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*upcoming* Events
- August 27, 2019 Dedication of Paul Wiseman Memorial Bench Port of Olympia
- August 30, 2019 No Man's Land Outdoor Film Festival Seattle Program Center
- September 11, 2019 Olympia Branch Council Meeting The Olympia Center
- October 2, 2019 Adventure Speaker Series: Cassandra Overby - Europe on Foot Friends Meeting House
- October 9, 2019 Olympia Council Board meeting The Olympia Center
- October 24, 2019 Planned Giving Information Session Seattle Program Center
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*most recent* Blog Posts
- Action Alert! Defend the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
- The Personal Reward of Being an Environmental Steward and Volunteer
- Action Alert! SOAR Act
- Olympia Mountaineers honor Life & Legacy of Branch Founder Paul Wiseman - Aug 27
- Photo Contest 2019 - Olympia Branch
- Nominate an outstanding leader for the Olympia Branch Service Award
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: Marko Pavela
- Chair-Elect: Bob Keranen
- Past Chair: Siana Wong
- Director: Greg Lovelady
- Community-Relations Social Chair: Dee Ann Kline
- Secretary-Communications Chair: Douglas Hansen
- Treasurer: Kim Pohlman
MEETING SCHEDULe
- Monthly (2nd Wed), 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., Olympia Center (222 Columbia St. NW, Olympia WA, 98501), Room 100
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 Bob Keranen, Andy Weber
- Climbing- Basic Janette Zumbo
- Climbing- Beyond Basic Andy Weber
- Climbing- Intermediate Rich Irwin
- Climbing- Intro to Leading Bolted Routes Douglas Hansen
- Conservation Jim French, Kathy Fox
- Eblast Coordinator Regina Robinson
- Equipment: projectors, laptop, etc. Sergey Frolov
- Family Activities Carla Jonientz
- Hiking/Backpacking Donna Kreuger, Carla Jonientz
- Leadership Andy Weber, 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 Vacant
- Sea Kayaking John Dunlap
- Webmasters Mike Kretzler, Julie Dasso
- Wilderness Skills 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.