Home Pool Essentials™ Acknowledgements
American Red Cross

Jean Erdtmann
Senior Director
Program Development and Sales Support

Jennifer Deibert
Manager, Program Development
Program Development and Sales Support

Connie Harvey
Manager, Aquatics Technical Development
Program Development and Sales Support

Lynda Harris
Manager, Sales Support
Program Development and Sales Support

Michelle Jantz
Manager
Operations and Program Administration

Gina Gunn
Project Manager, Aquatics
Program Development and Sales Support

Erich Ericson
Senior Associate
Program Development and Sales Support

Tom Heneghan
Senior Associate
Product Management and Business Planning

Don Lauritzen
Senior Associate
Operations and Program Administration

Lindsay Oaksmith, CHES
Senior Associate
Program Development and Sales Support

Stephanie Shook
Senior Associate
Program Development and Sales Support

John Thompson
Senior Associate
Operations and Program Administration


Guidance and support was provided by:

Scott Conner
Senior Vice President
Preparedness and Health and Safety Services


The following members of the American Red Cross Advisory Council on First Aid, Aquatics, Safety and
Preparedness (ACFASP) also provided guidance and review:

S. Robert Seitz, M.Ed., RN, NREMT-P
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Program
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Linda Quan, MD
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Washington School of Medicine
Attending, Emergency Services
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington


The following individuals provided external guidance and review:

Lindsay Bartholf, MPH
Program Associate—Recreational Safety
Safe Kids Worldwide
Washington, DC

Kim Burgess
CEO
International Swim Instructors Association
Plantation, Florida

Jimmy Gibbs
Instructor of Health, Sport and Exercise Science
The University of Kansas
Aquatics Director
City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Lawrence, Kansas

Herman Gonzalez
Department Chair, Learn-to-Swim Program
Miami Dade County Public Schools
Miami, Florida

Diane Holm
Board of Directors
National Drowning Prevention Alliance
Public Information Officer
Lee County Public Safety
Fort Meyers, Florida

Jonathan Midget
Engineering Psychologist
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
Bethesda, Maryland

Mary D. O’Geary
Volunteer
Tampa Bay Chapter American Red Cross
Tampa Bay, Florida

Kathleen Pearson
Director
Health and Safety Services
American Red Cross of Central New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey

Edgar Reed
Instructor
School of Education
Department of Fitness and Sport Sciences
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene, Texas

Douglas C. Sackett
Assistant Director
Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection
New York State Department of Health
Troy, New York

Janis R. Steele
Parks and Recreation Services Manager
City of Palm Desert
Palm Desert, California

Terri Stroupe
Aquatics Director
City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department
Raleigh, North Carolina

Cori Welbes
Director of Camping Services
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
Inglis, Florida

 

National Swimming Pool Foundation

Alex Antoniou
Director of Educational Programs

Brian Kalisch
Technology & Marketing Specialist

Michelle Kavanaugh
Executive Assistant

Tom Lachocki
Chief Executive Officer

Fontaine Piper
Chair - NSPF® Education Committee

Margaret Smith
Director of Operations

Silvia Uribe
Project Coordinator - Spanish


The following NSPF® Board Members provided guidance and review:

P. Cory Willis
President - NSPF® Board of Directors

D.J. Wright, Jr.
H.C. Harrington

John Puetz
Advantis Technologies


The following NSPF® Instructors assisted in the development of this program:

Brian Gangelhoff
A Pool's Best Friend, Inc.

Nelson Silveira
Blue Island Pool Service


Guidance & review provided by:

Kathy Kauffman
English Teacher


Special thanks to:

Colorado Coffee Merchants
Colorado Springs, CO