Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow

Our Team.

    Adaptive Sports at Mount Snow is an independently run 501(c)(3). We are an active chapter of Move United.  We are led by a diverse Board of Directors, and directed daily by a small dedicated staff who could not exist without the generous donation of hundreds of thousands of hours from volunteer instructors and assistants.

Staff

Tera Adams

Tera Adams

Program Director

 Tera Adams joins ASMS with a background in adaptive and therapeutic recreation since 2005.  She earned her BS and MS degrees from the University of Utah in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, the latter degree with an emphasis in Recreation Therapy.  She worked for the National Ability Center in Park City, Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports, All Seasons Adventures in Park City and Vail Family Resorts, Park City-Canyons. Tera enjoys mountain biking, rafting, and snowboarding. In addition to being on the PSIA-E Adaptive Education staff, Tera is PSIA certified in Alpine Level I, Adaptive Level II, and Child Specialist Level II and is AASI certified Snowboard Level II and Adaptive Snowboard Level II. She is also a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.  

Ashley LaBounty

Ashley LaBounty

Winter Program Coordinator

Ashley is new to ASMS this year, and will be joining our team as our new Winter Program Coordinator. She is originally from New Hampshire, but has taken a liking to Vermont and Mount Snow over the past six years. You may recognize her from working in various restaurants and snowboard/ski shops in the Mount Snow area, or helping out with the ASMS Backside Night Fundraisers. She earned a BS in Health Science with a focus on Exercise Science from Franklin Pierce University in 2016, and recently just graduated from River Valley Community College with a degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant. Self-identifying as a boardsporter, she loves boards of all kinds, and has one for every season. She has been wakeboarding for 13 years, has been a wakeboard coach since 2014, has been snowboarding for 7 years, and skateboarding for 5 years. Despite being a boarder, Ashley became a PSIA Adaptive Certified Ski Instructor during her first winter with ASMS.  When Ashley is not on a board, she likes to spend her free time in the woods or at the lake with her dogs Sailor and Sadie. 

Board of Directors

Tim Mulcahy
Tim is a longtime Mount Snow skier who became aware of the Adaptive Program when his son began taking lessons at age 4 and eventually joined the Bluebirds Ski Team.  After watching the impact the program had, he began volunteering as a Special Olympic coach and recently became PSIA Level I Adaptive certified.  In addition to ASMS, Tim coaches Special Olympics soccer and serves on the board of a MA-based service provider for children and adults across a range of special needs.
Professionally, Tim has worked for 23 years in the Financial Services industry in a variety of leadership roles, most recently focused on planning and business enablement across institutional markets,
Tim, his wife Sara, and their two children reside in Franklin, MA but try to spend as much time at their home in West Dover as they can.
Laura Peterson--Treasurer

Laura and her family have been part of the ASMS community for four years.  Laura has an accounting degree from Providence College and an MBA from University of Hartford.  She has spent the majority of her career in the role of Controller for various companies.

Laura’s son Sam has been skiing with ASMS as a client and the program has been life changing for him.  It is her pleasure to assist this organization with business skills to allow the program to prosper.

Laura,  husband Andy, and twins Matt and Sam reside in South Windsor, CT.  Laura spends her free time snow shoeing, road cycling, playing tennis and pickleball, and sitting in a beach chair!

Pete Edwards - Secretary

Paul Rotkiewicz

David Newman

Retired professional of 38 years, responsible for developing and managing financial service businesses. A qualified Chartered Accountant by background, with extensive experience in sales, marketing, business operations and processes. Over 10 years’ experience as a volunteer adaptive ski instructor at Mount Snow.

Patrick Willcutts

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Justin Geller
Tom Kehoe
Chris Brennan
Founding Board

· Deborah Colby

· Bob Speck

· Ingrid Walendy, April 1941 -September 2017

· Linda Walsh 

· Dick Ward 

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Volunteer

We have over 200 volunteers and they are the heart of the organization. They come from all walks of life. Some are students, others are educators. Some are physical therapists, occupational therapists or counselors. Others are carpenters or machine operators. Some are parents, others are retired. Some are skiers. Some are snowboarders. And others find ways to help indoors. But all put students first, and all have a blast while they volunteer. 

Many younger people with disabilities often miss out on the social benefits of group experiences. Our peer volunteer program seeks to create age appropriate relationships between youth with disabilities and their peers without disabilities.