Fabulous people with big hearts
Gary Robbins
Gary joined AAWS in 2020 as a new board member and currently works as the Senior Vice President at Risk Strategies Company. He has been in in the employee benefit insurance business since 1990. Gary has been very active during his career supporting non-profit organizations such as Special Olympics New York City & Arizona, National Brain Tumor Foundation and Arizona Disabled Sports where he also served as President. He passionately believes that everyone should have access to activities and sports regardless of their adaptive needs.
Ryan Johnson
I'm a c4/c5 spinal cord injury survivor. My life leveled up and my mind opened the first time I went waterskiing. I want young people affected by disabilities to experience the adventure of watersports.
Bryan Church
Bryan has supported adaptive watersports in the state of Arizona for 23 years. He had sustained a spinal cord injury 40 years ago and is very aware of the importance of accessibility. His goal is to provide the most accessible watersports experiences to anyone with amazing abilities.
Melanie Bosley- Bloomfield
Melanie with Century Marine has been in the boating industry her entire life. Parents Bruce and Janet Bosley started Century Marine in 1970 and raised their kids around watersports, Lake Powell and boats. Bruce and Janet were integral with getting adaptive watersports launched 27 years ago in Arizona and now Melanie continues with their legacy with changing lives on the water.
Brent Wood
listen to his story…
Born & raised in AZ, an AZ Wildcat who enjoys helping others spend the time of their life at Bartlett Lake either fishing, skiing, wakeboarding, surfing or floating. We are here to help make your day GREAT!
I am not a MD, PT or EMT and do NOT like the sight of my own blood, I’m known as the billboard guy and been in the outdoor advertising business for over 30 years.
My greatest joy is seeing the huge smiles on people’s faces skiing across the lake!
Tim Wolf
Patient to volunteer.
Tim suffered a traumatic brain injury while training for Ironman in 2014. He has been one of the volunteer adaptive water ski boat drivers since 2015.
Tim retired in 2020 after serving 24 years as a firefighter paramedic.
He has an amazing sense of humor and the heart of a servant.
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Level 1 Instructor Certified
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Level 1 Adaptive Instructor Certified
USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Trained Boat Driver Certified