Officers and Coordinators

The Mountaineering Section of the PATC

2025 Club Officers and Coordinators

Chair: Alex Ovodenko

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Vice Chair: Sergei Nekhai

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Treasurer: Alan Wilson

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Secretary: Matthew Hermerding

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Executive Committee

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Coordinators Reporting to Chairman

Access: Simon Carr

Maintains liaison with local and national climbing access organizations. Stays abreast of access issues, informs the PATC-MS membership of the issues, and recommends PATC-MS involvement as appropriate.

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Communications: Carol Clayton

Manages the club WhatsApp app and google groups

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Coordinators Reporting to Vice-Chairman

Expeditions: Rick Dotson
Solicits, evaluates, and make recommendation to the officers to about which proposals should be sponsored bi-annually.

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Training: Marty Comisky
Solicits, coordinates, and organizes training events for the membership throughout the year and posts the details to the club calendar.

Former gymnast and suspected contortionist, Marty Comisky runs a number of clinics for the PMC. He enjoys teaching, and it is his hope that his work will keep to a minimum the number of PMC climbers suffering embarrassing accidents and being featured on blogs about terrible anchors.. By last count, he knows how to tie 417 knots and can belay 6 people at once.

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Elections: Carol Clayton
Solicits candidates and establishes procedures and deadlines as outlined in the PMC Bylaws. Coordinates the election with the PMC Membership via the PMC membership database.

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Coordinators Reporting to Secretary

Women and Gender-Expansive Events: Leila Desotelle
Solicits, coordinates, and organizes women-only events for the membership throughout the year and posts the details to the club calendar.

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Webmaster: Simon Carr
Manages website, online events, emails, and mailing list.

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Coordinators Reporting to Treasurer

Gear-Meister
Purchases (as directed by the officers), stores, maintains, and accounts for all club gear and library materials.

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