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*upcoming* Events
- January 28, 2020 Hiking / Backpacking Committee Meeting 1751 Circle Ln SE, Lacey, WA 98503
- February 5, 2020 Adventure Speaker Series: Neal Kirby- Hiking in Tasmania Friends Meeting House
- February 6, 2020 Olympia Mountaineers Used Gear Sale Lacey Community Center
- February 12, 2020 Olympia Chapter Council Meeting Olympia Center
- February 18, 2020 Olympia Branch Hike & Backpack Leader Social and Workshop Friends Meeting House
- February 25, 2020 Olympia Branch - The Mountaineers Super Volunteer Appreciation Matchless Brewing
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*most recent* Blog Posts
- Evening Leadership Seminar, Lacey - Feb 10, 2020
- Trip Report: Indian Heaven Trail #33
- Welcome New Olympia Mountaineers Members
- Olympia Mountaineers Used Gear Sale - Feb 6
- Action Alert! Defend the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
- Take our 2020 Member & Volunteer Survey!
Olympia Branch Council, Meeting Minutes and Committee Chairs
The Olympia Branch Council is comprised of our elected officers. The Branch Council meets the second Wednesday of every month to conduct general branch business. These meetings are open to all Olympia Mountaineers members. Olympia Mountaineers Activities and Events are chaired by Activity Committee Chairs.
Current Officers
- Chair: Bob Keranen
- Chair-Elect: Neal Kirby
- Past Chair: Marko Pavela
- Director: Greg Lovelady
- Community-Relations Social Chair: Maxine Dunkelman, Virginia Haas
- Secretary-Communications Chair: Doug Hansen
- Treasurer: Beth Peden
MEETING SCHEDULe
- Monthly (2nd Wed), 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., Olympia Center (222 Columbia St. NW, Olympia WA, 98501), Room 200
meeting minutes
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
- Adventure Speaker Series Carolyn Burreson
- Alpine Scrambling Tom Eckhout
- Awards/Pins Kerry Lowry
- Backcountry Skiing Tom Eckhout
- Banff Coordinator Mike Riley
- Branch Calendar Bob Keranen
- Branch Editor (Magazine) Mike Kretzler
- Climbing Division Mike Riley
- Climbing- Basic Julie Dasso
- Climbing- Beyond Basic Tristan Steed, Doug Souliere
- Climbing- Intermediate Rich Irwin
- Climbing- Intro to Leading Bolted Routes Douglas Hansen
- Climbing- Self Rescue Roland Lanoue
- Conservation Jim French, Kathy Fox, Jennifer Fortin (Co-Chairs)
- Eblast Coordinator Regina Robinson
- Equipment: projectors, laptop, etc. Sergey Frolov
- Family Activities Carla Jonientz
- Hiking/Backpacking Donna Kreuger, Becky Andrade
- Leadership Marko Pavela, Donnie Miller
- Library/Bear Boxes Maxine Dunkelman, Mike Riley
- MOFA/First Aid Bob Keranen, Greg Lovelady, Donnie Miller
- Naturalists Dee Ann Kline
- Navigation Mike Kretzler
- New Member Outreach Jennifer Fortin
- Program Center Liaison Kristina Ciari
- Safety Officer Mike McIntosh
- Sea Kayaking John Dunlap
- Trail Running Julie Dasso
- Webmasters Mike Kretzler, Julie Dasso
- Wilderness Skills Jennifer Goodwin, Chris Sullivan
- Winter Travel- Nordic Skiing and Snowshoeing Tom Eckhout
- Youth Program Dixie Havlak, Becky Nielsen
leadership planning calendar
This calendar is for use by Olympia Branch leaders to plan courses and events for the upcoming year. Please see the course listings under Courses for finalized dates.