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| B.S. Health and Physical Education |
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“Having the opportunity to be a part of The Wave, something so much larger than myself, has been the opportunity of a lifetime.”
Art is a native Montanan who hails from Great Falls. His passion for teaching and coaching has led to experiences that includes working in education, athletics, healthcare, and fitness.
Art entered the fitness industry in 1994 when he volunteered to work at HealthWorks, a small medical fitness facility in Great Falls, Montana. Art credits any success he has had in the world of fitness to the wonderful people that he had an opportunity to work with at this time of his career.
This same experience working with such dedicated and passionate fitness industry leaders led to his desire to pursue multiple certifications and continuing education. He has been certified by The American College of Sports Medicine as a Fitness Instructor and Older Adult Specialist, and is currently certified at the highest level as a Health Fitness Director by the same organization. He has also held certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
In the past 12 years Art has spent countless hours as a personal trainer as well as instructing group exercise classes, developing programs and managing. He feels his greatest accomplishment is that he has had an opportunity to experience, at every level, each facet of a fitness facility and has gained the understanding of what it takes to be successful. It is his greatest desire to pass along that knowledge to others in hopes to advance The Wave as a premiere aquatic and fitness facility, but and the fitness industry as a whole. “The most gratifying moments to me are when I am able to be a genuine part of someone else’s success.”
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Robin Greenwood |
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| Children's Activities Manager |
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B.S. Outdoor Education
B.A. Studio Art |
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| Robin is the proud mom of Piper and Arden. She is originally from the East Coast. After graduation from the University of New Hampshire with a dual degree in Art and Outdoor Education she moved to Whitefish, like many ahead of her, to ski, hike and bike. She feels lucky that she discovered her passion for working with children early in life. For the past 15 years she has had the opportunity to work and run the Kiddie Korner on Big Mountain, and Little Britches Ranch, the predecessor to The Whitefish Community School. Through this work she has had the pleasure of seeing many of the children in this community grow up. |
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Gail Hazen Certified Public Accountant |
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| Accounts Manager |
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| B.S. Mathematics and Education |
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| Gail grew up in University Heights, Ohio until she attended college at The University of Arizona in Tucson. She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Education. After college she married Dave and lived for one year in Puerto Rico. Upon returning to Arizona, she taught high school mathematics in Snowflake, Arizona. Gail and Dave moved to Whitefish, Montana in 1977 where their two sons were born. The family moved to Bozeman for 2 years to attend Montana State University, then to Helena. Gail returned to school at Carroll College in Helena to study accounting and passed the CPA exam in 1991. She worked for a public accounting firm for 5 years. Her work included auditing, tax and computer consulting. She then accepted a controller position in private industry. After their youngest son graduated high school, Gail and Dave moved back to Whitefish in 1999 where she has continued to work for private industry. Gail loves hiking and camping. She likes long rafting and backpacking trips and cross country skiing in the winter. |
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Geoff Gibb National Strength and Conditioning Association - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
USA Cycling - Registered Sport Coach
Kinesis Certified Functional Exercise Trainer |
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| Fitness Manager |
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B.S. Health Club Management
M.S. Exercise and Sports Science |
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| Geoff Gibb – Geoff received his B.S. degree in Health Club Management from Pacific Union College where he championed a collegiate mountain biking team. He went on to get his M.S. in Exercise and Sport Science from Montana State University in 1998. Geoff is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Geoff enjoys outdoor recreation such as mountain biking, hiking, hunting, backpacking, four-wheeling, and snow shoeing. Geoff believes that fitness should be fun and functional and enjoys training people who want to improve their quality of life through recreational or competitive aspirations. |
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Glenna Thon |
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| Aquatics Manager |
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B.Ed Elementary Education
Certified Pool Operator
American Red Cross Certified (Current)
Water Safety Instructor Trainer
Lifeguard Instructor Trainer
Water Safety Instructor
Lifeguard Instructor
Lifeguard Training/ First Aid
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| Glenna started her aquatic career in Bozeman, Montana in 1973 and later in Kalispell, Montana during the summers between years in college at Montana State University. She transferred to Oregon in 1976 to continue her education degree at the University of Oregon in Eugene. Glenna worked for the City of Eugene as a lifeguard and swim instructor during those three years. Upon graduation she and her husband moved to Yakima, Washington. There Glenna worked for the City of Yakima for 13 years as their Aquatics Supervisor running 5 swimming pools. An employment opportunity moved the Thon family, to the Seattle area, where Glenna became the Pool Supervisor at Juanita High School for the Lake Washington School District. Glenna has been involved with all aspects of aquatics. The Wave opportunity became available this August while home on vacation. She is very excited to be part of this team and to work at an incredible facility. |
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Skip Schroeder |
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| Program Manager |
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AA Degree in General Education from Miles Community College
BS Degree in Business Administration from UM Western |
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Skip is a Montana native, born in Great Falls. He grew up in Belt, Montana, and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1996 with two state basketball titles. The last four years Skip has been at The University of Montana - Western in Dillon, Montana as a Women’s and Men’s assistant basketball coach. At Western, Skip managed the computer lab and taught introductory level computer classes at the college. From Western Skip also earned Master Certifications in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. Skip enjoys playing basketball, golf, racquetball, billiards and almost anything that is competitive or outside.
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Dean McFadden |
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| Housekeeping and Facilities Maintenance Manager |
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Dean is a native of Montana. He was born in Great Falls and graduated from Great Fall High School. While in high school, Dean was the most valuable player on the basketball team, and played on the 1976 championship team. He also played basketball for the University of Great Falls where he again was the MVP in the Frontier Conference in 1978 and 1980. He graduated from the College of Great Falls holding the school’s #2 record for all time scorer. Dean played professional basketball in Argentina for 11 years, then 1 year in the Continental Basketball League for George Karl. His hobbies include swimming, camping, sledding, cooking, and Leisure with a capital ‘L.” He coached the Whitefish High School girls’ basketball team from 2000-2006 with a 95-33 record. He especially enjoys spending quality time with his wife, Lucy (PE teacher and volleyball coach in Whitefish,) and daughters Mandy and Kelsey.
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