Academic

Brittany grew up in Brighton, Michigan where her family owned Mt. Brighton before Vail bought it in 2012. She has been snowboarding since she was 3 years old and has loved the sport since day one.

She started out with Ski and Snowboard Club Vail a few years ago as a snowboard coach and is now our Red Sandstone Elementary School/SSCV Cooperative Program Coordinator and also an SSCV Advancement Associate. Before coaching for the club, Brittany spent her days managing properties all over Colorado for a property management company and also hosting events for a company based out of Leadville.

The last 10 years she has been living the dream in Vail, Colorado, “everyday I am so thankful for this life and I love working with the kids!” Brittany loves being part of the SSCV community and is excited to take on this new role.

Taylor manages SSCV full-time admissions, full-time enrollments and re-enrollments and related projections along with collaborating with VSSA for its full-time student athlete admissions and re-enrollments. She also manages SSCV’s academic staff (Academic Coaches and the Red Sandstone Elementary School/SSCV Cooperative Program Coordinator and Assistant) and is the administrative liaison with SSCV Academic Partners VSSA, RSES and Vail Mountain School. In late July 2023, Taylor will also assume responsibility for SSCV part-time enrollments, becoming a single point of contact for all membership inquiries, enrollments and re-enrollments moving forward.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Taylor spent most of her childhood in Raleigh, North Carolina. During her junior year of high school, she had the privilege of serving as a page for the House of Representatives. Following this, Taylor chose to spend her senior year as an exchange student in southern Norway. These formative experiences instilled in Taylor the importance of diverse learning opportunities and settings.

While completing her bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech, Taylor discovered a passion for teaching through her job as a swim instructor. After graduating in 2014 she moved to Colorado, where she pursued a master’s in education from Adams State University. For the past seven years she has worked in Colorado public schools. First as a language arts teacher and later as a special educator. Throughout this time, Taylor has continued to find joy as a part-time swim instructor.

Taylor brings with her years of experience helping students achieve their goals both in and out of the classroom. Her background as a special educator provides the unique skill set required when coordinating with classroom teachers to support students with organization, academic skills and grade level content. In turn, her administrative duties as a special educator have provided her with the attention to detail needed as Admissions & Academics Manager.

Originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, David honed his skiing on the "big" hills of suburban Detroit. When the snow stopped falling, he spent his summers as a lifeguard/swim instructor at youth camps in Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in Education his passion for skiing led him to Lake Tahoe. After a few incredible seasons in Tahoe, David began a corporate career in operations and logistics management which led him to San Diego, CA and then on to Austin, TX. He found his way back to the mountains in 2012 and has been here ever since!

After spending the last few years in hospitality managing properties in Vail and Keystone, he rediscovered that he wanted to pursue a career that utilized his background in education, specifically for an opportunity to work with developing athletes.
David looks forward to using his broad skill set and experiences to assist VSSA students in achieving success in and out of the classroom!

Renee Porter is the Red Sandstone Elementary School/Ski & Snowboard Club Vail Cooperative Program Assistant.

Renee has a background in education. She has taught 3rd grade and currently homeschools her 8 and 10 year old boys. Renee has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Special Education. Her and her family have just moved back to the valley from Florida and are here full time. Renee is so excited to be part of such an amazing program like SSCV and the opportunities it provides for our future generations!

Fun Fact: When moving back out to Colorado in October, they drove with both boys, 2 dogs, Auggie and Daisy, and a tortoise named Rocky! It was quite an adventure!