Our Coaching Staff

  • Dave Fonash

    HEAD COACH

    State College local, PSU Alum, BA and MS degrees.

    TMART Alum 1987-1993

    State Champion 1991, PARA Speed Event

    Participated in Junior Olympics (now Eastern Junior Championships) 1991 and 1993

    Coached for TMART 1994-2001 and 2013-Present | Head Coach 1996-1997.

    Coached for and assisted with the Okemo Mountain School academy program (OMS), the Okemo Mountain Comp Program and the Okemo Mountain Race Crew (Vermont Cup and FIS race prep/race day) 2020-2021

    Has coached for PARA at Eastern High School Championships, U16 Eastern Junior Championships, and PARA Speed Project

    USSS Level 100 Alpine Coaching Certification

  • Kat Massaro

    Director of the Development Program | Assistant TMART Coach

    State College local

    Penn State Alumni

    Tmart Alumni 1999 - 2007

    PARA State Team 2004 - 2007

    Coached for TMART 2007 - 2010 & 2019

    Penn State Ski Team Alumni & USCSA national competitor 2007 - 2011

    Penn State Ski Team Alumni President 2018 - Current

    Vail Ski Instructor 2011

  • Brennan Glantz

    U18 - U21 LEAD COACH

    • USSS Level 200 Alpine Coaching Certification

    • USSS Alpine Referee Certification

    • PSU Alum, BS & MS Engineering 1997

    • TMART Alum 1984 – 1990

    • Has two athletes currently on TMART

    • Extensive Pre & Post Season experience in British Columbia, Oregon, Colorado, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

    • Owns and operates local construction & engineering business.

  • Byron Parizek

    U18 -U21 ASSISTANT COACH

    State College local, PSU undergraduate and graduate degrees

    TMART Alum 1988-1991

    Participated in State Championship 1991

    Coached for PSU 1992

    Coached for TMART and Tussey Mountain’s Saturday Program 1992-1995; 1997-2005; 2008-Present | Saturday Program Director 1997-1999; Development Program Director 2018-2019

    Has coached for PARA at U18-21 Eastern Championship

    USSS Level 100 Coaching certification

    USSS CO/JA/RF Certification

  • Josh Lincoln

    U16 Lead COACH

    PSU Alum 1998

    USSA Seven Spring Alum 1987-1991 | 3 time Junior Olympic Participant

    2 Time PARA Governor’s Cup Winner

    Carrabassett Valley Academy 1991-1993 | FIS race experience

    Seven Spring Coach 1994-1995

    TMART Coach 1996-2003, 2012-present

    3 Time PARA State Champion

    Current Partner in Tussey Mountain ownership group

  • Alec Fonash

    U16 COACH

    State College local, and attending PSU currently

    TMART Alum 2017 - 2020, 2023- 2024

    Attended OKEMO Mountain School, 2020 - 2022

    2nd Place VARA U14 State SL 2020

    2023 PARA GS Champion (2nd SL)

    2023 U16 Nationals - Sugarloaf Me.

  • Jonas Rubenson

    U12 Lead COACH

    From Sweden, youth alpine ski raced @ Vasjobacken Mt. and moved to BC, Canda continued youth racing at Whistler Mt.

    Youth telemark racing competed in a FIS telemark world cup circuit

    Coached TMART, 2021-Present

    USSA Level 100 Coaching Certification

    Has 2 TMART athletes in the program U10/U14.

  • Theresa Ritzman

    U14 LEAD COACH

    PSU Alum Business Degree 2016

    TMART Alum 2006 - 2012

    TMART coach from 2013 – 2016 and 2018 - present

    USSS Level 100 Alpine Coaching Certification

    Owner of local clothing store, Connections

  • Jefferson Wilkins

    U14 ASSISTANT COACH

  • ZacK Bellin

    Assistant Coach

    -Head Coach of the PSU Alpine Ski Team

    -USSA/TARA Thunder Ridge Race Team Alum

    -NYSPHSAA Section 1 All Section Team 2013-2015

    -Attended Syracuse University and Competed on the Club Team

    -Coached at Labrador Mountain Ski Club and Thunder Ridge Race Team

    -Second year on TMART staff

    -USSS Level 100 Alpine Coaching Certification

    -USSS RF/CR/CO/JA Certification

    -Was Referee at USCSA National Championships - Mt. Bachelor, OR

    -Killington FIS Ski World Cup Beast Crew

    -Active Duty sailor in the US Navy

  • Zoe Parizek

    U12 Assistant COACH

    State College local and attending PSU currently

     TMART Alum 2016-2025

     PARA State Team 2023

     Jeff Douthitt Coaches Award 2024

    Penn State Ski Team racer 2024-present

     USCSA Collegiate Nationals 2024, 2025

     Martial Arts Instructor 2017-2022

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