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Steven Fuller control consultation with domestic and international clients, Greear has
Vice President gained trust and respect in his knowledge and delivery of risk and safety
Bristol Mountain & Roseland information and processes that have resulted in reduced exposures
Adventure Attractions, NY and associated costs related to both guest and employee activity. He
Steven Fuller is the vice president of provides risk and loss control services for all aspects of resort, venue,
Bristol Mountain and Roseland Adventure recreation, entertainment (including TV, film and music), special event,
Attractions. He was instrumental in the and hospitality operations.
expansion of Bristol Mountain’s summer
attractions, which have grown to feature Chris Gunnarson
four unique experiences. Fuller led the development of Bristol Mountain President & Owner
Aerial Adventures in 2013 and its expansion with the addition of a Snow Park Technologies, NV
zipline canopy tour in 2016. Under his leadership Roseland Adventure Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson has long been
Attractions added a cable wake park to the summer lineup in 2015. a pioneer on the terrain park development
Roseland Wake Park features the largest cable in North America, and side of the ski resort business. He is
the only five-tower system in the northeast. Before moving back East the owner and president of Snow Park
with his family, Fuller worked out West for Deer Valley. He likes to Technologies, which is dedicated to the
spend his free time hiking and exploring the mountain with his family, design, construction, and progression of
looking for new opportunities for adventure. terrain park development. With Gunnarson at the helm, SPT is the
world’s leading consulting team for snow-design projects. He has
Mark Gasta, EdD been a lead designer and builder of all courses for ESPN’s Winter
Associate Professor, X-Games and Alli’s Winter Dew Tour, and has designed some of
Masters of Tourism Management the industry’s best terrain parks, including Aspen Skiing Company,
Colorado State University, CO Northstar-at-Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Snow Summit, Bear Mountain,
Mark Gasta is an associate professor in the Sun Valley, Waterville Valley, Cranmore, and Seven Springs.
Masters of Tourism Management program Gunnarson previously served as vice president of action sports for
at Colorado State University, teaching Booth Creek Resorts.
courses in adventure tourism, ski area
management, and sustainable tourism. He
is principal of Hospitality Practice at FMG Leading, a team that helps
clients achieve breakthrough performance. Previously, as executive
vice president and chief people officer for Vail Resorts’ Management
Company, Gasta was responsible for planning and executing strategies
designed to enhance the organizational performance and health of Vail’s
30,000 employees. He has held various HR management positions
with Comcast Communications, AT&T Broadband, Lexis-Nexis, and
Target Corporation, and served in the US Army as a commissioned
officer and aviator. Gasta received his Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.)
in Organizational Change from Pepperdine University. He and his family
live in Boulder, CO, where they enjoy an active outdoor lifestyle.

Michael Greear

Director, Risk Control Services,
AON Risk Solutions, Inc.
Michael Greear has been directly involved in
resort, entertainment, event, and hospitality
risk management for the past 23 years.
Currently, he holds the position as director
of risk control services with the Global
Entertainment Practices Group of Aon
Risk Solutions, Inc. His proven expertise
includes claims and litigation management; accident investigation;
guest liability management; workplace safety; construction safety; auto
and property loss prevention; venue and facility risk, safety and security

assessments; and loss control program development. Through loss

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