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*upcoming* Events
- June 24, 2019 Olympia Leadership Refresher Lacey Community Center
- July 10, 2019 Olympia Branch Council Meeting The Olympia Center
- July 15, 2019 Equity & Inclusion Working Group Tacoma Program Center
- August 1, 2019 Olympia Mountaineers Annual Picnic Pioneer Park Picnic Shelter
- August 14, 2019 Olympia Branch Council Meeting The Olympia Center
- September 11, 2019 Olympia Branch Council Meeting The Olympia Center
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*most recent* Blog Posts
- Nominate an outstanding leader for the Olympia Branch Service Award
- Day Hiking 101
- Celebrate Summer at The Olympia Mountaineers Summer Picnic
- Equity & Inclusion Update: Committee Charter, Working Group Sessions, & Resources
- Did You Know? Wynoochee Lake
- Essential Eligibility Criteria & Service Animal Policy
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.