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Why assist with BCEP?

We are volunteers�We are passionate about sharing with others.�Who hope to create a wider community

of more volunteers, leaders, members,

and donors.

Create a space of Belonging.

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2024 BCEP Committee Members

Joe Preston, BCEP Committee Chair

BCEP Coordinator:

Joe Preston and Jacqui Ogle

bcep@mazamas.org

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BCEP Student Coordinator:

Aaron Kaufmann

bcep_student_coord@mazamas.org

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BCEP Volunteer Coord:

Christin Ritscher, Rachel Faulkner bcep_volunteer_coord@mazamas.org

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BCEP Committee Members

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Why assist with BCEP?

THE WHY

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  • YOU can be the Instructor! :)
  • Switch sides: Experience the joy of teaching
  • Educate the next ICS generation
  • Be a support to the leader, add your point of view as an ICS grad
  • Experience new, different styles of leadership, mentorship, and built your own style
  • Requirement for the LD program
  • Get even deeper involved and pay back to the Mazama community

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LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT

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  • Your decision - More is always better :)
  • Talk to the team leader: Support or Co-Lead
  • LD: Make sure to cover the criteria
  • Most important: 2 MMC sessions, Snow, Rock
  • Team-specific Schedules: Classes run for ~8 weeks between EO Feb and May

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Set Expectations & Share

What do you want �out of it?

What are you able to commit to?

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How to get involved?

Find a Team

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  • Survey! (2nd week of November)
  • Connect with your BCEP leader, ICS Leader
  • Connect with bcep_volunteer_coord@mazamas.org
  • Affinity Teams
  • Try something new - Each of our 18 teams has its own drive :)

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1 ICS Grad per Team

Team 01 Guy Wettstein & Andy Nutbrock

Team 02 Pushkar Dixit & Amit Abraham

Team 03 Gary Bishop

Team 04 Duncan Hart & Lisa Ripps (Weekday)

Team 05 Toby Contreras & Christine Troy

Team 06 Tim Scott & Petra LeBaron-Botts

Team 07 Shane Harlson & Stephanie Nelson

Team 08 Andrew Bodien (Peak Recovery)

Team 09 Trey Schutrumpf & Ann Marie Caplan

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Team 10 Walter Keutel

Team 11 Kevin Ritscher & Walker McAninch-Runzi

Team 12 Richard Caldwell

Team 13 Josh Lockerby

Team 14 Kirk Newgard & Debbie Dwelle (LGBTQ+)

Team 15 Joe Preston & Justin Calquhoun

Team 16 Sergey Kiselev & Lynne Pedersen

Team 17 Bill McLoughlin & Anibal Rocheta (Latino)

Team 18 Melinda Hugo & Heather Johnston

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What Questions do you have?

THANK YOU!