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Keri Reid

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Education and Programs Alpine Steering Committee Chair, AASI + Adaptive Steering Committee, Ex-OfficioPSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am bilingual, French/English
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Hiking, mountain biking, running (after my two children), good food in good company, and creating art.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Junior Ski Instructor, age 14 at Ski La Reserve in St-Donat Quebec.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Keep stepping out of your comfort zone, that’s where the growth happens.

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Brian Donovan

Snowboard Examiner AASI CoordinatorAASI Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Stratton Mountain VT

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is an interesting fact about you?	I come from a family that never skied or snowboarded. I was the black sheep and it has completely shaped my life and career.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I used to be pretty okay at playing soccer, and I can still terrorize a rec league from time-to-time.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team member, Snowboard Instructor and Trainer, AASI Examiner, and AASI-E Advisor for Education.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Peek’n Peak Resort in Western New York State
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Full-Time Snowboard Instructor
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	The goals of your student are way more important than the milestones that you think they need to achieve (i.e. beginners don’t need to get dialed at turning in their first lesson…they need to have fun and want to come back!)
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Making the 2021 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	To me: It’s more about the crew than the location…I’m more passionate about having the proper group of friends to ride with than worried about the place.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Picking a mountain to work at is more about the people and the culture than anything else. Pick a mountain with a rad group of co-workers and a great community and you won’t regret it!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain biking, skateboarding, watching baseball games, live music, playing soccer, and hunting.
What would be your personal motto?	They should keep score in tee-ball games…I learned life lessons about hard work, being competitive, and how to deal with losing and setbacks as a kid from playing sports and keeping score.
Name three words that describe you.	Loves to compete!
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Tom Vickery – I learn something from that man every time I’m around him. He challenges me to continually improve. Thank you Tom!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	A cowboy…in fact, I assumed if you lived in “The West”, that it was still the wild west frontier with cowboys, saloons, and the whole works.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Represent PSIA-AASI well at InterSki 2023 in Levi, Finland.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	I’d like to be selected to the 2024 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team.

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Todd Ainsworth

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering CommitteeSnowboard Teams Coach

Home Resort/School Vail, CO VT

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Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Perisher Blue, Australia

Brian Donovan

Snowboard Examiner AASI CoordinatorAASI Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Stratton Mountain VT

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is an interesting fact about you?	I come from a family that never skied or snowboarded. I was the black sheep and it has completely shaped my life and career.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I used to be pretty okay at playing soccer, and I can still terrorize a rec league from time-to-time.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team member, Snowboard Instructor and Trainer, AASI Examiner, and AASI-E Advisor for Education.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Peek’n Peak Resort in Western New York State
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Full-Time Snowboard Instructor
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	The goals of your student are way more important than the milestones that you think they need to achieve (i.e. beginners don’t need to get dialed at turning in their first lesson…they need to have fun and want to come back!)
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Making the 2021 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	To me: It’s more about the crew than the location…I’m more passionate about having the proper group of friends to ride with than worried about the place.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Picking a mountain to work at is more about the people and the culture than anything else. Pick a mountain with a rad group of co-workers and a great community and you won’t regret it!
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain biking, skateboarding, watching baseball games, live music, playing soccer, and hunting.
What would be your personal motto?	They should keep score in tee-ball games…I learned life lessons about hard work, being competitive, and how to deal with losing and setbacks as a kid from playing sports and keeping score.
Name three words that describe you.	Loves to compete!
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Tom Vickery – I learn something from that man every time I’m around him. He challenges me to continually improve. Thank you Tom!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	A cowboy…in fact, I assumed if you lived in “The West”, that it was still the wild west frontier with cowboys, saloons, and the whole works.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Represent PSIA-AASI well at InterSki 2023 in Levi, Finland.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	I’d like to be selected to the 2024 PSIA-AASI Snowboard National Team.

Terry Duffield

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Stratton VT

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Greg Fatigate

Snowboard + Children’s Examiner Snowboard Examiner CoachSnowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Smugglers’ Notch Resort VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I had a stage acting stint in college, and I’m very accurate throwing a snowball
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Ametuer karaoke performer, snow cat operator, hobby homesteader
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Independent business owner: Rabbit tracks trail works. Training manager, Smugglers Notch Resort
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Woodbury ski area, Woodbury Ct
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor, Mohawk Mtn Ct
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Meet people physically and mentally where they are at
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	AASI National team tryouts, 2016 & 2021
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Where ever I am
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Making this a career is possible, but also tricky. It’s worth it
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking, Skateboarding, gardening,
What would be your personal motto?	Send it
Name three words that describe you.	Ask. Someone. Else
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My Wife Shawna. She can teach anyone
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Baseball player
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Continue to learn
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Continue to learn

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Sue Kramer

Alpine + Children’s Examiner Alpine Steering CommitteeAlpine Examiner Coach

Home Resort/School Bromley Outing Club VT

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Keri Reid

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Education and Programs Alpine Steering Committee Chair, AASI + Adaptive Steering Committee, Ex-OfficioPSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

About Me | Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am bilingual, French/English
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Hiking, mountain biking, running (after my two children), good food in good company, and creating art.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Junior Ski Instructor, age 14 at Ski La Reserve in St-Donat Quebec.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Keep stepping out of your comfort zone, that’s where the growth happens.

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Thomas Mulligan

Snowboard Examiner Education Committee Member

Home Resort/School Sugarbush, Bolton, Okemo VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	That I enjoy working!
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I can play the tuba
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	In both winter and summer I am a carpenter, along being an instructor and trainer. In the summer I will raft guide a few weekends during the summer.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Behind my elementary school was where I first got to try snowboarding with my friends. Our Focus was hitting a jump we built ourselves.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	My first job was volunteering and being an instructors apprentice. My first paying job in the snowsports industry was a tubing attendant pushing people down the hill.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	My most valuable lesson learned is to stick with it and keep trying. Whether it happened to be a lesson that didn’t go well or being unsuccessful at a certification or try out.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	My favorite memory is the multiple adventures at the end of the work day with friends whether it was a session, multiple laps or getting lost in the woods.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Sugarbush or somewhere with transition features
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Keep it fun! It will keep it enjoyable and good things will come out of it
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	When I am not on snow, I enjoy working and building stuff, Mountain biking occasionally, whitewater kayaking and rafting.
What would be your personal motto?	Work smart work harder
Name three words that describe you.	funny, easy going, nerd
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Mr Brian Donovan, he was a great roommate, super fun, and funny. The amount of work he can do and still have a lot of fun is inspiring and impressive.
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	I wanted to be a firefighter and drive the trucks.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Get to Snowboard in a few more states, try cross country skiing, and tele. Get confidence on a mountain bike and skateboard
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Snowboard in the Midwest, Buy another House, Snowboard in all the eastern division states.

Keri Reid

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Education and Programs Alpine Steering Committee Chair, AASI + Adaptive Steering Committee, Ex-OfficioPSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

About Me | Show Notes

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am bilingual, French/English
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Hiking, mountain biking, running (after my two children), good food in good company, and creating art.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Junior Ski Instructor, age 14 at Ski La Reserve in St-Donat Quebec.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Keep stepping out of your comfort zone, that’s where the growth happens.

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Karen Dalury

Telemark Examiner Nordic Steering Committee

Home Resort/School Killington VT

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Keith Rodney

Telemark + Alpine + Children’s Examiner Nordic Steering Committee + TM CoachTelemark National Team member

Home Resort/School Mount Snow VT

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Joey Carey

Alpine Examiner Snowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Sugarbush VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I went viral on tiktok with 1m views talking about Gnar.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I work at the resort full time. Outside of skiing, I’m involved in the regional outdoor recreation development for the Mad River Valley, active master planning for our bike park at the resort, and collaborating with supporting departments link rentals and mountain operations to improve our winter product experience.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I started skiing as a baby with my parents at Pats Peak. I started teaching there when I turned 15.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Humility and people skills are more important than hot feet.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Too many favorites to list –
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Snowbird
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	The wise man considers 90% of the journey half way.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking Sailing Hiking Camping Doggo time
What would be your personal motto?	One more run.
Name three words that describe you.	Really good time
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	A Ski School Director

Greg Fatigate

Snowboard + Children’s Examiner Snowboard Examiner CoachSnowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Smugglers’ Notch Resort VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I had a stage acting stint in college, and I’m very accurate throwing a snowball
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Ametuer karaoke performer, snow cat operator, hobby homesteader
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Independent business owner: Rabbit tracks trail works. Training manager, Smugglers Notch Resort
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Woodbury ski area, Woodbury Ct
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor, Mohawk Mtn Ct
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Meet people physically and mentally where they are at
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	AASI National team tryouts, 2016 & 2021
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Where ever I am
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Making this a career is possible, but also tricky. It’s worth it
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking, Skateboarding, gardening,
What would be your personal motto?	Send it
Name three words that describe you.	Ask. Someone. Else
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My Wife Shawna. She can teach anyone
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Baseball player
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Continue to learn
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Continue to learn

Joseph Hurley

Adaptive Clinic Leader Snowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Bromley VT

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I was a master tech working on automobiles for 28 years. I held masters in Chrysler, Ford, Chevy Old’s, VW as well as ASE
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	The first place that I skied was a little place called Prospect Mount just our side of my town.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	I volunteered at an adaptive program at Ascutney Mountain.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	One of the most valuable lessons that I have learned is to always be ready to learn from your experiences and adapt your teaching style to any lesson that you do.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Working with some of the veterans that have given so much of themselves. Seeing them accomplish the beginner terrain.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Any place that has snow and where every I am.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Never stop learning. Keep adding to the tool box of tricks and let your inner child come out when teaching.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I enjoy cycling, golf, camping
What would be your personal motto?	That there are no Limits to what I can accomplish
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Kathy Chandler for all that she has done for the Adaptive community.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I hope to finish up my level three alpine and continue on track to become an examiner.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	To be able to continue sharing some knowledge hope to bring new people into the sport.

Keri Reid

PSIA-AASI Eastern Director of Education and Programs Alpine Steering Committee Chair, AASI + Adaptive Steering Committee, Ex-OfficioPSIA-AASI Eastern Office

Home Resort/School Okemo VT

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Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am bilingual, French/English
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Hiking, mountain biking, running (after my two children), good food in good company, and creating art.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Junior Ski Instructor, age 14 at Ski La Reserve in St-Donat Quebec.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Keep stepping out of your comfort zone, that’s where the growth happens.

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Todd Ainsworth

Snowboard Examiner AASI Steering CommitteeSnowboard Teams Coach

Home Resort/School Vail, CO VT

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Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Perisher Blue, Australia

Greg Fatigate

Snowboard + Children’s Examiner Snowboard Examiner CoachSnowsports Management Committee

Home Resort/School Smugglers’ Notch Resort VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	I had a stage acting stint in college, and I’m very accurate throwing a snowball
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Ametuer karaoke performer, snow cat operator, hobby homesteader
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Independent business owner: Rabbit tracks trail works. Training manager, Smugglers Notch Resort
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Woodbury ski area, Woodbury Ct
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Instructor, Mohawk Mtn Ct
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	Meet people physically and mentally where they are at
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	AASI National team tryouts, 2016 & 2021
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Where ever I am
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Making this a career is possible, but also tricky. It’s worth it
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Mountain Biking, Skateboarding, gardening,
What would be your personal motto?	Send it
Name three words that describe you.	Ask. Someone. Else
Who is someone you admire, and why?	My Wife Shawna. She can teach anyone
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grow up?	Baseball player
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	Continue to learn
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Continue to learn

Sue Kramer

Alpine + Children’s Examiner Alpine Steering CommitteeAlpine Examiner Coach

Home Resort/School Bromley Outing Club VT

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Keith Rodney

Telemark + Alpine + Children’s Examiner Nordic Steering Committee + TM CoachTelemark National Team member

Home Resort/School Mount Snow VT

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What is an interesting fact about you?	Still hold the snowboard speed record at Hunter Mtn.
Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	Too many to count
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	Run a beverage business in NYC year round. Coach in a seasonal kids program Mtn. Riders at Stratton Mtn.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Hunter Mtn. in the 70’s
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Snowboard instructor at Hunter Mtn.
What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career?	You never know who is behind you until they are in front of you!
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	Gore Mtn. Level 2-3. IYKYK
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	White Water BC, Baldface or Jackson Hole
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Enjoy all the people this sport will allow you to meet as they will allow you to have a great life.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	Spending time with my kids in all water sports, hiking an mtn. biking.
Who is someone you admire, and why?	Craig Kelly for being the pro that inspired me to ride and then showing us all that the back country is all that matters. Terje Haackenson for being to cool to go the Olympics and snow skating as hard as any human being can. Not to mention Terje was Craig Kelly’s padwan learner.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I want to be able to take my 6 & 9 year old out in back country.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	To have my kids guide me in the back country.

Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about?	I am an accomplished SUP instructor and racer.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I teach fitness, yoga and pilates.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	Blandford MA
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	Full time instructor at Vail CO 1976.

What is an interesting fact about you?	I believe the best way to focus training is on becoming YOUR best self.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am firstly a telemark instructor, then a children’s instructor and lastly an alpine instructor. I would say that I am passionate about all of them. So really, I am an instructor who slides in many worlds. Off Season I build cabinets, furniture and do home restorations.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	My first experience on snow is with the Nashoba Valley ski/ride area back in 1978 i believe.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	My first job was with the Sugarbush resort on volunteer patrol in 1989.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	My best memory to date is of Interski 2023 Levi Finland.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Best place to ski is with friend and family anywhere they want to play.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Get out and train as often as you can. The more education you have the better skilled you will be at your job and the more fund you can have even when working.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I send a lot of time on my SUP both for fun and relaxation and for competition. When I am not on my board paddling I work on staying as fit as possible by Biking (both road, mountain), in-line skating, Running, to name a few.
What would be your personal motto?	Keep moving forward! Never give up, you never know if the next time you will be successful.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I am hoping to make my second term on the PSIA-AASI National Team.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Continue with the National Team as long as I’m able. Become the discipline coach at the local or national level for PSIA-AASI.

What is an interesting fact about you?	I believe the best way to focus training is on becoming YOUR best self.
What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer?	I am firstly a telemark instructor, then a children’s instructor and lastly an alpine instructor. I would say that I am passionate about all of them. So really, I am an instructor who slides in many worlds. Off Season I build cabinets, furniture and do home restorations.
Where is the first place you participated in snowsports?	My first experience on snow is with the Nashoba Valley ski/ride area back in 1978 i believe.
What was your first job in the snowsports industry?	My first job was with the Sugarbush resort on volunteer patrol in 1989.
What is your favorite memory from your snowsports career so far?	My best memory to date is of Interski 2023 Levi Finland.
Where is your favorite place to ski or ride?	Best place to ski is with friend and family anywhere they want to play.
If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be?	Get out and train as often as you can. The more education you have the better skilled you will be at your job and the more fund you can have even when working.
What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow?	I send a lot of time on my SUP both for fun and relaxation and for competition. When I am not on my board paddling I work on staying as fit as possible by Biking (both road, mountain), in-line skating, Running, to name a few.
What would be your personal motto?	Keep moving forward! Never give up, you never know if the next time you will be successful.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year?	I am hoping to make my second term on the PSIA-AASI National Team.
What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years?	Continue with the National Team as long as I’m able. Become the discipline coach at the local or national level for PSIA-AASI.