{"id":12055,"date":"2015-10-06T22:33:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T05:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingt770stg.wpengine.com\/?page_id=12055"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T20:28:40","slug":"the-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/washingtonclimbers.org\/index.php\/aboutus\/the-board\/","title":{"rendered":"The Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Board<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Matt<\/div><\/div>
Matt Perkins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Matt currently serves as president of the Washington Climbers Coalition and was one of the founders of the organization. With over 45 years\u2019 climbing experience, Matt has been involved in environmental and political advocacy since childhood, participating in his first save-the-park campaign at age 14. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Andy<\/div><\/div>
Andy Fitz<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Andy co-founded the WCC in 2004 after ten years of volunteering for the Access Fund as a regional coordinator and on the board of directors. During that time, Andy received the AF\u2019s Activist of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards. Andy\u2019s been climbing more than 30 years and splits his time among sport climbing, trad climbing, bouldering, and new routing. He\u2019s established more than 170 first ascents in the Tieton River area. Andy works as an environmental lawyer.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Jeremy<\/div><\/div>
Jeremy Park<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Jeremy wears many hats for the WCC and often leads a lot of our Stewardship Events including recent ones in the Enchantments and in Index.<\/p>\n

In Jeremy\u2019s words, \u201cI\u2019ve been on the board since 2009 and worn many different hats over the years including fundraising, event planning, and advocacy. Currently, I\u2019m in charge of funding and planning our yearly stewardship projects. In past years, in collaboration with partners, we\u2019ve done work all around the state including Rocks of Sharon, Leavenworth area, Index, Larrabee, Tieton, etc…I\u2019m looking forward to 2025 when we\u2019ll be doing more work at Colchuck Lake and Exit 38.\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Dave<\/div><\/div>
Dave Haavik<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
My family was always very into the outdoors, camping hiking, backpacking, fishing, etc. In 1980 I began climbing with my father. He gave me some great advice at some point, he said \u201cfigure out what you like to do in life and then figure out how to make a living doing it\u201d. Good advice. I started working in the Outdoor Industry at the Swallows\u2019 Nest in Seattle in 1983. There were a few various jobs after that with Sundog, The North Face and The Vertical World. In 1993 I started my sales career with Petzl. I don\u2019t really have any spare time because I fill what time I have with parenting, hiking, skiing, biking, listening to and playing music, gardening, etc.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Taylor<\/div><\/div>
Taylor Luneau<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Taylor is an avid rock, ice and alpine climber who discovered his love of the vertical world on the mountains and crags of New England. He\u2019s climbed extensively across North America, with ascents of big walls in Yosemite, high peaks in the Tetons, icy mixed lines across the Rockies, and alpine scrambles in the Cascades and Sierra. He\u2019s happiest though when hanging off a set of ice tools and scratching his way up steep ice routes in Vermont, Colorado or the rugged coastal mountains of Newfoundland.<\/p>\n

After a brief tour into the world of mountain guiding, Taylor saw how powerful the outdoor recreation community could be to influence environmental policy and rural economic development. He pursued a dual Masters in Environmental law, policy and science and joined the American Alpine as their Policy Director where he worked on behalf of the national climbing community to advocate for public land protections, action on climate change, and increasing equitable access to the outdoors. Today he serves as the Conservation Manager for the Western North Cascades at the Wilderness Society where he continues his work to protect public lands. He\u2019s the co-founder of the Durango Climbers Coalition and a former board member of Friends of Indian Creek .<\/p>\n

Taylor says \u201cI\u2019m most excited to join the good work of the WCC to expand our impact on state and federal recreation policy through our engagement with Outdoor Alliance, WA and as an LCO with the Access Fund. I see the strength of the WA climbing community as a real asset that gives me a lot of hope for the future of access, stewardship and conservation of our climbing landscapes across the state. Hope to see you at the LTW or up in the high-peaks!<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Crystal<\/div><\/div>
Crystal Hudelson<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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My name is Crystal Hudelson (she\/her) and I am a current board member of the WCC since early 2024. Over the years I have worked closely with the WCC concerning initiatives like Gritscone crag\/trail work and re-bolting during my climbing affinity based work here in Washington. In my spare time I have also volunteered as an individual to re-bolt local sport routes solo and in groups.<\/p>\n

I have a background in community organizing\/development and guiding with a special emphasis on people of color involvement. I am an AMGA certified Single Pitch Instructor and Apprentice Rock Guide.<\/p>\n

When I came on to the board I knew I would be more deeply involved with the Bolt Replacement Program (BRP). The BRP is an American Safe Climbing Association supported program run locally by us to supply individuals with the tools and hardware needed to replace aging\/substandard hardware on climbs in WA. We also provide ground school trainings on replacing bolts, which I have been co-teaching with my re-bolting mentor Gabriel Cisneros.<\/p>\n

I am in the process of working together with the BRP committee members and the board to restructure our re-bolting outreach to optimize replacing the ever growing amount of substandard hardware on Washington climbs. The experience I bring to the team as an event and community organizer with specific attention paid to policies places me in this position at just the right time for growth. Hope to see you out there enjoying the crags!<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Gabe<\/div><\/div>
Gabe Cisneros<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Born in an ancient pueblo ringed by mountains in southern Arizona, it is no wonder that Gabe has a strong connection to and understanding of the rock he climbs. His Mexican\/Yaqui family roots in Tucson run centuries deep (leading to a family saying that “we never crossed the border, the border crossed us”). Gabe’s familial and cultural roots have provided him with a strong sense of identity, respect for his natural surroundings, and an appreciation of those who share his passion. On his parents advice, he left his beloved desert mountain ranges for the Cascades. His years as a graduate student at the University of Washington saw Gabe’s interest in climbing blossom into a full-blown obsession.<\/p>\n

Gabe can be found continuing his family traditions as he passes along his knowledge, wisdom, and climbing skills to his enthusiastic kids. As often as possible, this small band of climbers throw themselves into this great wilderness that surrounds us in search of the perfect boulder problems to tackle individually, with the support of all. <\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Cece<\/div><\/div>
Cece Venzon<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
When she’s not climbing walls and peaks along the West Coast, CeCe teaches at the Mountaineers and cherishes opportunities to show adults and teens awesome things about mountaineering! <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Walter<\/div><\/div>
Walter Jordan<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Walter Jordan joined the WCC Board in 2018 after starting the Yakima Climbing Scene, a community climbing group and WCC affiliate organization in Yakima. The Yakima Climbing Scene brings together climbers in the Yakima valley for community building events, stewardship and fundraising. Walter spends his free time developing in the Tieton River Valley.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Holly<\/div><\/div>
Holly Lucht<\/span> <\/span><\/div><\/div>
Holly joined the board in July 2024. In Holly’s words, “I first tried climbing when I was around 6 or 7 with my dad at an area he was developing with some friends near our home in northern New Mexico. I have always enjoyed problem solving and being outdoors, so climbing has been one of my favorite activities for quite some time. My interest for the sport grew even more when I moved to Washington, and I love traveling around the world, exploring new climbing areas. When I am not climbing or biking, I spend my days working in data analytics and public opinion research. I joined the WCC Board in the fall of 2024 and recently took on the role of Treasurer.
\nI am so appreciative of all the outdoor experiences Washington has to offer and am excited to be more involved in the local climbing community.”<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\"Ethan<\/div><\/div>
Ethan Law<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
Ethan joined the WCC Board in March 2025. Ethan, originally from New York, discovered climbing after moving to Seattle in 2021. Since then he\u2019s been all over crags on the west coast and even made a trip to Arco, Italy. As a former board member of Trout Unlimited, Ethan was drawn to the WCC when fly fishing became climbing as his primary hobby. A marketer by trade he\u2019ll be using his skills on our website, at events, and also in the field doing trail or crag work. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Advisory Members<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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\"Jonah<\/div><\/div>
Jonah Harrison<\/span>Advisory, General Counsel<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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