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Our SERTC Team

Management

Forrest Wieder, SERTC Executive Director

(719) 584-7177 | forrest_wieder@aar.com
Forrest Wieder has over 25 years of experience in emergency response to include EMT, Paramedic, Paramedic Supervisor, Hazardous Materials response team Chief, and Director of Special Operations within the Office of Emergency Management.

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Dawn Mauger, Manager-Procurement & Administration

(719) 584-7195 | dawn_mauger@aar.com
Mrs. Mauger is the Manager-Procurement & Administration at SERTC, Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

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Staff

Aaron Howard

Aaron Howard, Logistics & Maintenance Tech

(719) 584-0611 | aaron_howard@aar.com
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Joe Medina, Logistics & Maintenance Tech

(719) 584-0564 | joseph_medina@aar.com
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Charlie Vasile, Logistics & Maintenance Tech

(719) 585-1815 | charles_vasile
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Bridgette Paseka, Administrative Specialist

(719) 584-0622 | bridgette_paseka@aar.com
Mrs. Paseka brings experience in administration, systems administration, and IT/business analysis…read more…

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Lanette Mora, Administrative Assistant

(719) 584-0731 | lanette_mora@aar.com
For the last twenty years she has been in Department Administration…

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Instructors

Kelly Bozarth

Kelly Bozarth, Lead Instructor II

(719) 584-0669 | kelly_bozarth@aar.com
Kelly Bozarth began his fire career in 1995 as volunteer firefighter with the Walls, MS fire department….

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Timothy Spires, Lead Instructor

(719) 719-584-0563 | timothy_spires@aar.com
Mr. Spires is a retired Battalion Captain from Lexington County located in Lexington, SC. With 24 yrs experience…

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David W. Berry, Instructor

(719) 585-1803 | david_berry@aar.com
David W. Berry started his career in 1972…

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Jason Biggerstaff, Senior Instructor II

(719) 584-0763 | jason_biggerstaff@aar.com

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Steven Dunn, Instructor

(719) 584-7101 | steven_dunn@aar.com
Steven Dunn, a career firefighter and HazMat Responder, Emergency Medical Technician locally has joined the Instructor staff at SERTC…

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D’Shawn Herrera, Instructor

(719) 584-0716 | d’shawn_herrera@aar.com
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Gale Holderman

Gale Holderman, Senior Instructor & Remote Delivery Program Coordinator

(719) 584-7188 | gale_holderman@aar.com
Gale Holderman is SERTC’s senior explosives blaster. Mr. Holderman has over 40 years of experience in emergency response to include law enforcement…

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John Ireland, Part-time Instructor

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Steve McDowell, Instructor

Steve is a retired Colorado State Trooper with 15 years of HazMat experience. Steve is a Radiological Specialist, Highway Specialist, HAZMAT Technician and drug lab certified. O: 719-584-0591 | E: steve_mcdowell@aar.com

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Ryan Moran, Part-time Instructor

Mr. Moran joins the SERTC team, bringing over 17 years of experience as a Pueblo firefighter.

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Brandon-Dean Morris, Senior Engineer II & Operations Admin

(719) 584-0727 | brandon_morris@aar.com
Mr. Morris has over 17 years of hazardous materials response and training experience in the private sector…..read more

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JP Covarrubias

Juan Pablo “JP” Covarrubias, Part-time Instructor

(719) 584-0547 | juan_covarrubias@aar.com
Mr. Covarrubias has over fifteen years of experience with Hazardous Materials Emergency Response including ten years as a Occupational Safety and Health Engineer for Chemicals Companies in South America…

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Rick Powell, Senior Instructor

(719) 584-0530 | clyde_powell@aar.com
Mr. Powell has over thirty years of experience as an Emergency Responder as a Fire Fighter, Emergency Medical Technician and Hazardous Materials Specialist. Rick has worked internationally as well as in the United States as a responder.

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Shawn Reedy, Instructor

(719) 248-7839 | shawn_reedy@aar.com
Shawn Reedy began his railroad career at CSX Transportation in 2000…

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Fred Sanchez

Fred Salazar, Part-time Instructor

Mr. Salazar has over twenty three years of experience with Hazardous Materials Emergency Response including seven years Industrial Emergency Response (Large US Oil Corporation), 16 years…

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Tracy Swearingen, Part-time Instructor

A 22+ year veteran of law enforcement and a SWAT team member of 16+ years at the Pueblo…

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Contact Us

55500 DOT Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001

(719) 584-0584  |  (800) 933-4882
sertc@aar.com

About Us

The Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) is operated by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads.

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