Board of Directors

Patrick Hertz

President, Treasurer

 
 
 
Patrick moved to Teton Valley in 2016 and, after unloading his car, his first stop was Teton Rock Gym for a training session. He’s met most of his community and closest friends at TRG. It truly holds a special place in his heart. When he’s not working out at ‘The Beach’ (aka the fitness area of TRG), you can find him with his partner, Lori, with their two dogs, Bean and Sprout, trail running or ski touring around the valley.
 

Kenneth Pack

Secretary

Kenneth grew up in California’s Central Valley and spent childhood summers in the Sierra Nevada bagging granite peaks. He’s worked in youth programming since 2008 and in climbing gym operations since 2014, and he currently manages Bridges Rock Gym in El Cerrito, California. As a climber, Kenneth enjoys the tall quartz monzonite boulders of the Buttermilks near Bishop. Outside of climbing, he is an avid mountain biker and musician. Kenneth brings experience in community building, marketing, programming and organizational leadership to the board and is committed to expanding accessibilty in our sport.

Kristin Horowitz

At Large

Kristin served as the executive director of the country’s first nonprofit bouldering gym, SLO Op, before leading its transition into for-profit, full-service climbing locations. She brings deep experience in both gym operations and nonprofit membership organizations, with a focus on community impact and operational clarity. Nationally recognized for advancing green initiatives and family-friendly practices, she’s known for building efficient, people-centered systems and solving complex problems. When she’s not working with gyms, she’s with her twin daughters and business partner husband and a small menagerie of farm  and house animals.

Staff

 

 

Jacob

Executive Director and Climbing Instructor

Jacob helped build the gym back in 2014. Since then, Jacob has grown both the facility and programs into the highly valued community resources that they are today. Under his leadership, the rock gym has established partnerships with local schools, ABC in Driggs, American Alpine Club, Courageous Kids, and other groups that result in hundreds of kids being introduced to indoor and outdoor rock climbing each year. He leads many of Teton Rock Gym’s youth groups and teaches higher-level adult climbing classes all year-round.

 

 

 

Jen

Development Director, Climbing and Aerial Instructor

Jen earned an M.A. in Nonprofit Management with concentrations in social business and program evaluation. She loves how dynamic nonprofit work is, and enjoys being able to teach climbing and aerial to children and adults, develop and run programs, fundraise, and find creative ways to build community in a rapidly evolving place.