SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 22, 2015—The National Ski Patrol (NSP) has re-elected Ed McNamara as the organization's board chair, effective Jan. 10, 2015. McNamara will serve a second term as board chair in his third year on the board.

SAM Magazine—Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 22, 2015—The National Ski Patrol (NSP) has re-elected Ed McNamara as the organization's board chair, effective Jan. 10, 2015. McNamara will serve a second term as board chair in his third year on the board.

As board chair, McNamara plans to enhance the educational opportunities the NSP provides for members, and to build stronger relationships with key EMS and snow sports industry groups. "I look forward to the challenges and opportunities to work with all our members and leaders in every division and region to expand our membership and enhance our ability to serve the public," he said.

"Ed McNamara provided excellent leadership on the board in his first year, and I look forward to working closely with him in the coming year," said NSP executive director John McMahon. "I believe his vast experience as an executive director of a nonprofit, plus his past involvement with grants and the medical field, is an important asset to the NSP."

McNamara, a retired U.S. Army National Guard colonel, has served on federal, state, and local emergency medical and Homeland Security committees. He spent six years serving as the NSP's Outdoor Emergency Care Program director, serving as editor and one of the principal authors and photographers of the Outdoor Emergency Care Fifth Edition textbook. McNamara is also a patroller and former patrol director at Wachusett Mountain, Mass.

In addition, the NSP board of directors elected Keith Cassidy as assistant chair.

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