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Meet Our Staff

 

Scott - aka "Coonass"

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Hometown:

Date of first jump:  April 23, 1988

Total jumps:  9000+

Ratings:  AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor, S/L Instructor, Pro Rating

Records: Pond swooping, Base jumping

Favorite thing about skydiving:

Hobbies:  Base jumping, hiking, and fun

Dr. Pete

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Hometown:

Date of First jump:  1976

Total jumps:  6500+

Ratings:  AFF Inst, Static Line Inst, Sr Parachute Rigger, Pilot

Records:  Former World Record Holder 246 way, Gold Wings # 2803, Diamond Wings # 981, Double Diamond # 559, Triple Diamond # 372, QuadraDiamond# 290, PentaDiamond#210, 12HrFF#1577, 24hourFF#706, 36hourFF# 417,48hourFF#320, 60hourFF#270, 72HourFF#220, 84hourFF#176, Falcon# 227, DoubleFalcon#159, Eagle#100, DoubleEagle#127, 4Stack#2981, Night 4stack#765, 8stack#1721, SCR#9475, NSCR#2030, SCS#6679, MuffBros#1941, FreakBros# 2651

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Scott Hartley

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Hometown:

Date of first jump: April 1988

Total Jumps:  10,000+

Ratings: AFF, Tandem, Pro, Private pilot

Records:  Frank Hopkins

Favorite thing about skydiving: It lets you know you are definitly alive!

Hobbies:  Outdoors, flying, and fun

Dan Lane - aka "Icehouse"

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Hometown: Sanford, Maine

Date of first jump:  October 1995

Total Jumps:  6500+

Ratings:  AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor

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Favorite thing about skydiving: Seeing the excitment of 1st time jumpers, and a well planned and executed skydive!

Hobbies:  Going to gym

Tony - aka "Fat Tony, Grizzley"

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Hometown:  A very, very small one.

Date of first jump:  Sept 8, 2001

Total Jumps:  8000+

Ratings:  Tandem, AFF, Video

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Favorite thing about skydiving:  Surviving!

Hobbies:  Skiing, hiking, mountain biking, reading, traveling, swooping.

Mike Meehan - aka "Mikey"

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Hometown: Keene, NH

Date of first jump:  August 23, 1997

Total jumps:  6000+

Ratings:  Coach, Tandem I, AFF I, Videographer, Senior Rigger

Records: Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits, Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass

Favorite thing about skydiving: Everything

Hobbies:  Skydiving, flying & building R/C planes, music, traveling, anything fun

Anything else you want people to know about you:  Zaggi Pilot #1, I like to skydive!!!

Harry Parker - aka "The Harry"

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Hometown: USA

Date of first jump: 1979

Total Jumps: 3500+

Ratings: Pro Coach

Records: Wing Suit

Favorite thing about skydiving: The community, the ability to go anywhere in the world and have friends!

Hobbies:  Photography

Meaghan

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Date of first jump:  July 1999

Total jumps:  3000+

Ratings:  AFF, Video

Records:  NH womens state record -12 way

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Hobbies:  skydiving, traveling

Anything else you want people to know about you:  ...i don't want to scare them.  the less they know the better.

Matt Federer - aka "FED-Slice"

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Hometown: New Orleans

Date of first jump: Sept. 1996

Total jumps:  2500+

Ratings:  Tandem I, Coach

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Favorite thing about skydiving: getting to jump with all my friends

Hobbies:  Swooping/skydiving, free diving, hiking, biking, canoeing, and playing ball with the bulldog  

Jason Struthers

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Hometown:  Essex Junction, Vermont

Date of first jump:  September 1995

Total Jumps:  4000+

Ratings:  Static Line, AFF, Strong & Vector Tandem, Video, Senior rigger

Records:  Pond Brother #6; Vermont State Record (3 cessna 12 way formation); 4 stack award; Star Crest recipient

Favorite thing about skydiving:  Being a part of the skydiving community and introducing new people to it. 

Hobbies:  Ice hockey, snowboarding, BASE jumping, golf, croquet, RC aviation, quantum mechanics, construction/home improvement, BEER.

Anything else you want people to know:  Flirt with the reaper all you want... just don't take her to bed!

Matt

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Date of first jump:  May 2003

Total jumps:  2300

Ratings:  Tandem,Coach,Skyventure wind tunnel coach

Records:  International underwater basket weaving champion

Favorite thing about skydiving:

Hobbies:  Taking people on there first skydives!!!  Free Flying, Swooping/Canopy flight, Flying/Coaching in the wind tunnel, Dogs,Travel, Organic farming, Hiking/Camping, Hunting/Fishing, Scuba Diving, Airplanes, Cooking, and of course Video Games!

Chad Jones - aka "Chad Person"

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Date of first jump:  Fathers day 1996

Total Jumps:  2300+

Ratings:  USPA Coach, Tandem I., Skydive University FS1, Professional Exhibition Rating

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Favorite thing about skydiving: Making people happy while having a great time doing what I love

Hobbies:  Swooping, Demos, Mt. Biking, tennis, fencing, hiking, golf and disc, golf

Anything else you want people to know about you:  Not at the moment

Chris McNaughton - aka "McNaughty"

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Date of first jump:  June 1998

Total Jumps:  1800

Ratings:  D-24683, Coach, Tandem, Atmosphere Dolphin-295, Commercial Pilot ASEL/AMEL;Instrument, CFI ASEL/AMEL; Instrument

Records:  Mostly Frank Zappa

Favorite thing about skydiving:

Hobbies:  Tunnel flying, rum running, exercise, getting my hair and nails did, buffets, prforming the "white guy overbite" while dancing, and making fun of Mark Rouillard!

Anything else you want people to know: The first time at a dropzone I pooped my pants.  Fortunately I was in diapers.

Charlie - aka "Froggy"

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Hometown:  Revere, MA

Date of first jump:  2002

Total Jumps:  1200+

Ratings:  D 26885, AFF-I / Coach

Records:  Fall rate

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Matt Zglobicki - aka "Ma Ziggity"

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Hometown:  Acton, Maine

Date of first jump:  Sept 2, 2001

Total jumps:  900+

Ratings:  Coach, AFF Instructor

Records:  36 beers through a funnel in 2 hours

Favorite thing about skydiving:  The culture

Hobbies:  Skydiving, Traveling, Hiking and playing with baby

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Eli

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Hometown:  Hamilton, Montana

Date of first jump:  May 2000

Total Jumps:  900+

Ratings:  AFF, Tunnel Coach, USPA Coach, S&TA

Records: Maine State Record - longest pack job and World record - longest debriefing

Favorite thing about skydiving: The big hearts I see in the sport during my work with Raise the Sky. 

Hobbies:  CRW, scuba, travel, hiking

Anything else you want people to know about you:  Quiet moments and wild rides

Sean P. Rogan - aka "Rockstar"

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Hometown: Warwick, RI

Date of first jump: July 15, 2001

Total Jumps: 750+

Ratings: A, B, C, & D Licensey morning

Records: No skydiving records but I've recorded alot of records!

Favorite thing about skydiving: Taking photos of first time jumpers.  The look on their face when they jump out of the door is priceless.

Hobbies: Playing music, photography, recording music, yoga, running, and of course skydiving

Anything else you want people to know about you: I'll be teaching guitar lessons when we're not jumping.  You can find me in the hanger stretching every morning I'm here!  www.seanprogan.com

Erin - aka "ewok"

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Hometown: USA

Date of first jump:  May 2001

Total Jumps:  700+

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Jill Herrington - aka "Fat Bitch"

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Hometown: Stratham, NH

Date of first jump: Sept 9, 2002

Total Jumps: 700+

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Michael Hollon - aka "Mikey"

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Hometown: Clewiston, FL

Date of first jump: 1995

Total Jumps: 700+

Ratings: Coach

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Favorite thing about skydiving: Swooping

Hobbies: Skydiving, riding dirt bikes, skiing

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Dave Lake

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Hometown: Portsmouth, NH

Date of first jump: August 20, 2005

Total Jumps: 600+

Ratings: Coach

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Favorite thing about skydiving: The people at Skydive New England

Hobbies: Fencing, photography, I occasionally like to topple a regime

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Kyle Jervis - aka "Actual Kyle, Good Kyle"

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Date of first jump: July 31, 2000

Total Jumps: 400+

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Records: 3 min. 48 sec., Total pack jobs - 40,000+

Favorite thing about skydiving: Without a doubt its the people and the lifestyle.  I love being a part of a small subculture where everybody knows everybody.  I have friends from all over the world.  Here on the dropzone, it matters little weather you are a brain sergoen, a hobo, or an astronaught.  I have known all three and more...

Hobbies: photography, flying sailplanes, riding bicycles, driving, thinking

Anything else you want people to know about you: I'm always looking for abandoned buildings to photograph

Allen Rounds - aka "Evil Kyle"

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Hometown: Billerica, MA

Date of first jump: July 2006

Total Jumps: 280+

Ratings: Master brain launcher

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Favorite thing about skydiving: Being part of a machine which helps people remember how great it is to be alive.

Hobbies: Tinkering, jumping, packing, and comedy

Anything else you want people to know about you: I can almost do an atomic sit-up.

Mark Moore - aka "Irish"

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Hometown:  Dublin, Ireland

Date of first jump:  October 2007

Total jumps:  170

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Records:  Being the first actual Irish Person in Lebanon Maine

Favorite thing about skydiving:  My friends

Hobbies:  Surfing, Windsurfing, anything to do with water, Being Outside and living the absolute dream

Anything else you want people to know about you:  

Erin Crowley

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Hometown:  Acton, Maine

Date of first jump:  May 2008

Total jumps:  Not enough!

Ratings:  Queen of the mat!

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Favorite thing about skydiving:  Anyone can do it

Hobbies:  Reading, skiing, snowshoeing, drinking wine

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Cameron King - aka "Cam"

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Hometown: Dover, New Hampshire

Date Of first jump: 10/03/2007

Total Jumps: 24

Ratings: Not Yet!

Records: Mostly Maiden

Favorite thing about skydiving: The feeling never gets old!

Hobbies: Traveling, skateboarding, ultimate frisbee, skydiving, mountain biking, bonfires, working out, roadtrips and kickin back and having a grand ol' time.

Heather McReynolds Cotreau - aka "Big Red"

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Hometown: Newton, Iowa

Date of first jump:  Feb 1992

Total Jumps:  3

Ratings:  Jill of all trades

Records:  Anything that makes the soul dance

Favorite thing about skydiving:  The People

Hobbies:  Working, creating

Anything else you want people to know about you:  I like it down here on Earth

Rick White - aka "Ricky"

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Hometown:

Date of first jump:  June 6, 1986

Total Jumps:  666

Ratings:  Hillbilly beer burpin'

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Hobbies:  Drinkin'

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Melissa Manner - aka "Missy"

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Hometown: Orlando, FL

Date of first jump: April 20, 2008

Total Jumps: 20

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Records: My level 7! Haha!

Favorite thing about skydiving: Being able to forget about the world for a brief moment!

Hobbies: Tunnel flying, drinking, rock climbing, swimming, hanging out with my awesome friends!

Anything else you want people to know about you:

Jean - aka "Brother Jean"

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Jason Fogg - aka "Foggy"

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Date of first jump:  June 28, 2004

Total Jumps:  1,000,000 ( Off of my Porch)

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Records:  Mostly Frank Zappa

Favorite thing about skydiving:

Hobbies:  Playing Music, Horror Movies, Fred Cotreau Fan Club President, Writing and Entertaining!

Anything else you want people to know:  There's always free cheddar in the mousetrap!

Kelly Hays

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Hometown:  Wollongong, New South Wales. AUSTRALIA

Date Of First Jump:  June 2007

Total Jumps:  14

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Favorite thing about skydiving:  The more times I do it the more I see and the more I can do with friends.

Hobbies:  Snow Skiiing, Surfing, Hiking, Reading, Gym, Swimming, Socializing with friends & Cooking.  I'm a Hairdresser/Makeup Artist by Trade, So if you need a hair cut or colour come see me at the top of the Hill....

Karen Coutinho

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Hometown:  Winthrop, MA

Date of first jump:  June 2009

Total jumps:  3 and working on it!

Ratings:  Super FREAKIN Awesome!

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Favorite thing about skydiving:  The escape from the real world.

Hobbies:  Working hard and hardly working

Anything else you want people to know about you:  I can't feel the tips of my toes!

Melissa Fenelon

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Hometown: Dover, NH

Date of first jump: April 22, 2010

Total Jumps: 30

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Favorite thing about skydiving: Feeling completely peacefull under canopy.

Hobbies: Yoga and skydiving

Jackie Black

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Hometown:  East Rochester NH

Date of First Jump:  July 3, 2006

Total Jumps:  13

Ratings:  AFF student

Records:  0

Favorite thing about skydiving:  It's like two rides in one. You get the loud adrenaline rush first, followed by a quite ride down with a beautiful view.

Hobbies:  concerts, snowboarding and anything else loud, fast and fun! (but not nascar!!)

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