Board of Directors
Chris Simrell
President
Chris is a high school English teacher in Wenatchee school district. He has climbed in Leavenworth for over 15 years and has lived in Leavenworth since 2015.
Jeff Paton
Treasurer
Jeff has owned and operated a successful orchard in the Upper Valley for 40 years. He serves on the board of directors for the St. James’ Episcopal Church and is the CallOut/ Communications Manager for Chelan County Mountain Rescue. Jeff holds a bachelors degree in horticulture.
Zack Deluca
Director
Zack is a geomorphologist working in river restoration throughout the Pacific Northwest. He cut his teeth climbing on Leavenworth classics like R&D and Classic Crack in 2011.
Josh Glantz
Director
Josh is a Philanthropy Officer for the University of Washington and lives in North Seattle. He has a B.A. in Interpersonal Communication from the UW.
Garth Donald
Director
Garth is a local Brewer and Restaurateur. He has a Masters in Social Administration and currently lives in Cashmere.
Diana Wendt
Director
​Diana lives in Leavenworth and works as a software engineer. Before making Leavenworth home, she worked in Yosemite as a climbing ranger and on the search and rescue team.
Matt Holland
Director
Matt works as a physical scientist in river restoration. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Western Washington University, and is working towards a Masters of Natural Resources.
Kerwin Loukusa
Director
Kerwin is a software developer and analyst for Chelan County PUD. He has climbed in Leavenworth for almost 15+ years, and hopes to add another 35 years to that total.
Owen Massey
Director
​Owen is an electrical engineer who designs utility-scale solar projects. He has been climbing in the canyons since age 6 and is approximately 65% through completing every boulder problem in Leavenworth.
​Owen Wickenheiser
Director
Owen is a Ski Patroller, Land Survey Technician, and former Enchantments Climbing/Wilderness Ranger. Primarily a trad climber, Owen can also be found pebble wrestling and brushing old tick marks.
Chris Moorad
Director (Web)
Chris is a data analyst and web designer. He has lived in Leavenworth for 7 years and can usually be found climbing cracks in the dry season and sled splitting in the winter.