For Immediate Release
August 19, 2009
Contact:
JoAnne Taylor
Director of Marketing
Saddleback Maine
207-864-5671, ext. 115
Cell 207-670-7201
jtaylor@saddlebackmaine.com
Rangeley Resident Named Director of Competition and Wellness at Saddleback
RANGELEY, Maine - Jeff Hawksley of Rangeley has been named Director of the Wellness and Alpine Skiing Competition Center, and Junior Programs at Saddleback Maine. In this role, he will run the mountain's Ski and Snowboard Competition Center. New Director of the Wellness and Alpine Skiing Competition Center, and Junior Programs, Jeff Hawksley.
Warren Cook, CEO and general manager of Saddleback, said, "We have big plans for raising the caliber of our competitive training program for skiers and snowboarders, as well as hosting a range of competitive events. Competition fosters a tremendous sense of pride in a resort, as well as raising the bar for recreational skiers and snowboarders who might decide to make the commitment to join a competitive training program. I couldn't be more pleased about having an experienced professional like Jeff Hawksley in charge of this program."Hawksley is also the director of fitness at the Rangeley Rehabilitation and Wellness Pavilion. He is a member of the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a Certified Personal Trainer, a Performance Enhancement Specialist, and a Corrective Exercise Specialist. He is also a USSA International Level 400 Alpine Ski Coach.
With 30 years experience working with athletes of all ages at the local, regional and national levels of competition, Hawksley has extensive knowledge of training both on and off the snow. He also has five years of experience teaching full body fitness classes, designing training programs for private clients for weight management and body composition, corrective exercise, athletic performance and post rehabilitation training.
Hawksley was the Men's Alpine Head Conditioning coach at Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) from 2005 to 2009. He was also director of the CVA Alpine Program and Sugarloaf/CVA Alpine Program from 1998 to 2003 and founder and head coach of the Saddleback Alpine Training Center from 1990 to 1997.
Photo Caption: New Director of the Wellness and Alpine Skiing Competition Center, and Junior Programs, Jeff Hawksley.