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Supervision / Lifeguards
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Pat Noack served as the volunteer chair of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Aquatics Subcommittee from 2005 through 2020 and has over 40 years involvement at the national BSA level with Aquatics. The Aquatics Subcommittee has responsibility for all aquatics programming and aquatics safety for the BSA. Pat has also been a member of the BSA’s National Health & Safety Committee and the National Outdoor Programs Committee and currently serves as chair of the Outdoor Program and Properties Subcommittee.
He is a contributing author to the Scout Handbook, BSA Lifeguard Instructor Manual, Aquatics Supervision Manual, BSA Aquatics Supervision: Swimming and Water Rescue Instructors Guide, Aquatics Supervision: Paddle Craft Safety Instructors Guide, BSA National Camp School Aquatics Lesson Plan, BSA Aquatics Staff Guide, Scuba Merit Badge, Kayak Merit Badge, Lifesaving Merit Badge, Swimming Merit Badge, Canoeing Merit Badge, SUP BSA Award and Rafting BSA Award. |
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Bill O'Melia is a Board Member of Drennen's Dreams Foundation and a General Building Contractor in Colorado. He has been married to his wife Melissa for 25 years and is the proud father of three boys. On June 6. 2010, Bill and Melissa, lost their oldest son Drennen, who was 12, to a fatal drowning in their lifeguarded community pool. Drennen had just started his seventh summer of competitive swimming the day before and had qualified for All-Stars in all three of his individual events. Since May of 2014, Bill has presented to tens of thousands of lifeguards, aquatics professionals and management nationally. Bill currently sits on the Executive Committee of Families United to Prevent Drowning and is featured in the American Red Cross video segment “Not On Your Watch”, which is used as part of its training for more than 300,000 lifeguards annually.
The Drennen's Dreams Foundation actively supports lifeguarding by raising money for training, equipment and educational materials. |
Supervision / Lifeguards Working Group Participants
Pat Noack – Co-chair
Chair, National Outdoor Programs and Properties Subcommittee, Boy Scouts of America
noackpat@yahoo.com
Florida
Bill O'Melia – Co-Chair
Co-Founder and Program Director, Drennen's Dreams Foundation
bill.omelia@drennensdreams.org
Colorado
Ron Bregman
Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
rbregman5@gmail.com
Hawaii
Dewey Case
Technical Director, Conference for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC)
Association Aquatics Director, The Family YMCA of Southeast Mississippi
deweycase@cmahc.org
Mississippi
Peter Davis
Chief, Galveston Island Beach Patrol/Park Board Police Department
Secretary General, Americas Region International Lifesaving Federation
pdavis@galvestonparkboard.org
Texas
Claudia L. Duncan
CEO, Professional Pool Management, LLC
Dean and Professor Emeritus, School of Allied Health/Sport Studies, Barton College
cduncan865@gmail.com
North Carolina
Gerald Dworkin
Lifesaving Resources
gerald@lifesaving.com
Maine
Terri Lees, MS ED
Aquatic Specialist
Master Trainer for WaterART Fitness International
Lees.terri@yahoo.com
Kansas
Wess Long
President, StarGuard Elite
Chair of World Water Park Association’s Safety Committee
wess.long@starguardelite.com
Florida
Michael McArthur
Red Cross LGIT
Camp Waterfront Consultant
YMCA Safety Around Water Instructor
michaeltmcarthur@yahoo.com
Minnesota
Javier Payan
Payan Pools
javier@payanpools.com
California
Emily Randell
Supervisor of Recreation Facilities, City of Sarasota
Co-Chair of the National Recreation & Parks Aquatics Network
emily.randell@sarasotafl.gov
Florida
Stephanie Shook
Senior Manager Product Development, American Red Cross
Stephanie.Shook@redcross.org
Virginia
Joe Stefanyak
Senior Director, Ellis and Associates
joe.stefanyak@jellis.com
Pennsylvania
Mark Thompson
Chief Operating Officer, YMCA of the East Valley
mthompson@ymcaeastvalley.org
California
Amanda Throndsen
Safe Kids Florida State Coordinator, Florida Department of Health
Chair, WaterSmartFL
amanda.throndsen@flhealth.gov
Florida
Kim W. Tyson, MS
Water Safety Educator/Water Safety Consultant
kimwtyson@aol.ocm
Texas
Susan Tyson
Chair, Voluntary Board of Directors, Colin's Hope
susan.tyson@colinshope.org
Texas
Pat Noack – Co-chair
Chair, National Outdoor Programs and Properties Subcommittee, Boy Scouts of America
noackpat@yahoo.com
Florida
Bill O'Melia – Co-Chair
Co-Founder and Program Director, Drennen's Dreams Foundation
bill.omelia@drennensdreams.org
Colorado
Ron Bregman
Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
rbregman5@gmail.com
Hawaii
Dewey Case
Technical Director, Conference for the Model Aquatic Health Code (CMAHC)
Association Aquatics Director, The Family YMCA of Southeast Mississippi
deweycase@cmahc.org
Mississippi
Peter Davis
Chief, Galveston Island Beach Patrol/Park Board Police Department
Secretary General, Americas Region International Lifesaving Federation
pdavis@galvestonparkboard.org
Texas
Claudia L. Duncan
CEO, Professional Pool Management, LLC
Dean and Professor Emeritus, School of Allied Health/Sport Studies, Barton College
cduncan865@gmail.com
North Carolina
Gerald Dworkin
Lifesaving Resources
gerald@lifesaving.com
Maine
Terri Lees, MS ED
Aquatic Specialist
Master Trainer for WaterART Fitness International
Lees.terri@yahoo.com
Kansas
Wess Long
President, StarGuard Elite
Chair of World Water Park Association’s Safety Committee
wess.long@starguardelite.com
Florida
Michael McArthur
Red Cross LGIT
Camp Waterfront Consultant
YMCA Safety Around Water Instructor
michaeltmcarthur@yahoo.com
Minnesota
Javier Payan
Payan Pools
javier@payanpools.com
California
Emily Randell
Supervisor of Recreation Facilities, City of Sarasota
Co-Chair of the National Recreation & Parks Aquatics Network
emily.randell@sarasotafl.gov
Florida
Stephanie Shook
Senior Manager Product Development, American Red Cross
Stephanie.Shook@redcross.org
Virginia
Joe Stefanyak
Senior Director, Ellis and Associates
joe.stefanyak@jellis.com
Pennsylvania
Mark Thompson
Chief Operating Officer, YMCA of the East Valley
mthompson@ymcaeastvalley.org
California
Amanda Throndsen
Safe Kids Florida State Coordinator, Florida Department of Health
Chair, WaterSmartFL
amanda.throndsen@flhealth.gov
Florida
Kim W. Tyson, MS
Water Safety Educator/Water Safety Consultant
kimwtyson@aol.ocm
Texas
Susan Tyson
Chair, Voluntary Board of Directors, Colin's Hope
susan.tyson@colinshope.org
Texas