On Saturday, November 16, 2019, three new faces joined the MAKC Board, one of whom is not entirely new to the board. Andrea Gillis, chairman of the Ohio Cavers and Climbers, and a former board member and board chairman of MAKC, rejoined the board to fill out a one-year term. Ryan Maurer joined the board […]
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Board Member (term expires 2020) Andrea Gillis rejoined the board in 2019 to fill out a three-year term. She is a former board member and former chairman of MAKC, as well as chairman of the Ohio Cavers and Climbers. While on the MAKC board a number of years ago Andrea spearheaded a project to clean […]
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Board Member (Term Expires 2022) Hope Brooks joined the MAKC board in November of 2019.
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Board member • (Term expires 2021) • Fayette County Cave Survey Ryan Maurer joined the MAKC Board in November of 2019.
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(term expires 2020) Treasurer Johnny is a lifelong resident of Westmoreland county. He graduated from Hempfield High School in 1980 and Saint Vincent College in 1984 with a B.S. in economics. He says: “I work very hard at avoiding work but I don’t always succeed. I have been employed as an IT manager for a […]
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• NSS 47049RE FE• Franklin County Grotto (term expires 2020) Kerry Speelman is a licensed professional geologist. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a BS in geology and biology minor, he is working on documenting the caves in southwestern PA. Keep an eye out for him as he usually is ridgwalking, […]
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• NSS 52043RE (term expires 2022) Mike Schirato is a licensed professional geologist and is employed by the Department of Environmental Protection in Ebensburg. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a BS in geology, he began his caving career with the geology club in 1999. He joined the board in 2003 […]
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(term expires 2021) NSS #24554LF FE • Board Member • Pittsburgh Grotto • MAKC Life Member • Assistant Billy Clay Pit Preserve Manager Walt started caving in 1974 and joined the Pittsburgh Grotto the following year. He began going caving in Fayette and Westmoreland counties located just to the south and east of Pittsburgh. He […]
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Vice Chairman • NSS 49291 (term expires 2019) • Harlansburg Cave Preserve Manager Phil started caving in 1974 while in high school with his brother’s college outdoors club. Barton’s was his first cave and Bear was the second. Phil then became President of The Penn State McKeesport Outdoors Club 1977-78. After moving from South Western […]
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NSS 32145RE PH FE • Chairman • Webmaster • Newsletter Editor (term expires 2021) • Bear Cave and Trout Run Woods Preserve Manager • Library Archivist Forbidden by her grandfather to visit Bear Cave when she was 12, because it was too dangerous for girls, Kim went with her sister Jackie, cousin, and neighbors Dave […]
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NSS 17557 RL • Loyalhanna Grotto (term expires 2020) Paul Damon, Jr., of Monroeville was a founding board member of the MAKC, and its first treasurer. He took a break from his board duties for a few years due to the growth of his business, Paul and Paul Collectibles (see paulishere on eBay). Paul’s father […]
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Secretary • NSS 33921RL • Pittsburgh Grotto • Loyalhanna Grotto • West Virginia Cave Conservancy Life Member • MAKC Life and Sustaining Member • Potomac Speleological Club (term expires 2021) • Billy Clay Pit Preserve Manager Carl started caving in 1974 as a child with his dad in the undeveloped area of Laurel Caverns. During […]
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