Executive Board members are elected in spring
for the following academic year. Officers-at-large may also be appointed
by the current board at any time. Board members hold weekly planning meetings open to the entire club membership.
President
- Nora Oliver
Treasurer [fall '09]
- David Krinsky
Treasurer [spring '10]
- Nate Oppenheim
(Office-at-Large in fall '09)
Secretary [fall '09]
- Michelle Smith
(studied abroad in spring '10)
Secretary [spring '10]
- Therese Smith
(Office-at-Large in fall '09)
Publicity Chair [fall '09]
- Kenzie Cody
(graduated December '09)
Publicity Chair [spring '10]
- Katie Dawsey
(Office-at-Large in fall '09)
Officer-at-Large
- Agnes Beckmann
Officer-at-Large
- Ali Foley
Officer-at-Large [fall '09]
- Sasha Burgess
(studied abroad in spring '10)
Club Advisor - Greg Doerschler
Nora Oliver
Position: President
Year of graduation: 2010
Major: International Development and Social Change; minor in
Global Environmental Studies
Hometown: Shelburne, Vermont
Favorite gear: My Nimbus Latitude KI 3800 Granite Gear Pack.
Favorite Outing Club trips: Hiking Mt. Mondanock, rock climbing
at Metrorock and the YMCA.
Favorite club activities: hiking, rock climbing, canoeing.
Favorite place: Cochise Stronghold (Arizona),
The Green Mountains (Vermont), The Gila Wilderness (New Mexico).
Fun fact: I spent 3 months living in the desert.
Always wanted to: Hike the Appalachian Train and International
Appalachian Trail together.
Scared to: Sky Dive or Bungee Jump.
Favorite quote:Our lives begin to end
the day we become silent about things that matter -Martin Luther King, Jr. Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? -Mary Oliver
Nate Oppenheim
Position: Treasurer
Year of graduation: 2011
Hometown: Yarmouth, Maine
Favorite gear: Dakine backpack
Favorite place: The top of Top Gun ski trail at Sunday River.
Always wanted to: Heli-ski.
Scared to: Not ski this winter.
Favorite quote:Worry retards reaction and makes clear cut decisions impossible.
- Amelia Earhart
Therese Smith
Position: Secretary
Year of graduation: 2013
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Favorite gear: My Merrell hiking shoes
Favorite Outing Club trips: Kennebec whitewater rafting, Mt. Monadnock hike.
Favorite club activities: Hiking, rock climbing, canoeing.
Favorite place: Brazos Bend State Park in Needville, TX.
Fun fact: I plan to visit every Texas state park (about 136 of ‘em) by the time I’m 30.
Always wanted to: Complete the Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail.
Scared to: Get bitten by a snake.
Favorite quote:All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Katie Dawsey
Position: Publicity Chair
Year of graduation: 2010
Major: Psychology, Studio Art
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, New York
Favorite gear: Snowshoes
Favorite club activities: Hiking, canoeing.
Favorite place: On top of a mountain skiing.
Fun fact: I love coffee yogurt way too much.
Always wanted to: Go on an extremely long backpacking trip.
Scared to: Fall from something high.
Agnes Beckmann
Position: Officer-at-Large
Year of graduation: 2012
Hometown: Arlington, Massachusetts
Favorite gear: All of my rock climbing gear!!
Favorite place: Vienna, Austria
Always wanted to: Hike the Appalachian trail.
Scared to: Fail.
Favorite quote:Twenty years from
now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. – Mark Twain
Ali Foley
Position: Officer-at-Large
Year of graduation: 2010
Major: Screen Studies, Spanish
Hometown: Arlington, Virginia
Favorite gear: My Gregory pack, by far!!!
Favorite Outing Club trips: Canoeing.
Favorite club activities: Hiking, kayaking, camping.
Favorite place: Guanajuato, Mexico.
Fun fact: I love coffee yogurt way too much.
Always wanted to: Hike the entire Appalachian Trail.
Scared to: Miss out on our world's natural environment.
Favorite quote:Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
- Oscar Wilde
David Krinsky
Position: Officer-at-Large
Year of graduation: 2011
Major: Psychology, minor in Economics
Hometown: Newton, MA
Favorite gear: L.L. Bean hiking boots
Favorite Outing Club trips: Armington Cabin trip, NH
Favorite club activities: Hiking, enjoying the great outdoors.
Favorite place: On top of Diamond Head Mountain in Oahu.
Fun fact: I drive a Dodge Stratus.
Always wanted to: Hike the Himalaya Range.
Scared to: Parallel park.
Favorite quote:Life's a garden, dig it! - (unknown)
Sasha Burgess
Position: Officer-at-Large [fall '09]
Year of graduation: 2011
Major: Undecided
Hometown: Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Favorite gear: My fuzzy purple North Face jacket.
Favorite Outing Club trips: Rock climbing.
Favorite club activities: Kayaking, climbing.
Favorite place: The Botanical Gardens in Montreal.
Fun fact: I have a twin sister.
Always wanted to: Go hang gliding and travel the world.
Scared to: Fall from a cliff.
Favorite quote:Laugh for today.
Live for tomorrow. Love for ever.
Kenzie Cody
Position: Publicity Chair [fall '09]
Year of graduation: 2009 (fall)
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Bedminster, New Jersey
Favorite Outing Club trips: Rhode Island Rock Gym.
Favorite club activities: Rock climbing, hiking, anything!
Favorite place: New Paltz, NY.
Always wanted to: Go skydiving or bungee jumping.
Scared to: Get bitten by a spider.
Favorite quote:Wherever you are
it is your friends who make your world - William James
Michelle Smith
Position: Secretary [fall '09]
Year of graduation: 2011
Major: Geography
Hometown: Groton, MA
Favorite gear: My Petzl Headlamp.
Favorite Outing Club trips: Cabin Trips/Treking.
Favorite club activities: Hiking, climbing - anything outdoors.
Favorite place: Lake Kanasatka, NH.
Fun fact: I love going to the shooting range.
Always wanted to: Live in the woods!
Scared to: Bungee Jump.
Favorite quote:The purpose of
life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer
experience. -Eleanor Roosevelt