meet the Staff ! Montana Whitewater Bozeman Gardiner

Staff from the Past Museum


				RICK HARTMAN (SNIGGETY RICK) Shuttle Driver/ Guide Rick is a 911 dispatcher and marathon runner. Just to see him bounding around is enough to make you feel safe ! He started with MWW behind the wheel of the bus and after watching the guides go down the rapids over and over, he thought "I can do this!" - he was right. He is a beautiful soul and one buff babe! JULIE WYNBEEK (J-DUB) Yellowstone Guide & Managette since 2003 Rookie of the Year 2003! Julie's positive energy and willingness to be the rad-est chick in Gardiner make her very popular with everyone. A NOLS recruit from gnar in the backcountry, Julie shows that doing what you love makes you beautiful! CHRIS BERMAN Guide Another long time member of the MWW family, Chris comes out of the woodwork just when we need him. He's a real man, but sensitive, musical and poetic. Chris appreciates the good things in life like living in a tipi and dating hippie chicks! He's a vegetarian! JEN IVERSON Office Managette Sweet as honey and helpful and smart, Jen's experience with the special needs community made her a perfect fit for dealing with our customers! She's patient and funny and always willing to help with anything. Maybe its that small town North Dakota friendliness or the fact that she's surrounded by angels. You be the judge! She's the best! MARK SCHONS Shuttle Driver Mark is a Retired Military Man who keeps all our Gallatin shuttle vehicles in ship shape. His mellow and kind personality are a real asset to all the other crazy high speed personalities around here. Having a beer with Mark at the end of the day is one of the privileges of being alive! JOHN SMITH Guide Honor Student at U of W, class president many years in a row, valedictorian, author of 3 self help books and accomplished river guide. John Smith sometimes has the police looking for him but don't we all? He's funny and buff and a really good kid. MATT SCHULTZIE Guide Matt has enthusiasm and fresh jokes to test on all his clients. He loves guiding and cruising the women of Yellowstone Park. When he's not chowing a Helen's Burger or walking the strip, you can find him at the K Bar singing Karaoke! THAD HOSNER Guide Thad has been guiding on the Gallatin for 9 years so far. He's one of those guys that is always laughing because he's so funny. He used to be quite the extreme skier, but his last Big Air landed him on his head. He shows some signs of mild brain damage but thats what we like about him! He's a gourmet chef and quite the dancer. Ladies Beware! GRETCHEN MANN Office Manager She has a million things to do but still has time to help you make a reservation or get ready for a trip. She knows the answer to every possible question and keeps everyone in line. Her sense of humor, charm and good looks make Montana Whitewater run smoothly amidst the chaos. She also makes a mean cocktail and loves to camp out. If only she had enough time to climb more big rocks! MERLIN MOSS Gallatin Guide Whether hes surfing in Panama, mountain climbing in Peru or just sipping cocktails at the local bar, Merlin radiates a humble studliness. He's just one of those guys that other guys wanna be like. His night job is dealing Poker at lucky Lil's! He's living the dream! ALLISON COLLINS (BOOTSY) Guidess Allison comes from Maine where she grew up as a ski bunny at Sunday River Ski Resort. Her bunny ears in tact, she guides for Montana Whitewater in the summer and rips up the slopes in the winter! Her boundless positivity and star power contribute to the general hilarity at MWW. If she's not a poster girl for resort living already, Allison dates a local fly fishing guide. She's a radio star that video can't kill! HOLLY KIPP Yellowstone Guide Known as the"Queen of the Race", Holly makes it her sole motivation in life to hook up a 4 sets of oars raft and kick ass on the Yankee Jim Race of 2005. Ask her about it! She's a table dancer at the 2 Bit! PETE KREBS (KREBSIE) Gallatin Guide Fine wine and appetizers, anyone? Krebsie is a gourmet chef and probably the hugest (and Huggiest) guide that we know! He loves to mountain bike and rock out to live music. He went to college in Colorado where he learned that women love men who can recite poems off by heart. He's a junior Hemingway! MAX STEVENS Gallatin and Yellowstone Guide since 2004 Our Max is a physics genius hiding from Lockheed Martin and other weapons designers who are constantly begging him to work for them. He laughs at their mega salaries and is happiest making $25 a day as a safety kayaker. Junior Bill Zell Award 2004. MARIA LUNDGREN Gallatin and Yellowstone Guidess since 2004 Maria is from Northern Montana where they make women strong, beautiful and very magical! She's a hard worker, a favorite with the locals and tourists alike. In the winter, she can be found shredding the Ridge at Bridger or tearing up the backcountry at Beehive Basin. She's on the cover of the brochure! LISA WORTMAN Gallatin Guide Born and raised in Big Sky, Lisa started guiding on the Gallatin and has made her way from Costa Rica to New Zealand honing her guiding skills and spreading her sparkle. As a Yoga instructor, she knows how to give that feeling of inner peace while still getting you to kick your own ass. She's the kind of local girl that tourists fall for!
IAN LISTON (EASTER) Gallatin Guide Behind the cool shades is the raddest one-eyed Guide to ever hit the water! Ian has paddled through Mongolia with Margot and Bill which proves how crazy he is. We are Hoping that Ian sees the light and comes back to MWW to be where he belongs - surrounded by female trainees! EDDIE GARCIA (ED-MON) Gallatin Guide The only word that really describes this man is LEGEND. He started with MWW back in 1993 - and peeled Margot off of many rocks as she learned guiding. Eddie is the mastermind behind legendary pranks like drive by shootings (squirt guns) at other Raft Companies. His victims include high profile raft company owners Julia Page and Eric Becker - we hope they enjoy the fun!! GREGG ELLESTAD (EL-STUD) Gallatin Guide since 1998 Ladies beware. Gregg is a charmer and archetypal Rocky Mountain Stud. Gregg gives a wild ride to the yahoos and deftly steers granny and the kids through big water. He's a Big Canyon Man who can tell stories that go farther back than you'd believe. Former Big Sky Dirt Bag King. Go ahead! Guess his age! WALT McBRIER (WALT-O-MEAL) Guide Waltie was an engineering student at MSU but spends most of his time playing hockey, football and twister! He now lives in Southern California and we hope he comes back soon! He's hilarious, light hearted and a real wild card. People love it when he falls out of the boat! He's fun! ABI FRIEZE (AB-STAR) Shuttle You cant see what her hat says, but its something about Kissing Lessons! Abi was a shoe-in last year for best Fashion Award - nobody else wears a jeweled tiger muscle shirt like Abi. She likes to drive the big bus and snowboard deep powder at Bridger Bowl. She's a Honey! ELAINE DOLL Kayak Instructor Elaine is a great boater who works for NOLS, educating kids on expeditioning and life lessons. When not on the water or ripping up the ski slopes, Elaine is either creating Art (yes, capital A), dancing around in her sari or wondering what life is all about. She has a ton of guys after her! ROBIN JONES Guide Ski Patroller, EMT, super experienced guide and Glitter Goddess, we were lucky to have Robin at MWW for one summer... Her charm and girl-power-go-for-it attitude is just the beginning. Smart and Funny and Adventurous! PETER SCHERFIG Guide We are proud to have such a humble Legend amongst us! Peter was one of the first guides Ever on the Gallatin - many many moons ago! After a 13 year hiatus, Peter has returned to the river. A surfer, VW van hippie, and father of teenagers, Peter keeps us all in line with his old school mellow energy. He's the principal of his own groovy school! PHIL SGAMMA Guide / Manager - Yellowstone Knowing that a guy with these biceps and this personality would never be satisfied as a Math teacher in Buffalo, NY - Phil became a river guide on the Gallatin many years ago as the employee of a competitor. Switching over to the MWW side, Phil has found a home for his theatrics and individuality. He hosts a radio show, plays drums in a hard rock band, gardens and does yoga regularly. If you would like to get to know him, he has a girlfriend, so don't bother. He loves you!! TREVOR SHEEHAN (young bull) Guide Trev came to us having guided on the Kern and other Gnarl Cali Rivers. Despite his relative youth, Young Bull found it fun to have older studs around to show him the way. A committed Feminist, Trevor worships the Goddess in her many guises. This is his key to success in life and love. Spending this winter safety boating in Costa Rica, we only hope that we might come back to us for another summer.... SCOTT SCHAEFER (Duder) Yellowstone Guide and Photographer It started out as Badooder, and now its just Dooder. Scott is an Outdoor Rec Student at the University of South Dakota. He is also our resident chick magnet -- women love his chivalrous style and his huge muscles. He's a Sweetie! KIM WELLS Office Manager Kim lives in the Yellowstone Region because she loves Bears. Its really all about bears for her. She tries to be nice to people but she prefers bears. She also loves Margaritas and stupid questions! KELLY CASHELL Office Manager She's a math teacher that could make you love math! Kelly is bubbly and enthusiastic and has only recently discovered the joys of whitewater rafting. Don't mess with her -- Dad is the local sheriff. And he's watching you. LOUIE KROLL Gallatin Guide Louie spent too many years at NOLS, teaching mountaineering, rafting, skiing and appropriate expedition behavior. After a stint in Cali working in the carpentry trade, Louie is returning home to do what he does best. Welcome Back, Louie! AUNGE THOMAS Gallatin Guide Aunge has an engineering degree from MSU and is one of the last of her classmates to cave in to some sort of nine to five existence. She is a ski instructor/ bum and living proof that having fun makes you look good. Her interests include Sumo Wrestling and Boxing. We're so lucky to know her! HEATHER MUNN Yellowstone Guide My little pony, Dirtbag Pony. I take her wherever I go! Whether she is shredding through the winter or floating through the summer, Heather is the real deal. She's a lifer! People love her enthusiasm! MIKE SCHULTZ (SCHULTZIE) Gallatin and Yellowstone G2 hultzie has been guiding on the Yellowstone River since the bn eginning of time! He has a dry sense of humor, a lot like that guy who lives down by the river in his van. Hold it, that's Him! He plays a mean guitar and he has a really cute dog! He's not a vegetarian!