepherd - Gypsy Danger, live music and video games. He has enjoyed educating and instructing the community at large in CPR, first-aid, and wilderness first aid.
Svend Axel Petersen
he/him
Paramedic
Svend Petersen is a paramedic and wilderness medicine instructor based in Santa Fe, NM. With experience spanning fire, wildland, events, hospital, and critical care settings, he brings real-world medical knowledge to every course. When not teaching, you'll find him traveling, paragliding, trail running, or mountain biking in New Mexico.
Brooke Juhala
she/her
Wilderness First Responder
Brooke Juhala (she/her) is a documentary filmmaker, photojournalist, and polar guide based in Bremerton with extensive experience leading and documenting expeditions in remote environments around the world. Her work blends adventure storytelling, environmental education, and science communication, with projects spanning alpine, marine, and wilderness settings for organizations including REI, OceanX, and National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions. As a Certified Photography Instructor aboard expedition vessels, Brooke has guided immersive learning experiences that combine natural history interpretation, field safety, and visual storytelling. She brings a strong foundation in risk management and backcountry travel, holding certifications including Wilderness First Responder, AIARE I, and Rescue Diver. Brooke also volunteers with Olympic Mountain Rescue and is an avid trail runner, backcountry skier, and scuba diver. Her approach to wilderness instruction emphasizes curiosity, stewardship, adaptability, and meaningful connection to the natural world.
Bryan Pennington
he/him
Paramedic
Bryan Pennington brings over 25 years of emergency medical and field experience as a firefighter, paramedic, flight paramedic, and EMS educator. Outside of emergency services, he enjoys hiking, backpacking, wildlife education, hunting, fishing, archery, and exploring diverse landscapes. He combines his medical background with outdoor skills in navigation, fieldcraft, and wilderness preparedness to provide practical, scenario-based training.
Jerry Logan
he/him
Wilderness First Responder
Jerry Logan is a retired US Navy submarine officer with 30 years of service and command of 2 submarines and a submarine squadron. He has been an active climber, mountaineer and teacher of mountaineering for 15 years and is based in Bremerton Washington. Jerry is the chairman of the Olympic Mountain Rescue team - a 70-member MRA team based in Bremerton, WA and responding across Washington state.
Courtney Yan
she/her
Wilderness EMT
Courtney is an experieced first aid instructor and avid backpacker. Her background includes search and rescue, EMS and hospice caregiving. She holds certifications in Wilderness First Aid (WEMT), Mental Health First Aid, and Psychological First Aid. In her spare time, she volunteers with her local Community Emergency Response Team and Cascadia Moulage.
Professionally, Courtney works in Emergency Management with a focus on volunteer development and mass care.
Don Jacobs
he/him
EMT
Don brings over a decade of experience in search and rescue at the local, national, and international levels. He currently serves as an EMT and is attached to CHAIS, CCSOSAR, and Mountain Medics, contributing both operationally and as an instructor. His background includes disaster response, rope rescue, K9 operations, and multi-agency coordination. Don is driven by a strong commitment to community growth, mentorship, and building capable teams. He is passionate about developing others through practical, experience-based instruction.
Enoch Cincotta
he/him
EMT
Enoch Cincotta is a fresh transplant to Albuquerque, currently working for Albuquerque Ambulance Services as an Advanced EMT. He has been an outdoor educator for over 10 years, and brings a creative twist to survival skills with his education program REANIMATOR. You can most likely find him cycling around town, singing softly.
Keely Coxon
she/her
Physician
Keely Coxon is an internal medicine physician and clinical educator who, when not working, volunteers with her local mountain rescue and search and rescue units. She has longstanding experience in the wilderness medicine community and very much enjoys teaching. Keely is currently working on research involving blood glucose management in hypothermic patients. She is an avid mountaineer, skier, climber, and distance athlete. But perhaps most importantly, she can always be relied upon to bring awesome home-baked treats to share with outdoor partners!
Natalie Levesque
she/her
Wilderness First Responder
Natalie Levesque is a Team Member with King County Explorer Search and Rescue. A former biologist and outdoor school teacher, she helps people find connection to the outdoors. She enjoys seeing SAR teams improve their skills and challenge themselves during trainings. When she isn't on a mission or a training, you can find her knitting or gardening.
More from our team
Podcasts
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The Brief
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“The tools and tactics we use to achieve our mission differ than those used by others in the industry. We must dare to be different to create the much needed change to empower you and others to build a safer community.”
-Teal Harbin