Ambassadors of #OASStoke
OAS ambassadors are individuals who experience a disability and have engaged with OAS as athletes and/or volunteers. Their accomplishments range from three time Paralympian to first known Disabled ascent with sit ski descent of Mt Hood. Ambassadors represent OAS in the community through outreach opportunities to educate others on the OAS mission and programs.
Ryan Barbee
Lead Ambassador
Ryan Barbee has recently moved to Bend, OR to fullfill her love of outdoor recreation and to connect with the amazing adaptive sports community that OAS has created. She was a ski racer growing up and was injured skiing in 2022. Ryan has been working hard with OAS ski instructors to get back out on the ski hill and become independent on the bi-ski, but adaptive mountain biking took her by surprise and has become her absolute favorite sport. Since getting her own adaptive mountain bike in 2024, she has competed in several enduro, downhill, and dual slalom bike races around the Pacific Northwest. Adaptive sports mean everything to Ryan, and she is incredibly excited to lead the OAS Ambassador team with the goal of achieving the OAS mission: to provide access to high-quality outdoor recreation experiences for individuals with disabilities.
Anna Soens
Ambassador and Winter Instructor
Anna Soens (she/her) is happiest outside. Snow or dirt, mountains or rivers. You’ll find Anna exploring and enjoying central Oregon (and beyond) while skiing, mountain biking, rafting, sailing, and climbing. She’s been an avid member of the OAS community since a climbing accident in 2015. Anna works as a wildlife biologist focused on local threatened and endangered species, and thus prays for snow for both personal and professional reasons. In her spare time, Anna can be found talking about/to chickens, falling asleep before it is socially acceptable, and making questionable choices like climbing mountains.
Carl Burnett
Ambassador & Winter Instructor
Carl (he/him) brings big dad energy to any ski hill, bike trail, or pub trivia night. Skiing has been a major force for good in his life since being injured in a car accident at age 5. He raced with the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team from 1999 until 2010, competing in three Paralympics before retiring to earn a master’s in library and information science and begin a career in the field of knowledge engineering. These days he’s likely to be found on obscure parts of Mt. Bachelor, relishing the variable snow conditions. A Maine native, Carl has called the Northwest home since 2008. He lives in Bend with a wife, a kid, and a high-energy pup named Rosie.
Ravi Drugan
Ambassador
Ravi (he/him) lost both of his legs at 14 after being hit by a train. Being a local Central Oregonian his parents found OAS and applied for a scholarship. He first skied with OAS in January 2009, after his lesson he skied all day with his Dad and became hooked! In 2011 Rave was invited to compete at Winter X Games in Aspen, in 2015 he won the Bronze in MonoX. Afterwards he began alpine training with the National Ability Center at Park City and now is a Para-Alpine national team member.
Administrative Team
The OAS administrative team works year round to support essential responsibilities of the organization. While you are likely to find this team behind their desk at the OAS HQ or in meetings across the community, you’ll also find them teaching on skis or bikes throughout the year supporting the growth and independence of OAS athletes.
Jared ApJoke
Equipment Manager
Jared (he/him) and his wife have recently settled in Central Oregon after years in the high country of Colorado. He is a proud parent of two amazing daughters and a lab shepherd mix, Edgar. A former Marine, educator, business owner and executive, he has found what he believes are the two most important things in life. Being outside and helping others achieve their goals. An avid snowboarder, rafter, disc golfer, mountain biker and traveler, he is ecstatic to join the OAS community. He looks forward to getting to know the entire team and helping in as many ways he can.
Melodie Buell
Education and Training Manager
Having never skied, Melodie (she/her) begged to be taken for her 5th birthday. That passion for skiing has taken her to a life she loves. Today, Melodie is a current member of the PSIA-AASI National Team. In addition, she is an Adaptive and Alpine examiner for the NW Region, and serves on a variety of Regional and National leadership Taskforces, developing content and opportunities to help instructors across the US evolve their quality of teaching. She joined OAS in 2008. When Melodie is not on snow, she is usually riding her bike, researching human behavior, practicing artistic creativity, or connecting with our communities. You’ll find her outside, most of the time and with her pup Jette.
Hayley McClure
Program Manager
Born and raised in Portland, OR, Hayley (she/her) studied Outdoor Leadership and Natural Resource Management at Oregon State Cascades and joined the OAS team in 2019. Hayley is the first point of contact for many OAS athletes and volunteers scheduling every activity that OAS offers throughout the year. Hayley and her dog Walker can be found adventuring throughout the state, especially on Oregon’s iconic rivers and trails in the summer months.
Charlotte Dadabay
Lead Community Facilitator
Charlotte(she/her) is from Boise, Idaho. She received her degree in Outdoor Education and Recreation at Idaho State University. During college, she worked for the campus outdoor and adaptive program as a trip leader and winter alpine instructor. After college, she’s continued to work in many aspects of the outdoor industry throughout the PNW. She started volunteering for OAS in 2018 and started instructing in 2020. This last winter of 2023, she joined the administrative team as the Lead Community Facilitator. She’s thrilled to be apart of OAS in a greater capacity as well as continuing to share her passion to folks of all abilities to move and get outside! When she’s not at work, you’ll find her with her pup, Darla (who she rescued while working on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana) out exploring or listening to local music!
Cara Frank
Development Director
Preferred language: American Sign Language (ASL)
Cara (she/her) hails from Colorado but grew up in the great Pacific Northwest. Cara was born Deaf and understands firsthand the challenges faced by those whose disabilities are not always readily apparent. She brings over 15 years of experience working with adaptive outdoor programs throughout the Western region and has also coordinated the international logistics for the US Deaflypmic Ski and Snowboard Team.
When she’s not working, you’ll find her exploring irresistible plant-based recipes, doing DIY home projects, nerding out over the natural world. Cara lives in Bend with her husband and their dog – both of whom are also Deaf – making theirs a fully ASL-fluent household.
Emma Flynn
Development and Marketing Coordinator
Originally from Portland, Emma’s (she/her) journey has taken her through the wilds of Montana, Fiji, Idaho, and Wyoming before she made Central Oregon her home. She got her start in adaptive sports as a 7th grader volunteering at an inclusive cycling camp and has been hooked since. Emma spent two seasons as an OAS ski instructor at Hoodoo before stepping into her current role as Development and Marketing Coordinator.
Emma is a PSIA Level 2 Alpine Instructor, PSIA Level 1 Adaptive (Cognitive/VI) Instructor, and PMBIA Mountain Bike Level 1 Instructor with adaptive module.
Pat Addabbo
Executive Director
Pat (he/him) joined the OAS team in 2016 after spending five years helping direct programs at the Adaptive Sports Center in Crested Butte, CO and two years serving as Youth and Chapter Services Coordinators with Move United. Pat has a background in outdoor adventure education and has a degree in Outdoor Leadership and History from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC. Pat believes the key to a happy and fulfilling life is spending time in nature and the outdoors and thus is often found outside on a bike, skis, or trail, usually with his corgi Griffin, wife Hannah and twin boys alongside.
Instructors
OAS is thankful to have an incredible team of talented and compassionate instructors. With dozens of years of experience, countless certifications, and endless stoke for sharing the joy of moving through the mountains, instructors and program coordinators are at the forefront of the OAS mission! To learn about seasonal employment opportunities, please check our Employment Page.
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