Tai Poutini Polytechnic-Mountain Education Centre of New Zealand

Staff

Your Outdoor Recreation / Ski Patrol staff are:


Karen Boserio (Boz)

Programme Co-ordinator

Teacher, workplace and first aid assessor and registrar, past manager of the NZ Avalanche Training Program and ski instructor. 20 years ski touring and part time heli ski guide. 18 seasons ski patrol experience in NZ, 10 of those supervising Coronet Peak ski patrol. Currently instructs and or assesses ski patrol, avalanche hazard management, meterology, snowblasting, pre-hospital emergency care and toboggan running skills at MECNZ.


Geoff Deacon

Programme Tutor

Geoff has been involved in the Outdoors for 20 years. He worked at Treble Cone in Ski Patrol for 10 years and during his time there spent time as both the snow safety officer and 2YC to the Ski patrol director as well as being a workplace assessor. Geoff has also owned and operated a guided kayaking company in Wanaka for 8 years and has also instructed on a variety of New Zealand snow safety courses.