Instructors
| Last Name | First Name | Available for Hire | CPR/ AED | First Aid (Adult) | First Aid (Peds) | WFA | STB | Portable Burn Pan | De-escalation | Trainer Since | Languages in addition to English | Bio | Basic NET Units | Special Audience Experience | ||
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| Olsen | Aaron | No |  |
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| Butler | Alexander | No | X | 2023 | - | Avid backpacker and hiker trained as a Wilderness First Responder with Portland NET. | Instructing high school youth | |||||||||
| Moses | Allen | Yes | X | X | X | X | 2024 | - |
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| Hulley | Bill | No | X | X | 2019 | - | Instructing high school youth | |||||||||
| Loop | Cierra | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | 2023 | - | I have lived in Portland since 2018 and have worked in healthcare, social services, emergency management and occupational health and safety during my time here. I do event medicine as an EMT and love talking to folks about safety and disaster preparedness. | ||||||
| Yan | Courtney | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | 2018 | - | 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. |
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Instructing high school youth
Instructing with interpretation |
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| Gill | Darshanpreet | Yes | X | 2023 | Punjabi | 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 :) |
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| Hansen | David | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | 2024 | - | 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. | Instructing high school youth | |||||
| Bede | Deborah | Yes | X | X | X | X | 1992 | - | 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. |
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| Myers | Ed | Yes | X | X | X | X | 2019 | - | I am an MD (mostly retired) and a Wilderness First Responder. Prior to med school I worked as an EMT/paramedic, serving in both urban and rural settings. I have also completed training in Advanced Disaster Life Support and Advanced Burn Life Support. |
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| Wolfe | Erika | Yes | X | X | X | X | 2008 | - | I am a former EMT-B and disaster responder. I have taught First Aid/CPR/AED, First Responder Training, Wind Turbine Rescue Training, NET Medical, and Wilderness First Responder. I love teaching adult learners! |
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| Brooks | Hadley | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | 2022 | - | 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. | ||||||
| Bissonette | Jeff | Yes | X | X | 2021 | - | I've been a NET volunteer since 2015 and amateur radio operator since 2018 (FCC call sign: KI7TVE). I also teach radio communications - both FRS/GMRS and amateur radio. I'm an instructor at University of Portland in the business school. Fun fact about me: I've been to all 50 states. |
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Instructing with interpretation |
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| Susic | Jelena | No | 2023 | Serbian | ||||||||||||
| Legler | John | Yes | X | X | 2017 | - | 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. |
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| Lindsey | Lohr | Yes | X | X | X | - | 2014-degree is in language education | Instructing high school youth | ||||||||
| Ginsberg | Mark | Yes | X | X | X | 2014 | - | I have been a NET for over 15 years. I enjoy bringing these skills to anyone who is interested. |
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| Meininger | Mark | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | 2022 | - | I feel that first aid and CPR training not only give people the ability to help others, but that ability and the willingness to use it can provide a sense of community with others. So, in addition to teaching the regular course skills I seek to instill the confidence to apply them. These are the roots of my passion for teaching these courses. | Instructing high school youth | |||||
| Schorr | Mark | Yes | X | 2000 | - | While working for Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, where I rose to be director of training, I was certified in two de-escalation programs. I then began doing trainings for Multnomah County, including the library, health department, animal control and multiple other departments. I have also done trainings for Oregon DMV, Oregon Bar Association, several religious institutions and for the past seven years, the Portland NET program. De-escalation is a vital skill, whether helping people at a disaster site, or with family, neighbors, or people you may encounter in the street. I have been a licensed therapist for thirty years. | ||||||||||
| Schilmoeller | Michael | Yes | 2012 | - | 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. |
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| Wiedenhoft | Larry | Yes | X | X | X | X | X | 2004 | - | As a practicing Registered Nurse and EMT, I have had the privilege of deploying around the world for disaster response and education. I am passionate about training others in skills for use in crisis and disaster situations. |
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Instructing high school youth
Instructing with interpretation |