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[olyclimber]

Many of you may already know that the American Alpine Club is in the process of implementing a strategic plan that is the most comprehensive change to the organization’s programs and services in its history. One of the key elements of this plan is to create more vibrant AAC communities where people live and climb. Our reliance on volunteer Sections throughout the nation has helped in this regard, but with this model it has been difficult to achieve the level of local programs that we would like to see. To address this issue, one of the elements of the AAC community program per our new strategic plan is to hire several Regional Coordinators in key areas throughout the United States over the next couple of years. As described in the attached job description, the Regional Coordinators would be community organizers for climbers responsible for consulting with their local community to determine the needs and then work with the local volunteers to prioritize and implement projects and programs to address those needs. The needs could be anything from a toilet at the crag, anchor replacements, cleanups, trail projects, social events, or outreach to disadvantaged youth.

 

 

 

Our first Regional Coordinator position will be in the Pacific Northwest. We are looking for applicants who live in the region that meet the qualifications as described on the attached Job Description. If you know of anyone who would be interested in applying please pass this onto them. For those of you who are tech savvy feel free to use social networking sites to spread the word. We are on a fairly tight schedule for filling this position so please help to spread the word.

 

 

 

I’m very excited about all the changes at the AAC as it steps more convincingly into its goal of being the organization for All American Climbers.

 

 

 

Thanks for all your help and support.

 

 

 

Steve Swenson

 

President

 

American Alpine Club

 

 

 

 

 

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[wayne]

Heck yeah! Im in. Thanks for posting that.

[111]

Sweet. One of the first things that the coordinator might be able to work on is the skull hollow campground closure. Just a thought...

[wayne]

We need outhouses at Vantage real bad. Let make it happen cc/acc peoples!

[stevetimetravlr]

I think the outhouses at Vantage would be a #1 priority, and I rarely climb there so Im not biased. Its just thats it turned into a giant turd field there now, and getting worse. Sick.