Olympia Branch Council, Meeting Minutes and Committee Chairs
The Olympia Branch Council is composed 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: Katja Hurt
- Chair-Elect: Patrick McLaughlin
- Past Chair: Bob Keranen
- Director: Mike Riley
- Community-Relations Social Chair: Co-Chairs Mike Riley and Mike Kretzler
- Secretary-Communications Chair: Justin Fuehrer
- Treasurer: Beth Barga
MEETING SCHEDULe
- Monthly (2nd Wed), 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. Alternate months Zoom or in-person. Contact Katja Hurt for a link.
meeting minutes
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
- Adventure Speaker Series Carolyn Burreson
- Alpine Scrambling Ron Jones
- Awards/Pins Kerry Lowry
- Banff Coordinator Mike Riley
- Branch Calendar Bob Keranen
- Branch Editor (Magazine) Mike Kretzler
- Climbing Division Julie Dasso
- Climbing- Basic Kerri Wheeler, Michael Walther
- Climbing- Intermediate Doug Hansen
- Climbing- Intro to Leading Bolted Routes Michael Walther
- Climbing- Traditional
- Communications Dee Ann Kline Parkinson
- Conditioning Hiking Series Mike McIntosh, Terri Pressly
- Conservation and Stewardship Jim French, Kathy Fox, Jennifer Fortin
- Eblast Coordinator Regina Robinson
- Equipment (projectors, laptop, etc.) Sergey Frolov
- Family Activities Michelle Garcia
- Hiking/Backpacking Anna Batie Kuka, Monty Pratt, Donna Kreuger
- Leadership Katja Hurt
- Library/Bear Boxes Maxine Dunkelman, Mike Riley
- MOFA/First Aid Bob Keranen
- Naturalists Becky Andrade, Carla Jonientz
- Navigation Todd Mooney, Patrick McLaughlin
- New Member Outreach Jennifer Fortin
- Nordic Skiing Karen Pyle, Scott Carlson
- Safety Officer Mike Riley
- Sea Kayaking Dave Stolier
- Snowshoeing Mike Forsyth
- Trail Running Julie Dasso
- Webmasters Mike Kretzler, Julie Dasso
- Wilderness Skills Rob Schanz
- Youth Program Dixie Havlak, Claire Edwards
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.