John Fitzgerald Passes the Phone

We said farewell this week to our beloved Evacuation Supervisor John Fitzgerald. John has worked for NOLS since 2002 following his Winter Outdoor Educator course in 1999 and won this year’s Staff Award for his excellent service in a combination in-town/field staff position. As the original employee of the Rocky Mountain Evacuation Department (est. 2004), John re-wrote the Evacuation Protocol now used by multiple NOLS branches and has coordinated between 200-300 evacuations (he lost count). He is transferring to the Teton Valley Branch to work as a Winter Program Coordinator until April 2007, after which his only plans include some time as a field instructor. Earlier this week, John (right) passed the evac. phone to his successor Chris Brauneis, who is excited about his new Evacuation Supervisor position.