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ANGEL FIRE RESORT, NM,
Face Shots has announced new
additions to its senior
leadership. Industry
veterans MARK SEITER and
People Mark Seiter Greg Ralph GREG RALPH have been

DOUG LOVELL, Vice President and Chief named Chief Finance Officer and Director of Marketing,
Operating Officer of VAIL MOUNTAIN, CO, respectively, for the New Mexico resort. Seiter has over
retired May 1, 2019, after 25 years with Vail 26 years of finance experience, including stints as CFO at
Resorts. Lovell began his career with Vail Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Purgatory Resort. Ralph
Resorts in 1994 and held various positions brings over 40 years of ski industry experience with him
in mountain operations at Beaver Creek and Keystone. He to Angel Fire, most recently as Vice President of Sales and
took the helm at Keystone Resort in 2009 as Vice President Marketing at Purgatory Resort.
and Chief Operating Officer before moving to Beaver Creek
to accept the same role in 2010. Lovell transitioned to senior SNOW OPERATING announced that CHARLES
leadership at Vail Mountain in 2017. He has had a significant BLIER has been appointed Vice President
impact at each of the resorts where he has worked, innovat- and General Manager of MOUNTAIN CREEK
ing and elevating the standards of mountain operations. RESORT, NJ. He returns to the ski area
with 30 total years of industry experience,
previously having served as the resort’s General Manager
from 1999 to 2006. Blier began his ski industry career in
1988 as the Director of Mountain Operations at Tremblant
in Canada; he later served in leadership positions at Mont
Ste Marie, Camelback Resort and Prinoth North America.
Beth Howard Nadia Guerriero Deirdra Walsh
BETH HOWARD, formerly the Vice President and General RYAN RAMALEY has been appointed to the new role of
Manager of Beaver Creek Resort, will assume the role of General Manager of TAYLORS FALLS RECREATION, which
COO at VAIL MOUNTAIN. Howard joined Vail Resorts in includes boating and camping operations. He will remain
1985, and has worked at several of the company’s resorts in the Operations Manager at WILD MOUNTAIN, MN, in the
leadership capacities, most recently as Vice President and winter. Ramaley has been with Wild Mountain/Taylors Falls
General Manager of Beaver Creek Resort. NADIA GUERRIERO Recreation full-time since 1994.
will succeed Howard as Vice President and General Manager
of BEAVER CREEK RESORT, CO. Guerriero most recently Industry professional KEVIN LAVERTY is now
served as Vice President and General Manager at Northstar a consultant with EFFECTIVE EDGE, a top
California Resort. Moving into the Vice President and terrain park strategy, mapping, training and
General Manager role at NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA RESORT, CA, risk management company. Most recently,
is DEIRDRA WALSH, formerly the senior director of dining Laverty worked at Vail Resorts as the Best
operations at Park City Mountain Resort. Practice Lead for all of the company’s terrain parks, and had
overseen operations at Keystone Resort’s A51 Terrain Park for
CHIP SEAMANS, President and General seven years.

Manager of WINDHAM MOUNTAIN RESORT,
NY, has been named the Secretary of the MEGAN COLLINS, Communications and
NSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Seamans has Events Specialist at SNOWBASIN RESORT, UT,
served on the Board since 2016. received the resort’s annual Leadership/
Employee of the Year Award for the
JAY VAN ZEELAND is the new Ski Manager at PINE MOUNTAIN 2018/19 season. The award recognizes
RESORT, MI. Previously, Van Zeeland was the ski patrol director the resort employee who best demonstrates a collabora-
at the resort, receiving the 2017 National Out standing Small tive, innovative and entrepreneurial spirit to enhance the
Alpine Patrol Award and the 2018 National Outstanding resort and guest experience.
Patrol Representative Award in the Central Division.

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