Executive Director

Ryan sits on the General Assembly Management Committee with The International Skyrunning Federation, and has assembled and coached teams at the Skyrunning Youth World Championships since 2017. He has also overseen and supported athletes at the Adult Skyrunning World and Continental Championship events.

​In addition to being the Head Coach of US Skyrunning, Ryan is a mountain and trail coach with Ridgeline Athletics (based in Squamish, BC.) Ryan recently relocated to the Apennine Mountains of Italy to pursue his passion for running and skiing in rugged mountains. You can follow his current endeavors via Alpensole.com.

Ryan competed as a youth athlete in track, cross country, and Nordic skiing, qualifying for numerous national championship events. He also competed at The University of Vermont as a member of the UVM Nordic Ski Team for 4 years, while also earning a bachelors degree in Kinesiology. 

President

John Kerrigan dedicated 46 years to education and coaching at Harwood Union High School in Vermont (1977-2023). John was twice named his school's Vermont Teacher of the Year representative and a two-time runner-up for Vermont Biology Teacher of the Year. His exceptional work with special needs students earned him the prestigious Golden Apple award.

As a coach, John achieved remarkable success across three sports. His varsity teams in cross country, Nordic skiing, and track captured an impressive 47 state titles while producing numerous state, regional, and national champions—including an Olympian. His coaching excellence earned him recognition as National Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year three times (2000, 2015, 2021) by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association. In 2019, he was inducted into the Run Vermont Hall of Fame.

Beyond his teaching and coaching career, John has made his mark as an author with his first book "Just Raise Your Left Hand", a group of short stories based on his teaching and coaching career. All proceeds from his book go toward supporting US Skyrunning.

Today, John continues his involvement in athletics as Assistant Coach for the U.S. Skyrunning team and serves as a certified Skyrunning referee.

John lives in South Duxbury, Vermont.

Support Maestra/Women’s Coach

As an Advanced Rolfer™ body worker for over 20 years and mountain athlete, Hanni brings a sleuth of support on and off the trail.

She has recently relocated to Italy. When she is not out exploring in the mountains she is running her Somatic Embodiment VITA™ Intimacy and Empowerment Coach practice.

For more information about Hanni, check out her coaching website, hanniguinn.com.

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