Pacific Alpine Institute Directors, Gwen Milley and Suzanne Kenney Clarke have over 30 years combined experience in patrolling and working in the outdoor environment.

Gwen Milley

• Director/Co-Owner Pacific Alpine Institute - since 2000
• National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
  - since 1994
• National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor
  - since 1998
• Lifesaving Society CPR Instructor - since 1998
• Lifesaving Society AED Instructor - since 2007
• Lifesaving Society First Aid Instructor - since 2004
• Canadian Avalanche Association Avalanche Skills Training Instructor - since 2000
• Canadian Avalanche Association - Avalanche Safety for Ski Operations, Level 1 - since 1993, Level 2 - since 2008
• Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association Dog Handler - since 1994
• Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association Puppy Instructor - since 2007
• Blackcomb Ski Patrol - since 1991

Suzanne Kenney Clarke

• Director/Co-Owner Pacific Alpine Institute - since 2000
• National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
  - since 1989
• National Ski Patrol Outdoor Emergency Care Instructor
  - since 1994
• Lifesaving Society CPR Instructor - since 1998
• Lifesaving Society AED Instructor - since 2008
• Lifesaving Society First Aid Instructor - since 2004
• Incident Command System Level 100 - Justice Institue of BC (JIBC) - 2004 & 2007
• Intro to Emergency Management in BC - JIBC - 2007
• Emergency Operations Centre Level 1 - JIBC - 2007
• Blackcomb Ski Patrol Volunteer - since 1996
• Squamish Search and Rescue - since 1999
• Ground Search and Rescue Instructor - JIBC - since 2003
• Search and Rescue Management - JIBC - active since 2004