Allyn Atadero • Board Member

Allyn has a master's degree in education and he's been teaching since 1987. He taught math and science at Brawley Union High School and he became the director of Brawley's drop-out-prevention program. Allyn was the advisor to the class of 1991 and the American Field Service (Foreign Exchange Students). He was also a varsity football, head varsity wrestling and head varsity softball coach during his three year tenure at Brawley High School.

Allyn moved on to teach one year of special education and seven years of physical education for the Calexico Unified School District. During this time he became the head varsity basketball and softball coach for Calexico High School. Additionally, he was the athletic director at De Anza Junior High. Currently, he is teaching Physical Education for the Jefferson County Public School District in Colorado.

Allyn is a certified camp director through the American Camping Association and he was the first male camp director at Campfire's Camp Wolahi located in the San Diego Mountains.

Allyn experienced his worst nightmare on October 2, 1999. His son, Jaryd, was lost while hiking in the Rocky Mountains with eleven adults and he was never seen again. Allyn wasn't on the hike, but the actions of others changed his life forever.

Allyn believes his son could be alive today if he would have had a whistle and a hero. He also believes Whistle Away Crime® will prevent other parents from experiencing the horrific pain he has had to live through.

He, and his daughter Josallyn, helped launch the Amber Alert in the state of Colorado.