volunteers
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Bill Murphy - Senior Guide
Bill has been guiding blind and visually impaired skiers since 1982. At first with the Colorado Ski School for the Blind and now with Foresight Ski Guides. He has been in leadership roles with Foresight as a member of the Board of Directors, as President, and as a Sr. Guide and trainer of guides. He is constantly reminded of why he guides when rewarded with the smiles and enthusiasm shown by the Foresight clients. He has developed some life changing friendships and vows to not stop guiding until his legs are worn down to little nubs! |
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Mark Masto - Senior Guide
Around 1983 I began guiding blind and visually impaired people (VIPs) with the Colorado School for the Deaf & Blind and Vail’s visually impaired ski program. I have been associated with Foresight Ski Guides (FSG) since its inception in 2001 as a Senior Guide and Trainer. Guiding gives me the opportunity to create relationships with our VIP community and their families, allowing me the ability to give back and share in a sport I love. I also think it’s important to reunite VIPs with family members, giving them the chance to ski as a family. Our participants, especially the kids, get so much out of this program. As one of our young skiers once said, “If I can do this, I can try anything” and I agree! |
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Greg Brozovich - Senior Guide
As a Senior Guide for Foresight, Greg has 25 years of guiding visually impaired skiers which includes six years with the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, CO. His first experience guiding was hands-on when he was asked by a friend to guide an attorney from Seattle who lost his vision on his high school graduation day. Guiding a blind person for the first time was a life changing experience for Greg and he was instantly hooked on assisting individuals with disabilities while giving back to the sport that has been a significant part of his life since the age of seven. Greg’s focus at Foresight includes volunteer coordination, VIP outreach, fundraising and guide training. |
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Jan Masto - Shadow
I have been a volunteer and a part of the Foresight Ski Guides (FSG) organization as a guide and shadow since its inception in 2001. I believe in giving back and that volunteering for FSG makes a difference in our community by helping our blind and visually impaired participants (VIPs) experience the joy, fun and challenge of snow sports. There’s nothing more fulfilling than seeing the exhilaration and delight on a VIP’s face throughout the day on the snow. |
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David Schadle – Senior Guide and Lead Trainer
David began working with the disabled community 30+ years ago when he first volunteered to teach skiing at Eldora Ski Resort outside of Boulder, CO. This led to working with the Eldora Special Recreation Program (ESRP) teaching blind and developmentally disabled students. David’s dedication and enthusiasm in the ESRP Program led him to achieve PSIA Adaptive Level II instructor certification. He has also spent years working as a supervisor and trainer, as well as holding various board positions. David has served as Veteran’s Program Director working with the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Olympic Opportunity Fund administering grant reporting requirements. In this position, David was instrumental in developing, organizing, and recruiting disabled veteran participation throughout the Front Range. David has been volunteering as an instructor at the DSUSA Ski Spectacular, and Grand Junction VAMC Winter Sports Clinics since 2009, as well as at the NSCD Winter Park program for the past 4 seasons. He also has volunteered as a teacher at the Shining Stars week for children suffering from cancer since 2017. In 2015, David started guiding visually impaired guests at the Foresight program in Vail. David himself is a U.S. Army Veteran who served in Korea during the Vietnam War and believes strongly in volunteering in the programs for people with disabilities in Colorado. He was married to his late wife, Susan, for 54 years, has 2 grown children and 6 grandchildren. |
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Scott Beebe - Senior Guide
Scott has served as the pastor of Mt. of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church at both the Vail and Beaver Creek Interfaith Chapels since 2009. Scott is also an active team member of the Vail Mountain Rescue Group and a volunteer back-country ranger with the White River National Forest. He has climbed all 54 14'ers in the State of Colorado plus well over 100 peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Gore Range and along the Front Range. He is a certified Wilderness First Responder and avid outdoor enthusiast. Scott is married and has two daughters. He has been a ski guide with Foresight for more than a decade and enjoys showing our guests and their families the wonders and beauty of Vail Mountain. He especially enjoys sharing the history of Vail with “first timers” and helping them experience all that the valley has to offer. |
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Kevin Rose - Board Member and Guide
Kevin is looking forward to another fun season with Foresight Ski Guides. He began guiding visually impaired skiers in 2002. Over the years Kevin has met some wonderful people that have helped build great experiences. “Let’s get out on the snow and have some fun.” Kevin is married, has two sons and lives in Colorado. Some of Kevin’s favorite activities include: being a volunteer ski guide for visually impaired skiers, hiking, fishing, weight lifting, working on his Jeep, spending time with his family and their Siberian husky. In the morning of September 13, 2014, Kevin stood on top of Uncompahgre Peak (14,309 feet) with his two teenage sons. It was our fifty fifth fourteener summit together. In Kevin’s free time, he is a Certified Financial Planner™ with Trilogy Financial in Denver. Coaching and support help my clients smoothly endure and make the most of the circumstances of their lives. |
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Jon Hood – Guide
Originally from Indiana, I have been in Colorado 33 years. I am a long-time skier, hiker, and high school cross country coach now in retirement. In 2002 I answered an ad that led me on a journey with Foresight. My first on-mountain experience was with Senior Guide, Mark Masto and I was pretty sure guiding would be for me though I never thought I could do it as well as Mark does. A lot of satisfaction and pride comes with being accepted onto the guide team, which is a bunch of world class talent who keep on giving and live engaged, interesting and productive lives. Foresight Ski Guides has truly changed my life when I consider the 100+ great days I’ve had helping VIPs navigate Vail safely while still having a lot of fun. Mark Davis built a program that keeps giving, week after week, to countless VIPs each with a unique story but all with hero in their middle name. My wife, Destyn, and I live in Stapleton. We have two boys in their 20's, and we are all Colorado by now. My goal is to guide 10 or more days a year until my knees give out. |
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Kristi Beebe - Guide
Ever since third grade when our family started skiing together at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains, known for being "30 minutes from sea level to ski level," I’ve been enamored by the sport of skiing. The exercise, the great outdoors, the fact people of all abilities can participate; and the season doesn’t last all year leaving time for golf and mountain climbing. Yet one of the greatest draws for me to skiing is the absolute joy and feeling of being so in tune with my body, mind, and spirit while on the slopes that I'm able to get away from the distractions, stresses, and busyness of day to day life. Since those early days, skiing has not only been alone time for me but more often it’s an opportunity to spend time with friends and family enjoying laughter, conversation and good times. One of the reasons I enjoy being a part of Foresight is to share my love of skiing and the renewal of body and mind I experience with people who are blind and visually impaired. In addition, 20+ years ago I underwent surgery for a brain tumor which was crushing my optic chiasm. The risk of going blind in surgery was significant. Thankfully the surgery was successful but knowing that I was at risk inspired me to choose to guide those for whom blindness is a reality. I have been an ordained Lutheran Pastor since 1988 and I currently serve a congregation in Lakewood, Colorado. My husband Scott Beebe is a pastor in Vail/Beaver Creek. Scott and I adopted two stunningly beautiful (inside and out) daughters from China when they were 14 months old. They are currently high school students. Like skiing, my girls bring me great joy, make me laugh and frequently force me to look at life with new and creative eyes. |
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John DiToro - Guide
After a 30-year career with IBM developing and manufacturing computer chips I retired to Eagle County (along with my wife, Donna) in December of 2010. The following year we began our training with Foresight. I have to admit that I had no idea what I was signing up for when I began this journey, but it has grown into a very significant part of my life. Ranging from the confidence building with the kids as they progress from the magic carpet up to the “big mountain” to the friendships we have developed with many adults who return to ski with us year-after-year, it is an amazing and rewarding “retirement hobby”. Some find it hard to believe, but there hasn’t been a single season since I started with Foresight where several of my guiding days each year aren't among my best ski days of the season! |
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Michel Voboril – Guide
Growing up on Long Island, New York, Michel Voboril was skiing by the age of 4, competing as a downhill skier until 12 then transitioning to ski jumping, a sport he continued for 35 years. He and his wife relocated to Avon, Colorado full time in 2018 from Atlanta, Georgia to enjoy an active lifestyle that includes road and mountain biking, hiking, skiing and being near their children and grandchildren. Michel still owns a steel distribution warehouse in Atlanta. Michel feels fortunate to have discovered Foresight in 2017 because it gives him the opportunity to combine his passion for skiing with his desire to help the visually impaired fuel their same need to ski. He looks forward to another great season with the VIPs. |
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Jamie Harris - Board Member and Guide
Jamie is a Colorado native and has been skiing Vail since 1966. He received an Economics degree from the University of Colorado then moved east to work in investment banking. Soon after, Jamie started his own full service commercial real estate firm specializing in shopping centers. After 15-years Jamie decided to break off on his own, buying and operating shopping centers in and around the Denver Metro area. His areas of expertise include financing, operations and acquisitions. Jamie now works part time in real estate and began volunteering with Foresight in 2019. Jamie quickly realized that the work Foresight does for its visually impaired clients is life changing. Combining his love of skiing with guiding at Foresight has been so impactful he’s recruited his wife of 31-years, Leanna, and their daughter and son in law. Jamie and Leanna have three children and now live most of the year in the Vail Valley. |
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Donna DiToro - Shadow
My ‘career’ with Foresight started 9 years ago when my husband (John) met someone outside a ski sale in Vail. When I asked what he signed up for he replied, “Some guy is looking for volunteers to ski guide blind people.” I asked him, “Did you sign me up, too?” I thought to myself, “There’s no way that’s going to happen!” Well little did I know that Foresight would become a huge part of my ski life. Meeting and skiing with both children and adults with eye issues has been one of the most rewarding parts of my ski season. Watching the kids blossom and become great skiers is phenomenal! And seeing everyone season after season warms my heart. Not only have we met wonderful VIPs but the other volunteers with Foresight have become great friends. We look forward to seeing and skiing with our VIP friends each and every ski season! |
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Holly Heise - Shadow
Holly started skiing as a child at Buck Hill in Minnesota then taught skiing after college at Afton Alps. She left Minnesota for graduate school and never went back but has always enjoyed skiing and raced with fellow Bell Labs skiers on the East Coast. Holly is a certified ski instructor and likes helping children and adults with health challenges enjoy skiing and the beauty of the mountains as she has had health challenges herself. She enjoys composing music and songwriting and has been developing an interactive children’s project entitled The Skallywaggle Tails. Holly finds that it is truly a blessing to be able to ski and share her love of the sport as a volunteer with Foresight! |
Additional guides and shadows: Brian Fredrickson, Heather Price, Peter Scharer, Ana Samaniego, Bill Isaacs, John Wanek, Katy Murphy, Kristin Lester, Rich Jordan, Russel Stark, Sam Blum, Ted Minnes, Leanna Harris, Lila Harris, Karen Jordan, Volunteers actively training include Sean Hawks, Thomas Newkirk, Russell Parker, Norm Ross, Derek Deutsch, and Kimberly Brewster.
