Angela is an IFMGA mountain guide and president of the AMGA with three decades of professional experience, working full-time in alpine, rock and ski disciplines. She course directs and guides for many operations domestically and internationally.

Angela is a PRO Lead Instructor and brings a diverse operational background to the program via her guiding, thru her work forecasting for heli-ski and mining operations, ski Patrolling, leading nonprofits and her work as a collegiate faculty member. Angela is a professional athlete, lover of snow, mountains and climate advocacy. In addition to 28 seasons in the San Juan Mountains, Angela has guided, taught, and explored from the Antarctic Peninsular to the South Summit of Mt. Everest visiting many remarkable places on our planet in between. She’s trained and examined aspiring guides for the AMGA since 2006, served on their Technical Committee and Board for over 11 years.

Angela earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Prescott College and took her first avalanche course on Red Mountain Pass with Rod Newcomb and Don Bachman in 1984. She completed Level 3 in the US and finished the rigorous 14-day CAA Pro Industry Level 2 training and assessment program. She instructs with Mountain Safety Info’s Train-the-Trainer program on avalanche rescue and is a member of the MSi international working groups.

Angela was the first North American on the IFMGA Board and recently became the first women to join the IFMGA Technical Committee. She received the AMGA Guide of the Year Award in 2008 and the AMGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Guiding in 2022.