Our Coaching Staff
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Jefferson Wilkins
U14 ASSISTANT COACH
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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
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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