Board Members

PRESIDENT

Jonathan Kettle

Jonathan has long maintained an active lifestyle and been deeply engaged in the mountain community- whether digging mountain biking and hiking trails or developing climbing routes. He treasures the Central Okanagan as one of Canada’s most remarkable and underrated climbing destinations.

He brings a strong passion for stewardship, community-building, and accessible crag development; striving to make climbing in the Okanagan both welcoming and sustainable for climbers of all backgrounds and abilities.

Jonathan joined COCA to protect recreational access to climbing areas, and to revitalize the association’s role for local climbers through events, outreach, and stronger engagement with the community it serves.

Adam Tutte

VICE PRESIDENT

Adam is very passionate about climbing. He has been climbing for 30 years and doing route development and maintenance for 20 years. He strongly believes climbing is for everyone. He is one of the founding members of COCA and his favourite climbing area in Kelowna has to be KLO, specifically the route The Never Ending Story. He’s looking forward to another amazing year with great people.

SECRETARY

After 15 years in Montréal, Aynsley has recently settled in Kelowna with her partner and dog, Brent. She is an avid climber, with 18 years of getting up high on rock faces across North America and Europe.

Aynsley brings hands-on leadership experience from her work with outdoor and recreation organizations, and is excited to contribute to COCA's continued growth — helping strengthen the association's programs, processes, and presence in the Central Okanagan climbing community. She is deeply committed to COCA's core mission of climbing access and route stewardship, and believes that every climber in the region deserves to trust the safety of the hardware they're depending on.

Aynsley Merk

Fabian Cid Yanez

TREASURER

Hi, I’m Fabian, I’ve been living in Kelowna for the past 13 years, and every day I’m grateful for the chance I have to enjoy the traditional territories of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.

I go out as much as I can and climbing has become a necessity. My daughter has been climbing since she was a baby and I have to keep up. I joined COCA to help increase awareness of the importance of climbing in the Okanagan and to work on improving climbing access and infrastructure.

Gary Athans

Gary is looking forward to helping make the locations better for this fantastic sport. He’s an avid climber 3 years in and loving it. He started to help build and maintain routes over last couple of years and is now heading the weekly climbing get togethers with the ACC group known as “The Rock Band”. A vast experience in a variety of thrilling sports, and climbing has got him locked in!

FUNDRAISING, EVENTS & SPONSORSHIP

David Urness

FUNDRAISING, EVENTS & SPONSORSHIP

David started climbing in the Okanagan in the early 1990’s. Having experienced the development and expansion of climbing in this region it has become a passion to see it remain as a viable and safe outdoor recreation resource for Okanagan residents and the vast number of visitors that come to this region annually. Route stewardship, reliable updated hardware, and access are core values that make David excited to participate with COCA and give back to the climbing community.

Kirk Kiewitz

MEMBER AT LARGE

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