Our Staff
Scott Martineau
Executive Director
ABOUT SCOTT
Scott grew up in western Maine, where he was a competitive skier. After graduating from college in New Hampshire, he continued to race in adult leagues. When his son began ski racing, Scott became a coach at the McIntyre Ski Area. He has been a coach for the past 20 years, first at McIntyre, where he coached all levels before he became the program director. He then moved to Pats Peak, where he served as the head coach for the U16-21 athletes for 7 years. In 2019, Scott relocated to Gilford and coached the U12 racers at Gunstock Mountain. Most recently, Scott was the assistant coach for the University of New Hampshire alpine team. Scott is a Level 200 USSA coach with experience at USSA and FIS/FISU level competitions. He is a retired sales and business development executive in the aerospace industry. In his free time, Scott enjoys hiking, cycling, and playing tennis. He loves the Abenaki community and helping the organization fulfill its mission.
ABOUT VANESSA
Vanessa became immersed in the Abenaki community in 2020 when her then three-year-old son discovered his love for the rope tow. What began as time spent at the hill quickly grew into a deep connection with the Club and the community. She and her husband, Taylor, have since volunteered and served the club in different capacities, and Vanessa now proudly serves as the Club Administrator.
Vanessa Peterson
Club Administrator
Our Learn to Ski Coaches
Ed Ingalls
Learn to Ski Head Coach
ABOUT ED
Ed has been a ski instructor at Pat’s Peak for 6 years where he has worked with their afternoon kids’ school programs and the general public. He has been an avid skier his whole life and has been with Abenaki since 2019. When not on the slopes, Ed works for an investment company and also enjoys snowmobiling, hiking, and mountain biking. Ed also serves on the Abenaki Outing Club's Board of Directors.
Bertie Holland
Learn to Head Coach
Mike Kolodner
Learn to Instructor
Kiernan Kolodner
Learn to Instructor
Our U8 Alpine Coaches
Brigham Burlingame
Head U8 Coach
Virginia Hudson
U8 Coach
ABOUT VIRGINIA
Virginia, a native of Wolfeboro and ski team alum, has been “riding the rope” at Abenaki since the age of three. She is excited to continue her coaching career this season with the U8s. When not hitting the slopes, she attends Berwick Academy in South Berwick, Maine where she is a sophomore. Some of her other hobbies include dancing, volleyball, lacrosse and scooping ice cream in the summer at the Bubble.
Emma Lyons
U8 Coach
Lars Pelletier
U8 Coach
Kiernan Kolodner
U8 Coach
Henry Hudson
U8 Coach
Kain Benedict
U8 Coach
Our U10 Alpine Coaches
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Gordon Ling
Head U10 Coach
ABOUT GORDON
Gordon is a volunteer coach for the Abenaki ski team. After college from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota Gordon moved to Vail, Colorado for eighteen years as an owner operator of a successful restaurant in Vail and chasing Colorado powder whenever he had time. Starting a family prompted a move to Wolfeboro, New Hampshire where he now lives with his wife and their three children, two dogs and several chickens. The family enjoys summers on the lake and skiing together in the winter. Gordon also serves on the Abenaki Outing Club's Board of Directors.
Seth Kassells
Head U10 Coach
ABOUT SETH
Seth grew up in western MA, racing competitively until he went west for college and spent a decade chasing powder. Seth has been with Abenaki since 2015, when he started out helping U8’s up the rope tow. A resident of Tuftonboro, NH, Seth values the importance of Abenaki for our local community. When not on the hill Seth focuses his energy on leadership development of youth and young adults as the Executive Director of YMCA Camp Belknap. Seth also serves as the Board Chair for the Abenaki Outing Club.
David Neale
U10 Coach
ABOUT DAVID
David grew up skiing on the small hills of Connecticut and then to UNH to study forestry. His career path took him west for 40 years working as a research scientist for the US Forest Servicein Berkeley California and then a professor at UC Davis. Following retirement in 2020, New England called him home and the small village of Wolfeboro was the perfect place for that chapter of life, skiing, climbing, cycling, kayaking, everything here! Learning alpine ski race coaching from the experienced coaches and keeping up with the U12s is a very rewarding life.
Taylor Peterson
U10 Coach
Mason Guerster
U10 Coach
Bey Guerster
U10 Coach
Our U12 Alpine Coaches
Jim Degnan
Head U12 Coach
ABOUT JIM
Jim’s early skiing and racing years in NH inspired ski adventures spanning four continents. While at UNH, he began coaching on breaks and working night race crews. Jim earned his level 200 alpine coach’s certification, coached for over 10 seasons, and continued to chase master’s and corporate races for 20+ years. Jim sees Abenaki as the ideal place to impart a lifelong passion in young skiers while serving to broaden grass roots athlete development in the region. On weekdays, Jim is a hydrologist who specializes in groundwater-quality research.
Cindy Brown
U12 Coach
Scott Martineau
U12 Coach
Kate Copplestone
U12 Coach
Our Freestyle Coaches
Rob Dresser
Head Freestyle Coach
ABOUT ROB
n addition to his role at Abenaki, Rob Dresser is the head Moguls Freestyle “A” skiing coach at WVA. Rob is an alumnus of WVA and BBTS. Rob began his coaching career at Whaleback in 2009. He came back to Waterville Valley in 2011. Before becoming the head Moguls coach in 2020, he also gained coaching experience at Proctor, Abenaki & Holderness. Rob is a level 200 air & Moguls coach. In the summers Rob is a competitive sailor and has also spent time coaching the Princeton sailing club.
Andrew Edmunds
Freestyle Coach
Kevin Menici
Freestyle Coach
Ben Paradis
Freestyle Coach
Dillon Boyer
Freestyle Coach
Ben Vuocolo
Freestyle Coach
Tyler Devine
Freestyle Coach
Tyler Mills
Freestyle Coach
Jame Skeffington-Ward
Freestyle Coach
Our Nordic Coaches
Jim Hayford
Head Nordic Coach
ABOUT JIM
Jim is an Ossipee/Tuftonboro native. He competed on the Kingswood Nordic Team and continues to race in his free time.Jim ran cross country in high school and Unity College and has a passion for individual effort sports and their community.In addition to nordic, Jim enjoys roller skiing, alpine skiing, cycling and sharing outdoor adventures with family and friends. Outside these adventures, Jim is a police officer in Madison, NH.
Walton Green
Nordic Coach
ABOUT WALTON
Walton learned to ski in northwestern Connecticut on a town-operated rope tow like Abenaki and switched to telemark gear in high school and tobackcountry skiing in college. Now that he has three daughters on the Abenaki team, however, he realizes that he will need to update his 80s vintage touring skis and leather boots if he wants to keep up. He divides his time between Wakefield, NH and Boston, MA where he does research on ancient plants and plant ecosystems. When he is not on the snow, he is happy to make do with ice, grass, dirt, or water, as long as he can be outdoors.