Instructors

Trisha FitzGerald

Trisha has performed emergency-services work more than half her life. Since 1978, she has been an EMT in the Commonwealth of Virginia. For several years, she was a volunteer EMT/firefighter in the Fairfax County and Fairfax City (Va.) Fire Department.

She currently volunteers as a park EMT during the busy summer months at Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va.

She is also an active member of a local search & rescue group

Since 1985, Trisha has been a member of the National Ski Patrol, and for 14 years patrolled at Whitetail Mountain in Pennsylvania.

Trisha has been teaching EMT for the Commonwealth of Virginia for 9 years; Trisha is also an Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor for the National Ski Patrol, and a Level 1 Fire Instructor for the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Trisha is an Regional Instructor / Trainer for American Health and Safety Institute and Emergency Care and Safety Institute.

Steve Marshall

Steve has performed emergency-services work more than half his life. Since 1983, he has been an EMT in the Commonwealth of Virginia. For several years, he was a volunteer firefighter in Arlington County, becoming chief of the Fairlington Volunteer Fire Dept.

He currently volunteers as a park EMT during the busy summer months at Wolf Trap Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va.

Since 1970, Steve has been a member of the National Ski Patrol, first in Wisconsin and now at Liberty Mountain in Pennsylvania.

He began teaching first aid for American Red Cross while a college student in the 1970s and still volunteers for the Red Cross in safety programs and disaster services.

He is a former board member of the Citizen CPR Foundation, which promotes CPR research and instruction throughout the world.

Chris Stone

Chris has been involved in emergency management for over ten years.  Since 1995, he has been a professional consultant and supported numerous federal, state, and local emergency management agencies on a variety of projects. 

Chris currently volunteers with a local search and rescue group where he serves as an assistant logics officer and is also involved with the training of new team members.

He also has over ten years of adult leader experience with Boy Scouts of America.  He is an Assistant Scoutmaster with a local Boy Scout Troop and is certified as a “Trained” adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America.

Chris is also an avid sea kayaker and has three years of experience leading sea kayaking day trips around the metro Washington DC area. 

He is certified as a Wilderness First Responder and an OSHA 40-Hour Hazardous Site worker.

Mark Gleason

Mark Gleason is a Search and Rescue professional and outdoor athlete with extensive wilderness experience. As both a wilderness first responder and a mental health professional, Mark brings a unique and practical perspective to patient care.  Additionally, he has extensive experience in working with first responders and other professionals in identifying and managing post incident stress reactions.  Mark has instructed in a variety of topics on a local and national level, and is a very engaging and effective presenter for general or special interest groups. Additionally, he volunteers his time as an Instructor for the American Red Cross.