regional coordinators


Regional coordinators (RCs) are the Access Fund's principal liaisons to local areas and represent climbers' interests on both public and private lands. Regional coordinators facilitate the efforts to keep climbing areas open at the local level. In addition, regional coordinators can provide information and/or assistance on a wealth of related subjects, from organizing conservation or trail-building projects to the acquisition of a threatened climbing area. The dedicated volunteers who serve as regional coordinators are committed to providing climbers with solutions that will preserve America's diverse climbing resources for future generations. When access issues arise in your area, please contact your regional coordinator.

For general information, please call Amy Ansari, Grassroots Coordinator, at 303.545.6772 x 105 or via email at amy@accessfund.org.

AK

Wayne Fuller
Girdwood, AK
907-540-2005
climb@alaska.net

AL

Brad McLeod
Southeastern Climbers Coalition
AL
678.898.8793
mbmcleod@mindspring.com

AZ

Northern Arizona

Will Cobb
Northern Arizona Climbers Coalition
Northern AZ
willcobb9000@hotmail.com 

Central Arizona

Kevin Keith
Central AZ
kevininprescott@yahoo.com 


CA

Los Angeles - California

Jim Pincter-Lucke
Los Angeles, CA
(909) 607-3677
jlucke@cmc.edu

San Diego

Tom Donnelly
San Diego, CA
td3@inbox.com

Bay Area

Paul Minault
pminault@earthlink.net

 

CO

Jefferson County

Rick Thompson
Thornton, CO
303.920.4673
303.918.0565
rvtdesign@msn.com

West Slope

Steve Johnson
Telluride, CO
970.728.5301
steve@8750law.com

GA

Brad McLeod
Southeastern Climbers Coalition
GA
678.898.8793
mbmcleod@mindspring.com

HI

Hawaii

John Ryan
HI
808-357-0245
johnryan@hawaii.edu

IA

Evan Fales
Eastern Iowa Climbers Coalition
Iowa City, IA
H 319/338-1441
efales@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu

ID

Idaho - South

Brian Fedigan
The Boise Climbers Alliance
Boise, ID
fedinidaho@hotmail.com

IL

Southern Illinois

Nathan Holmes
IL
812.479.6887
nholmes@verticalexcape.com

IN

Nathan Holmes
IN
812.479.6887
nholmes@verticalexcape.com

KY

Red River Gorge

Paul Vidal
Lexington, KY
330.519.5044
paul.vidal@gmail.com

Western Kentucky

Nathan Holmes
Henderson, KY
812.479.6887
nholmes@verticalexcape.com

MA

Richard Doucette
Melrose, MA
H 781/620-1223
rpdoucette@yahoo.com

Western Mass

Jeff Squire
South Hadley, MA
413.493.7974
jeff@berkshiredesign.com

 MD

Chris Irvin
Mid-Atlantic Climbers
chris@midatlanticclimbers.org

MN

Great Lakes

Kaija Webster
UMD Outdoor Program
Duluth, MN
218.726.6257
kwebster@d.umn.edu

MO

Mid - South

Tom Lampe
Springfield, MO
(417) 860-5248
petratoml@hotmail.com

MT

South West Montana

Joe Josephson
SWMCC
Livingston, MT
(877) 638-9903
(406) 581-1716
joe@firstascentpress.com

Western Montana

Steve Porcella
Hamilton, MT
W 406/363-9271
H 406/363-0387
sporcella@niaid.nih.gov

NJ

Thomson Ling
thomsonling@gmail.com

NC

Sean Barb
(Hanging Rock St. Park issues only)
Winston Salem, NC
336.971.3941
Sean_barb@hotmail.com

NH

Robert Parish
Lee, NH
603.978.5928
parishrobert@gmail.com

NM

Bryan Pletta
Albuquerque, NM
W 505/341-2016
stoneagegym@earthlink.net

NY

The Gunks

Chris Moratz
NY
cmoratz@bardenbearings.com 

OH

Northeast Ohio

Brian Sabourin
OH
NEOhioClimbers@gmail.com

OK

Aaron Gibson
Norman, OK
(405) 701-2487
aaron@fusionfortyseven.com

OR

Oregon - West

Tony Holmes
Welches, OR
503.367.8822
 tony@nwwilderness.com

PA

Josh Karns
Harrisburg, PA
717-856-2814
accessjosh@gmail.com

Appalachian-North

Bob Value
Mars, PA
H 622-1772
Bobv512@zoominternet.net

SC

Sean Cobourn
Inman, SC
800.860.8732
864.472.5678
sean_cobourn@yahoo.com

TN

Brad McLeod
Southeastern Climbers Coalition
TN
678.898.8793
mbmcleod@mindspring.com

TX

North Texas

Ryan Ray
Keller, TX
817.975.0170
 ryanray08@gmail.com

VA

DC Metro

Ocean Eiler
Alexandria, VA
703.899.8582
oceaneiler@gmail.com

Mid - Atlantic

Dusty Wissmath
Bluemont, VA
W 717/328-9400x1
H 540/554-2716
dwissmath@yahoo.com

WA

Western WA

Jonah Harrison
Seattle, WA
206/235-3671
jonahv10@yahoo.com

WI

Northern Wisconsin

Daniel Goscha
WI
dgoscha@wiclimb.org

WV

Appalachian - South

Gene Kistler
Lansing, WV
W 304/574-2425
H 304/574-2021
gene@waterstoneoutdoors.com

WY

Lander

Susan Garlow
WY
307.690.0914
stone-wise@hotmail.com

Tetons

Mark Daverin
Jackson, WY
307/739-0984
mdaverin@yahoo.com