# Hall of Fame > The Hall of Fame award honours individuals that provide a service or activity to CASI, snowboarding in general, or both. Hall of Fame This award recognizes an activity or area of service to CASI and/or snowboarding in general which required considerable involvement and effort. This could include service to the Board, Committees, or provision of leadership in a major program of CASI, or to the snow sports industry. STUART BOTT Inducted: November 2026 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 2 Instructor, Level 2 Evaluator, Level 2 Race Coach Career Highlights 1993 Started an Alpine Training Program 1996 - Developed Canadian Snowboard Coaching Program (CSPS) Developed content and manuals for CASI Level 2 Freestyle and Race 1996-2002 - CASI Technical Committee 1997-2002 - Course conductor at Evaluator pre-course (East & West) Taught courses in every Province except New Brunswick and Newfoundland Domestic Program Coordinator at Canada Snowboard Induction Presentation - Coming soon ADAM LOWE Inducted: November 2026 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 3 Instructor, Level 2 Evaluator, Level 1 Park Instructor, Level 1 Park Evaluator Career Highlights 1989 - Started Snowboard School at Georgian Peaks 1996 - Certified first CASI Instructors at Brimacombe 1997 - Started Snowboard School at Devils Elbow 2000-2004 - Freestyle Coach and Instructor Trainer at Alpine Ski Club 2005 - CASI Marketing recognition award 2010-present - Head Snowboard Instructor & SBX Coach at Caledon Ski Club International Evaluator (Andorra, South Korea, Japan) 2018-2024 - Board of Directors Member & Secretary 2018 - CASI Delegate on the Canadian Ski Council 2024 - CASI Volunteer recognition award 2011/2018/2021/2022 - Caledon Ski Club Instructor & Coach of the Year 2018-2021 - Track 3 Ontario Board of Directors Evaluated 360+ CASI Courses Induction Presentation - COMING SOON DAN RAYMOND Inducted: November 2026 Member since: 1997 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 3 Evaluator, Level 2 Park Instructor, Level 2 Park Evaluator Career Highlights 1999 - Joined Whistler Blackcomb snowboard school 2003-2010 - Canadian National Halfpipe Team Member 2014 - Coached Olympic Halfpipe Team in Sochi Induction Presentation - Coming soon CHARLES GERRARD Inducted: November 2025 Member since: 1995 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Level 2 Park Instructor, Level 2 Park Evaluator Career Highlights Snowboarded since early 90’s Taught snowboarding throughout eastern and western Canada, New Zealand, Europe, Japan. CASI level 4 since 2002 NZSIA evaluator 2000-2003 CASI level 4 evaluator, freestyle 2 evaluator since 2005 CAA coach since 2000 Snowboard athlete in SBX, Big air, Slopestyle throughout Canada, New Zealand.  Started and coached entry level athlete programs throughout western Canada and New Zealand ACMG snowboard guide 2016 ACMG Mountain Guide (first in the world with a snowboard designation)  2024 Induction Presentation TREVOR GAVURA Inducted: November 2025 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Level 1 Park Instructor, Level 1 Park Evaluator Career Highlights Level 4 Instructor and Level 4 Examiner, freestyle and race coach examiner Technical Committee Member (Technical Committee Chair from 2006-2008) and PDP Coordinator East, West and National 3  interski conferences - Norway ’99, Switzerland 2003, South Korea 2007 Currently The Guiding Manager at Eagle Pass Heli in Revelstoke, BC Mountain School Manager and Big Mountain Center Founder at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort 2001-2011 First Heliboard Guide cert in 2007 and ACMG guide certification in 2011 Safety and Guiding for numerous snowboard films over the years including, Absynth Films, the Balance Project and Imax Experienced in guiding and pioneering Global Heliboard trips, Alaska, Iceland, Greenland, Antartica, Russia, Kamchatka, Japan, Argentina and Chile Induction Presentation MARC TANGUAY Inducted: November 2025 Member since: 1995 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor, Park 1 Evaluator Career Highlights 31 consecutive seasons with CASI and snowboard instruction and coaching 1994-1996 Snowboard Instructor at Sunshine Village 1996-2001 Manager Unlimited Snowboard Shop 1996-1998 Norquay Snowboard Instructor/Director 1996-2004 CASI Evaluator  1999-2004 Head Coach Sunshine Snowboard Club 2003-Present Snowboard Instructor for SKI BIG 3 2004-Present Head Snowboard Coach for NONSTOP SKI and SNOWBOARD Induction Presentation Greg Daniells Inducted: November 2024 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 2 Evaluator, Level 1 Park Instructor, Level 1 Park Evaluator Career Highlights CASI BC Regional Coordinator 1994-2024 Co-owner and operator of the Whistler Summer Snowboard Camps and the Dave Murray Summer Ski and Snowboard Summer Camp, 1996 - 2011 Featured snowboard athlete, writer, columnist, and author published in: Transworld Snowboarding, Snowboarder Magazine, Snowboard Canada, Snowboard Life, and Ski Canada, 1990-2000 Wrote the first Snowboard Instructional book: The Powder and the Glory (also called Let it Rip), 1998 First CASI Snowboarder (of two) and Western Representative to go to InterSki Japan, 1995 Main snowboarder and demonstrator featured in the first Snowboard Instructional Video: Boarding School, 1994 (Also used for CASI L1) British Columbia Snowboard Association Level 1 and 2 (CSF) Coordinator (Pre CASI), 1991- 1994 One of the first two snowboard instructors hired by Whistler Mountain, 1989 Second snowboard instructor hired at Sunshine Village,1988 Snowboard Competitor in Burton US Open, Stratton Vermont, 1987 Induction Presentation Kevin Eaton Inducted: November 2024 Member since: 1996 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor, Park 1 Evaluator Career Highlights Current Lake Louise Snow School Director -started as Level 2 Instructor in 1997 CASI 2024 National Technical Team Selection Committee Member CASI Technical & Education Committee Member (2002-2005) CSGA Level 1 Heli Ski Guide – One of the first few to complete on a snowboard Lake Louise Terrain Park Supervisor & Advisor 99-01 25+ years Training, Mentoring. & Evaluating Snowboard Instructors  Induction Presentation Christian Hrab Inducted: November 2024 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 2 Evaluator, Level 1 Park Instructor Career Highlights Snowboard instructor since 1988 Technical Committee and Evaluator (1994 to 1998) Student: Canadian Ski Coaches Federation (CSCF) Level 3 and NCCP Level 4 trained (1993 to 2004) Athlete: Alpine & SBX, Canadian National Team (1993 to 1998) Coach: Alpine & SBX, Japanese National Team (1998 to 2000) Head Coach: Alpine & SBX, Canadian National & Olympic Team (2000 to 2003) Director: Canadian Development and High-Performance programs: Coaching Tech committee Chairman, Comp Dev Evaluator, Long-Term Athlete Development Lead, Major event official, Para Snowboard Coach, Private coach, Canada Games Technical Director, World Championships and Olympic Team Leader (2003 to 2010) Executive Director: CADS - Canadian Adaptive Snowsports (2015 to 2024) Analyst: Snowboard & Para Snowboard World Cup & Olympic events, CBC and Radio Canada (1997 to today) Induction Presentation Peter Jensen Inducted: November 2024 Member since: 1995 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Park 1 Instructor Career Highlights Started snowboarding at age 10 Began teaching snowboarding at Springhill at 14 Taught snowboarding with CNIB until 19 Induction Presentation Yukiko Kawada Inducted: November 2024 Member since: 1996 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 3 Evaluator, Level 1 Park Career Highlights CASI National Technical Team Member (2017-2022) Snowboard Instructor and Trainer at Whistler Blackcomb (1996-2024) Over 20 years of experience in training and mentoring snowboard instructors Extensive teaching experience in multiple languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, in international location in Chile Argentina, France, Austria and Japan Awarded Trainer of the Year at Whistler Blackcomb (2016) Conducted CASI foreign courses in Japan, UAE and Andorra Attended two Interski congresses as a member of CASI demo team (St. Anton Austria 2011,  Pamporovo Bulgaria, 2019) Induction Presentation - coming soon Doug Mooder Inducted: November 2024 Member since: 1995 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor Career Highlights Ontario Regional Coordinator 1995 - 2019 CSIA Level 3 Full time ski instructor at Horseshoe ('85-88) Full time instructor at Blackcomb ('89-90) Full time instructor at Chicopee ('91-95) CSIA Ontario Board member Caledon Boardercross Coach ('01-04) Part time instructor/trainer at Blue Mountain ('08-15), Caledon ('01-04), Georgian Peaks ('17-18), Craigleath ('22) Devil's Glen competetive park coach ('14-19) Evaluated couuntless courses, all 4 levels Assisted with Pedagogical input with transfer from 3 levels to 4 Craigleith Freestyle Supervisor ('23 - current) Induction acceptance ANDREW MACLEAN Inducted: December 2020 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Level 1 Park Instructor, Level 1 Park Evaluator Career Highlights CASI TEC Committee (1996-2008) & (2009-2012) CASI TEC Committee Chairman (1996-98) CASI Board of Directors (2013-2019) - President (2016-2019) Demo Team Selector for the American Association of Snowboard Instructors – California 2008, Colorado 2012 Snowboard Ambassador, US Open of Snowboarding – 2002-2004 Founding member of Nova Scotia Snowboard Association (Nova Scotia Snowboard) - 1991 Product development Burton Snowboards children’s rental program – 2001 – 2003 Created Canada’s first Burton Riglet Park at Martock – 2014 Nova Scotia School Sport Fair Burton/ Martock Riglet Park (10,000 school children tried snowboarding) – 2014 – 2019 Canada Games Venue Lead for Snowboarding/ Biathlon/ Nordic - 2011 Co-developed the world’s first Head Skis HeadStart Zone at Martock – 2016 Ski Martock, Rental/ Repair Manager, Snow School Director, Events, Risk Manager, Operations Manager -1984 - 2021 Induction Presentation DAN GENGE Inducted: December 2019 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 3 Instructor, Park 1 Instructor, Level 3 Evaluator, Park 1 Evaluator, CADS Level 2 Instructor Career Highlights Founding President of CASI CASI Executive Director/CEO from inception 1994 to 2019 Attended 4 Interski Congresses representing CASI Instrumental in starting CASI courses in Andorra, South Korea, Japan and China Jimmie Spencer Leadership Award (2018) Canadian Ski Council Board Member (1996-2000, 2015-2019) Canadian Ski Council Committee Member - Ski & Snowboard Development Comittee (2002-2006) Canadian Ski Council Award - Ski/Snowboard Development Award of Excellence (2004) Canadian Ski Council Award - Millennium 2000 CSIA (Ontario) Hall of Fame (1989) CSIA Recognition Award (1987) Ontario Ski Council Recognition Award (1984) Ontario Ski Resorts Association Recognition Award (1983) Ontario Ski Council Board Member (1981-1985) CSIA Level 4, Level 2 Coach Founding President of CSIA (Ontario) Inc. and Chairman (6 years) Technical Director for CSIA Level 1 Courses (10 years) Snow School Director/Technical Director for 30 years Induction Presentation STEVE FAIRBAIRN Inducted: December 2018 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 3 Instructor, Level 2 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor Career Highlights CASI Regional Coordinator (1994-2004) CASI PDP Coordinator (1998-2004) Founding member of Snowboard Nova Scotia Jan 1991 Snowboard Instructor, Martock NS 1991 - 2004 NS GS Champion a few times in the 1990s Board member Snowboard NS 1991-2007 President Snowboard NS 1991-1998 Organized first Canadian Snowboard Federation Instructor course in Atlantic Canada 1991 Board member Canada Snowboard 1993-2012 Head Coach Canadian Snowboard Team, World University Games, Zakopane Poland 2001 Sport Nova Scotia Service Award to amateur sport 2002 Nominated for 3M Coaching Canada Award 2002 Assistant Coach, Team Canada Junior World Championships Prato Nevoso, Italy 2003 SBX Coach Canada, Junior World Championships Klinovec, Czech Republic 2004 Chair Canada Snowboard 2004-2008 Snowboard Event Official Course Conductor, Canada Snowboard 2004-2011 Board Member Canadian Snowsports Association 2006-2009 Assistant Team Manager Canadian Olympic Snowboard Team, Torino 2006 Member of Canada Snowboard CSCP Tec Committee 2005-2009 Piloted Snowboarding's inclusion in Canada Games, Whitehorse 2007, full-medal sport Martock NS 2011 Head Coach Snowboard Nova Scotia 2007-2011 Queen's Jubilee Medal 2012I Inducted into Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame 2013 Mark Ballard Inducted: November 2017 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Park 1 Instructor Career Highlights CASI Western Tech Coordinator CASI Technical Committee (1998) CASI Board (2000-2002) National Team Coach - Alpine Race Alberta Team Coach - Alpine Race Rob Stevens Inducted: November 2016 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor, Park 1 Evaluator Career Highlights CASI Board of Directors & President (2006-2011) CASI Regional Coordinator (1994-2004) CASI PDP Coordinator (1998-2003) First Snowboard Instructor at Lake Louise, COP (now WinSport) and Whistler Mountain Host of the lost classic “The Ride Guide” CBC Olympics commentator Induction Presentation Rob LeBlanc Inducted: November 2016 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor Career Highlights CASI Board (2002-2005), President (2005) One of the first certified CASI Instructors Snowboard Instructor Whistler Blackcomb since 1991 25+ training and mentoring snowboard instructors Head Coach YES Improvement Induction Presentation Robert Joncas Inducted: November 2014 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor, Park 1 Evaluator Career Highlights CASI TEC Chair (1999-2004) CASI National Technical Coordinator (2004-2005) Canada Snowboard Project 2010 Manager (2005-2010) Vancouver Olympics: Canada Snowboard Team Manager (2010) Canada Snowboard High Performance Director (2010-2015) Sochi Olympics: Canada Snowboard Team Leader (2014) FIS World Snowboard Championship Team Leader (2011, 2013, 2015) FIS World Snowboard Junior Championships Team Leader (2006-2010) Research Assistant: Sebastien Delorme’s PhD thesis: “Kinematics of the Ankle Joint Complex in Snowboarding (2002) Director at Large, Board of Directors, World Snowboard Federation (2015-2017) Canadian Representative, Snowboard Committee, FIS (Federation Internationale de Ski) (2011-2015) Vice Chairman, Youth and Children Committee, FIS Freestyle Skiing & Snowboarding (2010-2015) Induction Presentation Allison "Shred" Church Inducted: November 2014 Member since: 1994 CASI certification level: Level 4 Instructor, Level 4 Evaluator, Park 1 Instructor Career Highlights TEC Committee (1997-2004) Head of Snowboarding - Osler Bluff Ski Club (2000-2008) Head of Snowboarding - Blue Mountain (1990-2000) CASI's first female Level 4 (2000) First CASI Instuctor to teach international courses (Andorra 2000) A major contributor during CASI's formative years Created the Children Snowboarding original manual and video Participated in first Evaluator course run by CSF 1993 Fundamental in Ontario schools accepting snowboarding as elective program 1992 Represented snowboarding at Ontario Ski Council Meeting 1994 Started snowbaord program at Talisman Mountain Resort (1988-1990) Hosted first Ontario Can/Am parallel slalom and half pipe competition Talisman (1989) Induction Presentation