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christopher :: Administrator
Site Owner and Manager
Born in 1963 in Southern California, Christopher grew up in a non-LDS family with little or no religious influence. After graduating Corona Del Mar High School in 1981 he went on to Orange Coast College to study aviation and obtained his pilot’s license.
Transferring to the University of Colorado at Boulder, Christopher received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Subsequently, he enlisted in the US Army as a Combat Medic in the 82nd Airborne where he served 3 years on active duty. He was recalled back to service for the Gulf War. While serving in the Army, Christopher joined the LDS church and married Suzanne, his beloved wife. They have been married 18 years and have 4 children.
Christopher has always had a strong and abiding interest in all aspects of preparedness. His interest in preparedness took on new meaning in 1997 when his father gave him a copy of Roger K. Young’s book, As a Thief in the Night. From that point forward, his religion and faith became great motivators in his preparedness activities. In 2005, Christopher joined Roger’s online preparedness forums and became the publisher of Roger’s books. Shortly after joining the forums, he became the chief administrator, taking over the day-to-day operations, and beginning a long process of major upgrades and improvements to the site. In 2007, Christopher moved to Idaho to work with Roger on a full-time basis. He also purchased the forums to become the sole owner.
Christopher has served in a variety of preparedness callings over the last 18 years, and is currently the Preparedness Committee Chairman in his ward. He frequently travels to both church and secular group meetings to make preparedness presentations.
In addition to publishing most of Roger’s books, Christopher has compiled two books of his own: LDS Preparedness Manual and Dreams, Visions, and Testimonies of the Last Days, Vol. II. The LDS Preparedness Manual is available in both a general format, available to everyone, and a special edition available only to Ward Bishoprics and Stake Presidencies to share with members under their specific priesthood stewardship.
Special Skills and Qualifications
- • EMT Certified, (Emergency Medical Technician)
- • BCLS Certified, (Basic Cardiac Life Support)
- • BTLS Certified, (Basic Trauma Life Support)
- • ACLS Certified, (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- • UHMS, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
- • FEMA Certified, Radiological Monitor.
- • FEMA Certified, Shelter Manager.
- • AFSD Certified Civilian Parachutist.
- • AAUS, American Academy of Undersea Scientists.
- • US Army Certified, Combat Parachutist (3 years active military airborne status).
- • BATF Licensed Firearms Dealer, 9 years.
- • US Army, Expert Marksman.
- • US Air Force Aux, Civil Air Patrol (Deputy Commander for Cadets).
- • California Office of Emergency Services.
- • Colorado Ground Search & Rescue.
- • BSA, Boy Scouts of America, Scout Master & Cub Master.
- • FAA Licensed Pilot; Single Engine Land, to 6 Passengers.
- • Scuba Diving Instructor, General & Technical.
- • TDI, Technical Diving International.
- • NAUI, National Association of Underwater Instructors.
- • Well Skilled in: General Weapons, Mountain & Desert Survival, Land Navigation, Disaster Preparedness, Food Storage, Shelter Construction, Wilderness First Aid, etc.
- • Extremely Proficient in Windows based applications & Internet operations. (Currently manage 2 online retail stores, 2 online user forums, 2 company web sites, and a personal web site.)
Hobbies
- • Anything to do with my wife and 4 children.
- • Camping, Skiing, Snowmobiling, Jet-skiing, Boating, Diving, etc.
- • Teaching people about all aspects of disaster preparedness.
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Moravec :: Administrator
NBC
The best way to describe Moravec is simple yet very complicated. Now if you understand that you are well ahead of everyone else trying to figure him out.
Moravec is a knowledgeable instructor and lecturer on a great deal of emergency preparedness and disaster response topics. His entire life has been involved with emergencies and disasters either being in the middle of them, the cause of them, or just as a responder to such. His seminars reflect the real world hands-on knowledge gained from such. His seminars range from simple food/water storage to first aid to incident management to nuclear, biological and chemical preparation and response. He brings this attitude and knowledge to the AVOW site and insists on teaching whenever and where ever he can spending most of his waking minutes in such pursuit.
Special Skills and Qualifications
- • A big red “S” on his chest (his wife insists it stands for stubborn)
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NeatBrian :: Administrator
Economic Signs of Our Times, Financial Preparedness
Brian is a politics and current-events junkie, along with being our
resident expert on the world of economics. Author of the book "Making Sense Out of Dollars", he helps us interpret the events as they unfold. Brian is a
resident of Utah who works in the IT field. Brian loves scuba diving,
tennis, and great food.
Brian handles all of the daily system maintenance and administration activities, as well as all custom-programming and database work.
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whitewaterlady :: Administrator
Education & Home Schooling, Family History
Born and raised Irish Catholic, adult convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Mom of six, mostly grown, wonderful kids. I’ve been the Family History Consultant in my ward for eight years, also choir director, numerous positions in Boy Scouts of America (both in Church troops & others), served in numerous positions in Primary while my kids were little, and home schooled my kids for about 10 years. Love the outdoors (camping, river running, hiking, skiing, water sports of all kinds, snow shoeing, nature photography…), cooking (both in my kitchen and in the outdoors with my Dutch Ovens), sewing, music (most kinds), watching ballet, horseback riding, bicycling, ballroom dancing, opera, practiced as a lay midwife for 8 years, audiologist, and photographer, to name a few. I love life, and enjoy trying most everything it has to offer – so long as it’s gluten free and doesn’t involve dangling from a rope or jumping from a high place.
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