SCC Leadership

Ben Lowe
Executive Director
Ben@seclimbers.org

Maddi Fultz
Marketing & Events Director
madison@seclimbers.org

Kara Matassino
Stewardship Director
Kara@seclimbers.org

Laura Wyatt
Board President

Kaitlyn Pelletier
Treasurer

Logan Kennedy
Board Secretary
SCC Board of Directors
- Laura Wyatt – Board President, Nashville, TN
- Kaitlyn Pelletier – Treasurer, Nashville, TN
- Logan Kennedy – Secretary, Huntsville, AL
- Amy Patterson – Atlanta, GA
- Bob Farley – Birmingham, AL
- Dominique Davis – Decatur, GA
- Erick Barros – Kennesaw, GA
- Kim Ranallo – Chattanooga, TN
- Westry Whitaker – Cumming, GA
- Cody Roney, Chattanooga, TN
- Kelly Mitchell, Nashville, TN
SCC Committees include volunteers from throughout the Southeast that serve as advisory and task forces to support SCC goals and mission.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee provides financial analysis, advice, and oversight of the organization’s budget. Their sole responsibility is to ensure the organization is operating with the financial resources it needs to provide programs and services to the community.
- Michael Odonell
- Jamie Gross
- Janet Leung
- Kelly Mitchell
- John Wiygul
Fixed Hardware Committee
The Fixed Hardware committee manages fixed hardware replacement. The SCC supplies bolts and anchors to be distributed at no cost to SCC members to maintain established climbing routes in Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia. Guiding policies to implement the distribution of bolts and anchors are in place and can be found HERE.
- Matthew Gant – CHAIR
- Eric Howard
- Parker Weide
- Danny Aleksovski
- Blake Green
- Chris Merchant
- Andrew Breinig
Education Committee
To fulfill the mission of the SCC by promoting and crafting educational resources that increase knowledge of our work within the community, decrease impacts to the places we climb, and foster greater connections between climbers, the environment, and land managers.
- Natalie Hawley – CHAIR
- Mary Ashley Canevaro
- Nick Shook
- Eli Conlee
- Paul Zachos
- Max Gunther
- Meghan Parks
Acquisitions Committee
The Acquisitions Committee advises the Board of Directors on all real estate acquisitions, leases, and land management agreements. The committee also supports the Executive Director in evaluating and pursuing new climbing access projects to help preserve and expand climbing opportunities in the Southeast.
- Cody Roney
- Michael O’Donnell
- Chase Johnson
- Bob Farley
- Jimmy Stout
- Hansen Babbington
- Meg Evans
- Roberta Moore
Fundraising Committee
Initiate and cultivate key relationships and assist in securing funding through relationship building, grant writing/selection, member drives, events and more.
If you are interested in supporting SCC in a volunteer capacity, please contact ben@seclimbers.org and let us know how you can help!