PSIA/AASI Education Foundation
The Education Foundation was established in 1994 to provide financial assistance to PSIA/AASI-W instructors looking to enhance their personal growth and further their careers in snow sports instruction.
The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) Organization in good standing, Federal ID # 77-0381837. The Foundation is supervised by the Education Foundation Board of Directors.
The mission of the Foundation Board is to:
- Promote exceptional standards at all levels and disciplines of snow sport instruction
- Build leadership in individuals through education, training and adventure
- Inspire lifelong passion for snow sports, adventure and the mountain experience
- Connect snow sport instructors around the world together in order to share, learn and grow
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Please designate which Fund you would like to direct your donation:
-Professional Development Scholarship
- Sato Scholarship
-Sodergren Scholarship
Miriam and Mike Sodergren
The Sodergren Fund was established to honor the memory of Mike and Miriam Sodergren longtime Tahoe ski instructors and PSIA examiners/clinicians who were killed in a mudslide in Thredo, Australia in 1997. The Sodergren Fund provides financial assistance to attend full immersion education events for instructors who have demonstrated commitment to the profession.
The Education Fund was established in 2008 to provide a wide range of scholarships for PSIA/AASI-Western Division members. Scholarships currently available are:
The Professional Development Scholarship. Is open to members of all disciplines and certification status. This scholarship can be used for all PSIA/AASI-W educational and certification events.
Bruce Sato
The Sato Scholarship. It was established in the memory of Bruce Sato, a pioneer in the development of snowboard certification and processes within PSIA/AASI. The Sato scholarship is open to any member of PSIA/AASI-W and can be used for PSIA/AASI-W snowboard educational and certification events. The scholarship is named in honor of Bruce Sato who was killed in a kite boarding accident in June 2006. Bruce was a long-time instructor at Mammoth and Squaw Valley and, as a member of the PSIA National Snowboard Team, a pioneer in the integration of snowboarding under the PSIA umbrella.
How Scholarships are funded:
Scholarships are funded primarily through donations of our members, participation in the Fall Golf Tournament and the Silent Auction Fundraiser at our Spring Convention.
Interested in creating a new scholarship? Please contact the PSIA/AASI-W office.
Interested in applying for a scholarship? Click here scholarship page link.
Contact information for your Education Foundation Board of Directors:
Greg Lyons, President and Fundraising Coordinator
Bryan Schilling, Vice-President:
Steve Evenson, Treasurer