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|Courtney has been a NET volunteer since 2018 and has a keen interest in teaching, first aid, the outdoors, and disaster response and resilience. She is a licensed EMT, Wilderness First Responder, and HSI Instructor Trainer. In addition to NET, she also volunteers with PNW Search and Rescue, the American Red Cross, the Medical Reserve Corps, and Cascadia Moulage.

|I'm a high school teacher who decided to get trained to train others because I've had so many people come in and train my students, so I figured it was time to give back :)

|David brings 2+ decades of outdoor experience along with the latest research on providing quality first aid in delayed care settings. His students leave class with applicable skills they can start applying immediately.

|I was an Advanced EMT (AEMT) for 12 years, and also spent 2 years as a Certified Pharmacy Technician in an in-patient hospital pharmacy. I have taught a variety of subjects for several decades, including for NET and PBEM since 2023.  

|I am a hiker, trail runner, and huge fan of trees. I love teaching wilderness first aid and empowering others to feel confident to handle the unexpected.

|In 2013, I experienced sudden cardiac arrest while biking along the Mississippi.  Three others on the trail, all having taken CPR training, began CPR on me within a minute and continued for 20 minutes until EMS arrived, saving my life.   That taught me the value of being trained and the importance of training others.

|Amateur radio operator active in ARES and NET since 2012.  NET Radio Training Liaison since beginning of the program, roughly 2014, now emeritus.  Volunteer examiner for administration of FCC licenses.   Founder of the NET Net and NET Simplex Net exercises.