Operations & Office Staff

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.

Norm has spent a career in adaptive and adventure sports, including 17 seasons in various roles at Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, 4 seasons at what is now NEDS at Loon, and countless other adventures. Norm has 30 years in variety of non-profit and adventure industry executive positions around Vermont and the world. He attended the Master’s Program in Outdoor Education at the University of New Hampshire where he focused his research on adventure with people with disabilities. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, where he focused on sustainability and nonprofit management. In his spare time, Norm is an avid skier, sailor, surfer, paddler, fisherman, and outdoor instructor. He makes his home in South Burlington where he lives with his wife, Jenn; his son (and soon to be skier) Charley; and their two Labs, Rudder and Tugboat; and spends as much time on the lakes, waterways, coast, and in the mountains as he can. Originally from Rhode Island, he now considers Vermont home and Southport, Maine, to be his home away from home. Norm is a member of the PSIA-AASI Eastern Region Adaptive Education Staff and is an Instructor Trainer Candidate in Adaptive Paddling, Advanced Communications and Kayak Touring with the American Canoe Association. Norm is an International Surfing Association trainer for Adaptive Surfing through AMP Surf and instructor certifications and adaptive accreditations in alpine, telemark, snowboard, children’s, kayaking, SUP, surfing, sailing, Stop-the-Bleed, and CPR & First Aid.