A3 Team
Jayne Thompson Nolan
Executive Director
Jayne Thompson Nolan grew up in Pinedale, Wyoming near the base of the Wind River Mountains with both parents actively involved in the ski industry. As a teenager, Jayne pursued her passion for skiing and environmental science, presenting a research paper at the 2006 ISSW in Telluride. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Agricultural Science and minors in Environmental Inquiry and Leadership Development, Jayne moved back to the West to spend a season skiing at Alta. She then migrated to Denver, where she worked for the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, eventually becoming the Director of External Relations, until 2021. Today, Jayne and her ski photographer husband Max spend as much time as possible on ski slopes and singletrack.
Jen Reddy
Education Manager - PRO
Jen Reddy is an illustrator, avalanche educator, and member of Teton County Search and Rescue. In the late 1990s, Jen traded her 210’s and downhill suit for a pair of fat skis and a down jacket and never looked back. Her (mis)adventures on snow, rock, and dirt have shaped her teaching and art, which is filled with wit, humor, and grit. Jen is a board member of the Bridger Teton Avalanche Center Foundation, and is a founding member of the Teton Interagency Peer Support, which is a mental health initiative for first responders.
Jayson Simons-Jones
Education Manager - Rec
Jayson Simons-Jones started his career as a winter program instructor at the Colorado Outward Bound School. Since then, he’s earned his IFMGA/UIAGM Mountain Guide License and has instructed all levels of recreational and professional avalanche courses for multiple providers, including AIARE, Colorado Mountain College, the American Avalanche Institute, and Silverton Avalanche School, where he also served as the Professional Avalanche Programs Director. Jayson holds a Colorado Blaster’s License for avalanche control work, was a member of the Crested Butte Professional Ski Patrol, was a founding member and forecaster for the Crested Butte Avalanche Center, and has worked extensively as a snowcat, helicopter, and non-mechanized guide. More recently, Jayson completed a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership & Development at CU Boulder.
Oh yeah, and of equal importance…. Jayson has been chasing powder turns for as many days a season as possible since his mom first took him skiing on the icy slopes of New England at the age of 3.
Emily Struss
Membership services & Development Coordinator
Emily joins us with a background in marketing, event management, and strategic development. She has over a decade of experience in the nonprofit sector serving as the Director at Friends of the Flathead Avalanche Center and various roles at the National Forest Foundation. Originally from Michigan, Emily has called Montana home since the early 2000's and currently lives in Columbia Falls, MT, with her hubs and two kiddos. If you can’t find her skiing, you’ll find her baking gluten-free treats or packing on the gravel miles prepping for her next bike race (her latest backcountry love).
Jess Cohen
Social media coordinator
Originally from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Jess Cohen grew up on skis and developed a passion for the sport early on. After transitioning from a background in mogul skiing to big mountain freeride while on the CU Freeski Team, she quickly made a name for herself, now ranked among the top 20 freeride skiers in the Americas. A recent graduate from CU Boulder with a degree in Integrative Physiology, Jess is dedicating this year to pushing her limits in the sport before returning to school to pursue a career in physical therapy. In addition to competing, Jess is passionate about social media and content creation, collaborating with top photographers and brands to encourage others to get outside, ski, and enjoy the mountains.
Lynne Wolfe
Editor, The Avalanche Review
Lynne Wolfe has been working on The Avalanche Review since 2002, first as assistant editor and co-editor, then in 2006 she became chief editor. She recently retired from a summer career as an Exum mountain guide, and continues to teach avalanche classes at the professional and recreational levels in the Tetons. She lives in Driggs with husband Dan Powers and rescue pup Lucky Dog, where she volunteers for mountain bike trails and grows a big veggie garden that produces mostly snow peas and raspberries.
McKenzie Long
Designer & Compositor, The Avalanche Review
McKenzie Long is a graphic designer, writer, climber, and skier who lives in the Sierra Nevada. She is the author of the book This Contested Land: the storied past and uncertain future of America's national monuments as well as the co-author of two climbing guidebooks. She has been designing The Avalanche Review since 2014, and it is always her favorite project. Other accomplishments include winning cross-country Mountain Bike Nationals, climbing El Capitan, and serving on the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center's board of directors. McKenzie loves cream in her coffee, bright color palettes, and smooth sandstone cracks.
Ian Johnston, CPA CVA
Accounting
Ian Johnston is a Jackson-based CPA and mountain adventurer. He considers himself lucky to have grown up in the shadow of the Tetons, and claims (without verification) to be the only CPA who gets to ski 100 days a year. While not keeping the books for A3, he enjoys long tours in Grand Teton National Park, powder runs on Teton Pass, and assisting injured people in the backcountry as a volunteer with Teton County Search and Rescue.