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.
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.
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.
Garth Donald
Director
Garth is a local Brewer and Restaurateur. He has a Masters in Social Administration and currently lives in Cashmere.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chris Moorad
Director
Chris is a data analyst and web designer. He has lived in Leavenworth for 7 years and can be found climbing cracks in the dry season and splitboarding in the winter.
Ryan Young
Director
Ryan is a longtime Icicle Canyon climber with over a decade of bouldering in Leavenworth. When the canyon heats up, he’s likely off exploring local alpine routes. By day, he builds AI tools for healthcare.
Sophia Swainson
Director
Sophia is an environmental consultant specializing in inclusive community engagement who lives in North Seattle. When she’s not leading public participation processes for her government clients, you can catch her alpine climbing in and around Leavenworth.
Megan Bond
Director
Megan's familiarity with the Leavenworth area began in the late 1970s, hiking in the Enchantments and Icicle Canyon. Retired from the investment industry, she spends her time exploring mountains worldwide, researching and writing about climbing history, and remains devoted to alpine conservation.
Jenny Abegg
Director
Jenny is the co-founder of Better Trail and a Patagonia Trail ambassador. Jenny fell in love with the Stuart Range as a young 20-something and still can’t get enough of it almost two decades later.