Executive Director
Keegan Young keeganyoung@cmc.org (303) 996-2742
Keegan comes to the CMC from the American Alpine Club in Golden, where he has served in a number of senior management positions, most recently as Managing Director of Membership, Marketing, Development Publications and Volunteer Programs. Keegan brings a wealth of experience with member-based organizations to the CMC, including a strong background in organizational development and fundraising. He is a member of the Club and an accomplished mountaineer with a passion for the outdoor community.
Conservation Director Julie Mach juliemach@cmc.org (303) 996-2764
Julie joined CMC in 2013 to manage the Conservation Department’s stewardship programs and outdoor recreation advocacy initiatives. Previously, she spent five years with the Southwest Conservation Corps in southern Colorado where she worked as Program Director and managed youth service programs, internships, AmeriCorps, fund development and more. Although originally from California, Julie received her Bachelors of Science from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania before relocating to Colorado and landing in Salida where she currently lives and works. Julie is excited to represent CMC in the Heart of the Rockies and embraces the incredible recreational resources throughout the state by foot, mountain bike, skis, kayak and horseback, usually with her dog Slider in tow!
Doug Maiwurm dougmaiwurm@cmc.org 303-996-2741
Doug’s first taste of the Rocky Mountain high life was thru-hiking the Colorado Trail in 2009. Before joining the CMC family in 2016 he was an instructor, trainer, and program manager with the Northwest Outward Bound School and REI Outdoor Programs. In a former life, Doug worked as a musician in DC, Chicago, and Seattle. “Climbing and music share a common culture of mentorship/apprenticeship. I’m proud to carry on this tradition with the CMC: roping up with new friends, connecting with, and caring for Colorado’s high, wild places. After we climb let’s go eat burritos/chicken teriyaki/deep-dish pizza, OK?!?”
Jay Cordes jaycordes@cmc.org 303-996-2752
Jay joined the CMC in October 2016 and has been working in the nonprofit arena for nine years. Starting his career developing after-school and enrichment programs for nonprofit organizations and cities in the Washington DC Metro area, he moved to Denver six years ago to pursue his Masters in Nonprofit Management at Regis University. A steadfast supporter of conservation and ensuring that the great outdoors is open and available for future generations to come, Jay has a passion for experiential learning. He enjoys getting outside and recharging his batteries in nature, usually with his trusty canine sidekick, Leroy, and his wife.
Brittany Smith brittanysmith@cmc.org
(303) 996-2746
Brittany grew up in Colorado Springs where her family instilled a deep love for adventuring in the outdoors. Her family vacations were spent backpacking, skiing and rafting around the state. Brittany attended the University of Colorado where she earned her degree in International Affairs and Chinese Language and Civilization. After CU, Brittany attended the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California where she received her MA in International Development Policy and her MBA with a focus on international marketing. Through her studies, she has spent over two years in China and has traveled extensively (only two more continents to go!). Brittany has always been passionate about sharing the outdoors with people, be it through raft guiding, teaching kayaking or leading outdoor trips for new students. She has spent the last five years working to increase diversity and inclusion in the ski industry at Stevens Pass, Washington, and is looking forward to welcoming people from all backgrounds to join the CMC. Brittany also loves hiking, skiing, Nordic skiing, rafting and biking. Her happy place is generally drinking coffee over a morning campfire by a river.
Lauren Shockey laurenshockey@cmc.org 303-996-2748
Lauren Shockey joined the CMC in October 2015. Lauren comes to the CMC with a decade of experience working with members, alumni and donors from nonprofit organizations. Her dedication to using data to drive the customer experience is well documented, most recently at the Colorado Trail Foundation and working in membership at the American Alpine Club for 5 years. Lauren has made the most of her brief time in Colorado since moving from the great state of Texas. She is big into hiking, skiing, backpacking, mountain biking and anything outdoors that she can do with her trusty canine sidekick, Gus. She has climbed many 14ers and is pursuing the goal of summiting them all.
Jeff Golden jeffgolden@cmc.org (303) 996-2743
Jeff has called Colorado home for nearly a decade, though his North Carolina roots still make him the biggest Carolina Panthers fan west of Asheville. He previously served as the CMC’s marketing manager from 2013-2017. After a short stint away pursuing other digital marketing roles within the outdoor industry, he returned to the club in 2019 as director of CMC Press. A former English major at UNC-Wilmington, his varied background in journalism, freelance writing, copyediting, public and media relations, project management, and content marketing makes him uniquely suited to captain the CMC’s publications department, even if it means trading in his beloved AP style for the Chicago Manual. Jeff’s outdoor interests are as varied as the topics covered in CMC Press guidebooks, but you’ll most often find him summiting mountains, backpacking, desert hiking, packrafting, or ice climbing. His mountaineering resume includes all 58 of Colorado’s 14ers, Mt. Rainier (DC and Kautz Glacier), 18,491-foot Orizaba, Mt. Adams (Adams Glacier), Gannett Peak, and Mt. Hood. His favorite adventure partners are his wife, Liz, and Border Collie mix, Zia.
Krista Williams kristawilliams@cmc.org (303) 996-2765
Krista was born and raised in the Panhandle of Texas and loved to ski New Mexico on the regular. It was the love of snow that finally landed her here in Colorado after graduating with a master’s in accounting from West Texas A&M in 2010 at the age of 23. She moved to Denver after graduating and made her way through Colorado, from Dillon, to Evergreen, Steamboat, Niwot, Longmont, and now settling in Golden. Much of her career has been spent in ski shops and for the past 6 years working as an accountant. She also enjoys moonlighting as a visual artist. Her favorite activities and past times include her time with her late son, Hamilton the throwback Yorkie, taking him on hikes, car rides, camping, jogging, walking, adventures in the woods, trips to the lake, and sunny days reading by the river, studying up on mythology and psychology, or painting. All of which she continues with her daughter, Wednesday the miniature Australian Shephard. You can catch Krista out in the mountains skiing in the winter and riding her 1969 Schwinn cruiser in the summer.
Michael Restivo michaelrestivo@cmc.org (303) 996-2757
Despite growing up in sunny Miami, Florida, Michael knew after graduation that his passion was for the mountains. After finishing a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Florida International University, Michael found himself in Nepal for six months, where he grew a love and appreciation for the mountains. After attempting Rainier as a graduation present to himself, his first glaciated ascent, he moved to Seattle to climb, ski, and write. Wanting to be closer to his passions, Michael moved to Boulder in 2015 where he excels in mostly downhill sports: skiing, mountain biking, and falling off rock climbs. Michael comes from an Italian family, where he learned to speak the language and cook. His goal is to ski bigger mountains and to continue to play outside every day.
Kathy Nguyen kathynguyen@cmc.org (303) 996-2745
Kathy grew up in Southern California, where she earned her degree in Ecology and Conservation Biology. Here, she developed a passion for the outdoors and teaching while working as a challenge course facilitator, rock climbing instructor, and camp counselor/backpacking guide. She moved to Oregon to pursue her Masters in Environmental Education, it didn't take her long to fall in love with the mountains. After graduating, she taught science and sustainability at a middle school. While teaching, she partnered with local organizations to provide opportunities for her students to get outside and have a meaningful experiential education. Kathy loves exploring new places with her four-legged adventure pals through rock climbing, backpacking, and paddling. After spending some time adventuring around the United States, Kathy is excited to call the mountains of Colorado home.
Logan Chandler loganc@cmc.org (303) 996-2740
With only small stints in Pennsylvania, California, and New Zealand, Logan was born and raised in Colorado. Playing team sports all the way through his collegiate days, Logan has shifted his recreational focus to the outdoors. Now-a-days, you will find Logan out snowboarding, backpacking, summiting 14ers, fly fishing, mountain biking, and rock climbing. Logan graduated from Colorado State University where he received a B.S. in business administration focusing in corporate finance.
Brink Messick brinkmessick@cmc.org
Brink joined CMC in 2017 to manage a variety of stewardship and advocacy projects for the conservation department. A native of North Carolina - where he attended Appalachian State University earning a degree in Anthropology focusing on Sustainable Development in Latin America - Brink fell in love with Colorado while guiding horse packing expeditions for youth and teaching for the Colorado Outdoor Education Center during summer breaks in college. After school, one last summer turned into two last summers, then three and so on until his outdoor recreation A.D.D. landed him in Salida where he was immersed in the conservation, stewardship, and trails world with the Southwest Conservation Corps and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado. Brink is managing several trail centric projects and initiatives across the state including the proposed Stage and Rail Trail that will connect Salida and Leadville.
Patrick Collentine patrickcollentine@cmc.org (303) 996-2750
Patrick grew up in Bettendorf, Iowa. After countless trips to Colorado he had a calling and made the move to Golden, CO in December of 2006. Patrick Joined the Colorado Mountain Club team during the summer of 2017 after graduating with a Degree in Outdoor Education from Red Rocks Community College. Patrick has an extreme passion for the outdoors and he loves to rock climb, hike, mountain bike, ski, and backpack. He can be found doing any number of these things in his free time.
Conservation Manager Todd Loubsky
Adam Fedyski adamfedyski@cmc.org (303) 996-2751
Adam was born and raised in the suburbia of northern Illinois. After graduating college, he spent a season as an Environmental Education Intern at Great Smoky Mountains National Park that forever changed his life and career path. Drawn to environmental education and mountains, he lived in four states for different seasonal jobs until he landed in Colorado in 2012. After coordinating volunteers at Butterfly Pavilion and Denver Botanic Gardens, he taught and volunteered with youth around Denver. He is happy to have a work balance that involves coordinating volunteers with CMC, being an outdoor educator with Cottonwood Institute, and hosting quizzes in the evening. In his free time, Adam enjoys hiking, camping, snowboarding, playing and writing music, and any opportunity to play a game.
Program Coordinator
Emily Bresko emilybresko@cmc.org (303) 996-2763
Emily grew up on Long Island, New York. Craving mountains over the beach, she moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2009 where she earned her degree in Environmental Studies. After graduation, she followed her itchy feet in pursuit of outdoor jobs across the US and abroad. She’s worked as an Environmental Educator/Naturalist in Rhode Island, a Guide in Northern California, and as the Outdoor Recreation Director of a sustainable living work-study program in the Panamanian jungle. She’s thru-hiked both the Pacific Crest Trail and the Arizona Trial and hopes to complete the Triple Crown someday. Emily first joined the CMC in 2018. As a seasonal Stewardship Crew Leader, she worked on conservation and trail maintenance projects across Colorado. Having always been passionate about connecting people with the outdoors, she’s excited to continue working full time for an organization that shares the same values.
Maddie Miller maddiemiller@cmc.org (303) 279-3080
Maddie Miller was raised in Sun Valley, Idaho, learning how to ski before she could walk. After going to Prep School in Massachusetts, she came to Colorado in 2014, graduating from Colorado College with a Mathematical Economics Degree. Being a very driven and passionate individual, Maddie has found her purpose in the mountains. Her greatest achievement is breaking the world record for the fastest summit of the 50 US highpoint. Before working with Membership Services at the CMC, Maddie worked as a Mountain Guide in Idaho and for a Women’s Empowerment Nonprofit in a Himalayan village in India. In addition to her love of travel and all things mountaineering, Maddie loves biking, music, ice hockey, and Siberian huskies.
Claire Joseph clairejoseph@cmc.org (303) 996-2769
Claire Joseph was born and raised in Mt. Airy, Maryland where she grew up loving the outdoors, specifically having a passion in hiking. Claire graduated from Towson University with a B.S. in Mass Communications and a minor in Marketing. Following graduation Claire served with AmeriCorps NCCC Southwest region as a Team Leader living in four different states and serving with three different non-profit organizations. After her 10-month service term Claire made Colorado her permanent home in September 2019. In addition to her love of the outdoors and volunteer work Claire loves traveling the world, history, Broadway musicals and of course exploring different food spots!
Roger J. Wendell rogerwendell@cmc.org (303) 279-3080 x 2
Although Roger started hooking up with the club in the early 80s his day job didn't allow him regular participation until the 90s. So, it was at that time that Roger quickly earned his "D" rating and he completed most of the Denver Group's schools available back then, including WTS, IRCS, BMS, HAMS, MOFA, and eventually WFA, AIARE, Trip Leader School and Advanced Leader Training in the 2000s. Roger has assisted with YEP, Champ Camp, and as an instructor for IRCS, BRCS, and WTS in addition to leading technical climbs, backcountry ski trips, and Adventure Travel trips. Roger has served on the Denver Group Council, the Conservation Committee, as chair of the Classification Change Committee and he received the Denver Group's Service Award in 2017. After leaving his regular career Roger became a CMC staff member in early 2013 and has enjoyed working in the office ever since!
Denver Group Liaison
Mary Bradley
Matthew R. Stevens
President
Mr. Stevens is a Senior Director with The Advisory Board Company; a research, technology, and consulting firm partnering with organizations across the health care industry. Prior to joining The Advisory Board, he practiced law in New York, London, and Denver, representing clients in the healthcare industry and members of the Fortune 100. Matt is active in the Club’s various programs and serves as an instructor in the Technical Climbing School and Telemark Ski School. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and hold a JD from the University of Chicago.
Jeff Flax
Vice President
Mr. Flax is active with the CMC serving as its Secretary of the State Board of Directors, director of the Denver Group’s Wilderness First Aid course, instructor in the Backcountry Ski Touring School, and leads hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and biking trips for the club. He is also past chair of the Denver Group Council. Jeff is the principal of Jeff Flax and Associates, LLC, a Golden-based litigation technology consulting firm.
Ross Green
Treasurer
Chantal Unfug
Secretary
A native of Colorado, Chantal’s childhood, filled with countless days exploring small, rural communities, created a passion for the Colorado mountains and community building. Her early career as a business woman and part time ski instructor in Aspen and Winter Park led her on a continued path as an advocate for community and economic development, neighborhood stabilization and revitalization, including serving as the Director of the Women's Business Office under Governor Roy Romer and as the Manager of Denver Parks and Recreation under Mayor Guillermo "Bill" Vidal.
Chantal blended her experiences in international communications, business ownership in the medical and biotechnology finance arena with her public sector career in community and economic development, policy implementation, legislative affairs and management. She has worked in local governments on the front range and western slope, having served three Governors, three Denver Mayors, and as a County Administrator. Her expertise ranges from organizational and managerial effectiveness, performance leadership, to communications and community and economic development. She is a skilled negotiator and excels at strategic planning and stakeholder engagement.
This path led Chantal Unfug to the Department of Local’s Affair's to serve as Director of the Division of Local Government in 2013 where she leads over 70 employees to provide research, technical assistance, problem solving and expertise on community and economic development with a focus in local governance. She also oversees multiple unique state and federal grant programs, with 4 advisory committees distributing over $200M annually to strategically invest annually in over 1000 local community development and resilience projects. Over the past 5 years in DOLA, she has identified multiple gaps and trends to successfully develop, implement and launch programs to address the needs of communities across Colorado, including for example, 4R- Rural Response, Recovery and Resilience, Colorado Resiliency Office, Rural Economic Development Initiative and Transforming Safety.
Jason Antin
Board Member
Jason Antin, a native of New England who now calls Colorado home, focuses all of his time striving to achieve the ultimate work-life balance. Beyond helping launch a handful of outdoor focused start-up companies, he also spends much of his time working as a Technical Climbing Guide for Alpenglow Mountain Guides and Denver Mountain Guiding, and as a strength and conditioning coach at The Alpine Training Center in Boulder, CO where he prepares his athletes for the physical and mental rigors of the mountains. Off the clock, Jason shares his home in Golden, CO with his wife Jenny and 3-year old daughter Avery. He enjoys moving quickly in the mountains over all mediums that mother nature shares with us whether that be trails, rock, ice or snow.
Mark Armstrong
Dan Cummings
Mr. Cummings is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Denver office of EFL Associates, a top 40 retainer-based executive search firm. He is a CPA and holds both an MBA and an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards in the past. Mr. Cummings is an avid hiker, camper, and cyclist. He and his wife, Jill, reside in Lone Tree.
Courtney Green
Courtney is the CEO of Spark Consulting; a firm that focuses on the sustainable wellbeing of leaders and their teams through high performance executive and senior leader coaching and business development consulting. Before starting Spark, she had 11 years developing high-engaged employees and facilitating business growth in many industries. Aside from her law degree and executive coaching certification, she is a doctoral candidate pursuing her PsyD in Leadership Psychology with an emphasis in neuroscience and organizational development. Additionally, Courtney served 4 years in the Army on active duty and 6 years in the Air Force Reserves. She has a passion for protecting and playing in our public lands as an avid rock climber, mountain biker, and skier.
Peter Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton is a Senior Principal in the Denver office of CBIZ CMF LLC, a national financial consulting firm with specific expertise in working with portfolio companies of middle market private equity funds. He is a CPA and holds a bachelor of science from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Illinois. Mr. Hamilton thoroughly enjoys being outdoors whether hiking, running, cycling or skiing. He, his wife Kathie, and their children live in the Denver Tech Center.
Kathy Kurtz
I have been a member of CMC for 7 years. I joined CMC after retiring from the U.S. Forest Service. My reason for joining was to hike, bicycle and snowshoe with like-minded people and to exercise for fitness in the outdoors. My reason for staying is that I soon realized that CMC’s services to members was primarily due to the many amazing CMC volunteers. I felt compelled to contribute my talents, experience and time as a way of giving back to the organization that has given so much to me. I am especially in awe of the many dedicated school instructors and trip leaders. I want to continue providing support to these folks and contribute to finding and implementing effective solutions when they encounter impediments to their success. (Preceding does not diminish the contributions of the dedicated and skilled state staff and the equally dedicated volunteer State Board of Directors.) My professional background includes working for the U.S. Forest Service for 34 years. During that time, I served in a variety of leadership and management positions across Colorado and in Alaska and Washington DC. This included working cooperatively with local communities and governments, other natural resource agencies and organizations on a variety of land management and visitors’ experiences issues. To be successful in this work, I acquired skills in identifying common needs, wants, preferences across a variety of groups and organizations (who sometimes had conflicting goals) and encouraging and achieving cooperation to achieve common goals.
Jason Kolaczkowski
Mr. Kolaczkowski is Director of Analytics for Kaiser Permanente Colorado and is also a Board Member of Red Rocks Credit Union. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a master's degree in econometric policy analysis from the University of Maryland, College Park. Jason is a dedicated alpinist and CMC volunteer: a Senior Instructor for the High Altitude Mountaineering School, former Director of the Advanced Crevasse Rescue Seminar, and leader of the CMC's Year of the Mountaineer trip that successfully summited Denali.
Robert Mascarenas
Jesse Mattner
Bruce McClintock
Mr. McClintock is a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and a graduate of the Air Force Academy. He started hiking and camping in the 1980s while growing up in Colorado and he has climbed more than thirty fourteeners. He enjoys hiking, biking, running and contributing strategic planning perspectives to important philanthropic endeavors. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the Board for United Charitable.
Maren Olson
Dale Pfaff
Mr. Pfaff is a Regional Sales Manager with over 10 years’ experience employed with Fuel Tech Inc; a leading technology company that provides state-of-the-art system integration, process optimization, and advanced engineering services for air pollution control and industrial waste water treatment. Dale is a member of the Gore Range Group, is a Trip Leader, the Chair of the Gore Range Group, and is the Vice Chair on the CMC State Council. Dale is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Chicago, with a BS in Civil Engineering and has an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
Mark Schaible
Mr Schaible is a Senior Manager of Programs with Sierra Nevada Corporation and a retired USAF Experimental Test Pilot. He currently manages some of the largest and most complex USAF acquisition programs for the highest levels in the DoD. In 1999, he was diagnosed with incurable cancer and after a five-year life and death struggle, was the first person to ever be cured. From that time, he developed a passion for giving back to society by coaching and mentoring young entrepreneurs and speaking at national conventions. He is a graduate of Computer Science from Michigan State University and holds three Masters Degrees (Business Administration, Military Operational Art, and Flight Test Engineering).
Kathy Workman