2026 Officers
President Karen Schultz, President@carolinamountainclub.org
Vice-president Paul Curtin, VP@carolinamountainclub.org
Secretary Eva Blinder, Secretary@carolinamountainclub.org
Treasurer Michel Claes, Treasurer@carolinamountainclub.org
Other Council Members
Immediate Past President – Les Love, PastPresident@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor for Communications – David Huff, Communications@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor for Conservation – Jed Thorn, Conservation@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor for Hiking – Karen Lachow, Hiking@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor for Membership – Alessia Farley, Membership@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor for Trails Maintenance – Glen Hess, TrailsMaintenance@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilpr for Preparedness – Nicolas Nouvel, CouncilorforPreparedness@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor-at-Large – Adrianne Chang, CouncilorAtLarge@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor-at-Large – Jim Ervin, CouncilorAtLarge_2@carolinamountainclub.org
Councilor-at-Large – John Ribes, CouncliorAtLarge_3@carolinamountainclub.org
2026 Council Meetings
January 20, 2026 (Planning Meeting - Council members only)
Febuary 17, 2026
May 19, 2026
August 18, 2026
October 6, 2026
YMCA of Western North Carolina Association Office - 3rd Floor
40 N Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC 28804
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Meetings are open to all members. Please contact Karen Schultz, president@carolinamountainclub.org, if you're interested in attending.
2026 Events
Hike Leader and Maintainer Leaders Dinner – Friday, February 27th
Spring Social – Saturday, May 23rd
Maintainers Picnic – Saturday, September 12th
Annual Meeting and Dinner – Saturday, November 14th
2026 Quartery Workdays
Saturday, April 25th - Pisgah Project Day
Saturday, June 6th - National Trails Day
Saturday, August 15th
Saturday, September 26th - National Public Lands Day