Leader Spotlight
Leader Spotlight: Alan Kearney
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Alan Kearney, a volunteer involved with the Alpine Ambassadors and Bellingham's climbing program.
Leader Spotlight: Gretchen Ta
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Gretchen Ta, a volunteer leader deeply involved with various committees through the Kitsap Branch.
Leader Spotlight: James Pierson
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: James Pierson. He is a 14 year member who started with the Olympia Branch and now helps with the Basic and Intermediate Climbing Courses in Bellingham!
Leader Spotlight: Deloa Dalby
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Deloa Dalby. She is a volunteer leader with the Foothills Branch who is passionate about trail restoration and stewarding our public lands.
Leader Spotlight: Laurel Geisbush
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Laurel Geisbush. She is a leader with the Everett Branch who says that joining The Mountaineers to take the Basic Climbing course is one of the best decisions she's made in her life!
Leader Spotlight: Alina Badus
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Alina Badus. She is an active volunteer with the Seattle hiking, snowshoeing, and climbing programs who believes there's no single way to be an effective leader.
Leader Spotlight: Danny Casady
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Danny Casady. He is a 6-year member who loves the experience of introducing fellow members to the mountains, coast, or an alpine lake for the first time!
Leader Spotlight: Steve Payne
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Steve Payne. He is a 15-year member whose deep volunteerism and leadership was inspired by participation in our Conditioning Hiking Series (CHS) program.
Leader Spotlight: Barbara Folmer
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Barbara Folmer. She is 13-year member with the Foothills Branch who has simple advice for fellow leaders - lead trips you're excited about and communicate clear expectations. People have a good trip when they've into the plan!
Leader Spotlight: Chase Gruszewski
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Chase Gruszewski. He is a 10 year member and active climb leader who says the Kitsap Branch is his Mountaineers hero!
Leader Spotlight: Bruce Durham
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Bruce Durham. He is a self-proclaimed "paddling enthusiast" who continues to plan and schedule kayaking day trips that allow fellow Mountaineers to get out into the great outdoors during the pandemic.
Leader Spotlight: Shuko Hashimoto & Christina Buckman
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leaders: Shuko Hashimoto & Christina Buckman. They are leaders and mentors with the Backpacking Building Blocks (B3) course who love to share their passion for hiking and backpacking with new students.
Leader Spotlight: Thomas Bancroft
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Thomas Bancroft. He is a life-long lover of birds (despite an allergy to both eggs and feathers!) who believes that the ability to identify local wildlife is critical to fostering a sense of care for our wild places.
Leader Spotlight: Nataliya Semez
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Nataliya Semez. She is a trail running leader who never imagined herself running in the mountains, and now loves introducing others to her favorite sport!
Leader Spotlight: Becky Jacobsen
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Becky Jacobsen. She is a newer hike leader with the Tacoma Branch who loves post-hike treats. Milkshakes in the winter ... why not?
Leader Spotlight: Peter Hendrickson
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Peter Hendrickson. He is a 15-year member with a love for wilderness navigation who has served in numerous trip, course, and branch leadership capacities.
Leader Spotlight: Dee Ann Kline
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Dee Ann Kline. She is a 13-year member who helped form the new Olympia Naturalists Committee to encourage folks to slow down and learn more about the natural world around them.
Leader Spotlight: Steven Anderson
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Steven Anderson. He is a climb leader with the Kitsap Branch who led an expedition to Denali in 2019, and now has his sights on Kilimanjaro and Fuji!
Leader Spotlight: John Gilbert
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: John Gilbert. He is a 29-year member who loves hiking, scrambling, and pedaling his kayak!
Leader Spotlight: Carlanna Livingstone
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Carlanna Livingstone. She became a hike leader three months after joining The Mountaineers and wants you to know that “if I can do this, you can do this!”
Leader Spotlight: Atsuko Yamaguchi
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Atsuko Yamaguchi. She is climb, scramble, and hike leader with the Everett Branch who led a scrambling trip to Japan over the summer!
Leader Spotlight: Ginger Sarver
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Ginger Sarver. She is an active volunteer with the Olympia Branch who is most proud of her work with their Conservation & Stewardship Committee.
Leader Spotlight: Lisa Loper
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Lisa Loper. She is a seasoned leader with the Everett Branch who goes to the mountains to feed her soul.
Leader Spotlight: Lonny Moore
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Lonny Moore. He is a 6-year member with our Kitsap Branch who co-chairs the Basic Climbing Course and enjoys helping to train new leaders.
Leader Spotlight: Karen Wallace
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Karen Wallace. She is a 3-year member with an adventurous spirit, a keen attention to detail, and a passion for sharing her love of the outdoors with others.
Leader Spotlight: Lisa Hayek
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Lisa Hayek. She is a 3-year member who hikes almost daily with her baby daughter. They hope to see you out on the trail!
Leader Spotlight: Krissy Fagan
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Krissy Fagan. She is a 10-year member who found her climbing family through The Mountaineers!
Leader Spotlight: Gordie Swartzman
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Gordie Swartzman. He is a 37-year member who is addicted to bird and plant identification... as well as the feeling of sharing the places he loves with others!
Leader Spotlight: Debbee Lynn Straub
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Debbee Lynn Straub. She is an avid climber - and paddler! - who was motivated to become a leader to encourage other women to lead and to help build a positive community.
Leader Spotlight: Nancy Lloyd
Leader Spotlight is a monthly blog to showcase our incredible volunteer leadership at The Mountaineers. Meet this month's featured leader: Nancy Lloyd. She is a 12-year member from Olympia who is always working for the weekend and her next adventure outside!