Team Leaders
Our Team
The key focus for Steve, no matter what role or business he is in, is developing people to be the best version of themselves. For Rocky Mountain Adventure Medicine Steve primarily delivers our Swift Water Rescue programs.
Through Steve’s career he has worked internationally and in Canada.
“I am invigorated with fresh air and challenge and love it most when living with cultures that live in and around wild places.”
James has been instructing wilderness first aid, remote safety, swift water rescue, ice rescue and a few other courses for RMAM since 2013. His past experiences enable him to provide a very practical oriented style of instruction for these courses, and maybe a few stories. In addition, as well as being a member of the Foothills Search and Rescue team he works as an environmental consultant where he manages teams conducting various environmental assessments throughout Western Canada.
She has over 30 years of instructional experience with her early years focused on outdoor skills. While spending time backpacking and hiking, her passion was the paddling industry holding Executive Director roles in the Alberta Recreational Canoe Association and the Bow Waters Canoe Club.
Her main focus for the last 20 years has been with EMS and Fire where she served as a PCP and Fire Chief. Teaching first responders and helping them to build solid medical skills, whether that be First Aid or EMR/PCP, has been an important part of her career.
Recently retired from the fire service she is filling her time with her favourite things while she contemplates her next career…gardening, bees, grandkids and roaming around Utah with her husband.
Since 1993, Guy has been instructing Basic SAR Skills, Team Leader and Managing Search and Rescue Operations courses in Alberta, B.C., Yukon, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Newfoundland. These have been to volunteers, police, as well as federal and provincial parks staff. He has assisted with the instruction of Conservation Officer Recruits on SAR skills and SAR Initial Response.
He also has experience in writing policy and procedure, standard operating procedures and plans as well as instructing: rope rescue; water rescue; tracking; Incident Command System (ICS) and Remote/Wilderness First Aid.
Early in her SAR career, DeLea developed a passion for tracking. After committing thousands of hours to practice and learning, she is one of the most recognized trackers in Alberta. Her services have been requested by law enforcement to assist with difficult cases. DeLea has provided training to “Man -Tracker”, a well-known reality television star. Additionally, DeLea has collaborated and contributed significantly to developing and advancing best practices in the field of tracking.
DeLea has instructed Basic SAR skills, Search Management, First Aid, and Tracking throughout Canada.
Paul came to Canada in 2016. His love of the wilderness drew him to the Rocky Mountains and Alberta where he gained experience as a member of Search and Rescue. He has been successfully delivering and developing training courses for outdoor professionals, emergency responders, military, and government organisations with a particular focus on trauma in remote settings and emergency response. Paul has had the privilege of delivering training across Canada and the US from the high arctic to the prairies. Whether teaching in the classroom or in the wilderness, he prides himself on being able to deliver technical subject matter and advanced concepts to both lay persons and advanced practitioners.
She is a bit of a nerd when it comes to equipment and is happy to help clients find exactly what supplies they need for their outdoor pursuits.
Annika is a registered Primary Care Paramedic in Alberta and has worked in the Film Industry and with Alberta Wildfire as a Paramedic. When she’s not working, you can find her training and trialing her dog “Fitz” – the official RMAM office dog, or out exploring in the backcountry, hiking and camping.