Operator Training Technical Committee
Leadership
Chairperson: Dennis Berkshire, Aquatic Design Group
Vice Chairperson: John Whitmore, City of Denton, Texas, Instructor for AFO Instructors
Steering Committee Liaison: Douglas Sackett, New York State Department of Health
Members
- Joe Stefanyak, Jeff Ellis & Associates
- Tracynda Davis, National Swimming Pool Foundation
- Tom Donaldson, Aquatic Training Institute
- Connie Harvey, American Red Cross
- Michele Hlavsa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Dean Hyatt, Six Flags Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
- Steve Kraft, Westcon Construction
- Colleen Maitoza, Sacramento County, California
- Carl Ralph, American Swimming Pool & Spa Association
- Kay Smiley, YMCA of the USA
- Joe Stefanyak, Jeff Ellis & Association
- Mohamed Yasin, Florida Department of Health
Scope of Work
The Operator Training Technical Committee will determine the essential components that must be covered in all operator training courses, operator qualifications, and operator certification requirements. Recommendations will be given for additional training needs, management, record keeping, staffing, certification verification, re-certification, and continuing education and, where appropriate, based on facility size and venue type. Individual courses will not be reviewed; instead, a list of essential components will be developed.
Operator Training Technical Committee's Meeting Minutes
January 29, 2009 
(PDF, 22 KB)
January 15, 2009 (PDF, 18 KB)
December 12, 2008 (PDF, 17 KB)
October 16, 2008 (PDF, 19 KB)
September 30, 2008 (PDF, 12 KB)
September 18, 2008 (PDF, 13 KB)
September 5, 2008 (PDF, 15 KB)
Information and Assistance
To contact this technical committee with questions or comments, please email MAHC@cdc.gov.
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Division of Parasitic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-borne, and Enteric Diseases
Page last modified: October 21, 2009