Meet the School of Send Crew
Our team and guest instructors are certified bike coaches and hand selected because of their unique ability to embody School of Send values. Each is P.M.B.I.A, CPR, and first aid certified.
Gary Paasch
Before starting School of Send, Gary spent five years as a ski race coach and spent the last two summers as the director of a mid-sized mountain biking camp. He's raced mountain bikes professionally and works as a personal trainer, trail builder, and private bike coach in Hood River, OR.
Ryan Colesar
Ryan is a former cyclocross racer returning to the sport of mountain biking after attending and playing baseball at Linfield College. He has spent the summers since refreshing his bike skills and leading small mountain bike camps for Mt. Hood Meadows. During the winter months Ryan is the Mt. Hood Meadows Freeride Team Head Coach and has been instructing/coaching big mountain and freestyle skiing the last five seasons as a certified PSIA ski instructor. Born and raised in Hood River, he is a local boy coaching on the same trails he grew up riding.
Gianna Ossello
Gianna started college as a student-athlete on the Duke Lacrosse team and left fully consumed with mountain biking after discovering what bikes can do. Since then every decision she made revolved around where the good trails where which eventually landed her in Hood River. She has ridden all across the world, from rocky tech in Southern Europe to big jump lines in New Zealand and coached all levels of mountain biking along the way. Gianna loves spreading the stoke of bikes and helping create a safe and inclusive environment for people to expand their comfort zones in community
Jen Wilson
Cross-country and marathon mountain bike athlete, former professional skier and video personality, spin instructor, and middle school teacher in Hood River, OR.
Nic Ratliff
Nic just moved to the Hood River area from Durango, CO where he coached mountain biking and competitive Big Mountain Freeride skiing the last 8 years. He's super stoked to bring his love for riding bikes to School of Send! Nic's focus as a coach involves creating a safe, fun, all-inclusive atmosphere for learning and progression that helps turn kids of all ages into passionate, versatile cyclists.