About the board
While our staff handles day to day operations at the gym, the board considers feedback from our staff, discusses our performance as an organization and ways to improve it, and is responsible for setting our goals for the upcoming months and beyond. Additionally, the board is responsible for balancing our budget, allocating funds to programs and projects, and reporting our progress to the public.
Meet our board
Chris Guzek, secretary
Chris joined the board in 2024, has a career in Sales and Marketing, is an AI enthusiast, and is a proud father to 4 children, two of whom compete in USAC Region 81.
Anna Miner, Treasurer
As a native of Seattle, where visits to the Seattle Bouldering Project are a traditional millennial pastime, Anna was immediately drawn to State Climb when she moved to Culpeper from DC in 2022. She has been volunteering her accounting and budgeting skills to amplify the mission of State Climb since 2023. Anna works as a senior financial analyst and lives in Culpeper County with her husband, daughter, and cat.
Dos Allen, e
xecutive director
Dos Allen was raised in nearby Madison County near the base of Old Rag Mountain and founded State Climb in 2020. He enjoys routesetting, is a USAC Coach in Region 81, and serves on the USAC DEI Board Committee.
Daniel Mintz
Daniel Mintz grew up in Charleston, SC. Living in a flat area, he started climbing later in life as a mechanism for getting over a fear of heights. Mostly climbing in gyms, he has climbed in NC, CA and AK. He moved to the Shenandoah area with his partner Jennifer to start a homestead. He manages a local brewery while spending a lot of his time doing outdoor education and regenerative agriculture. He is also a musician playing several instruments, loves surfing, collecting vinyl, and spending time with his wife and fuzzy children.
William Burket
A NOVA native that managed to escape to Culpeper County in 2018, Will hasn't looked back since. Will works in parks and recreation running day camp programs for kids and also coaches one of State Climb's rec leagues. As a late bloomer in the climbing world, his passion for climbing only started when he joined State Climb two years ago. Alongside his girlfriend Meghan, Will enjoys his passions of dog and cat adoption and fostering, and sightseeing in the Shenandoah.
Jennifer Mintz (member)
Jenn Mintz grew up in Boston, VA scrambling to the top of Old Rag each Thanksgiving and New Year with her family and deepened her love for climbing out west as she spent time educating and empowering youth amidst the beautiful slabs and routes in California, Colorado, and Utah. After a rewarding career in science education and communication, she returned home with her partner to continue to support humans of all ages in living well and in harmony with the natural world with the creation of In True Nature wellness sanctuary and tended lands, as a nature-based wellness practitioner and educator. In her free time, she can be found on local trails and rivers, studying as she pursues a degree in adventure-based and somatic therapies, exploring with her partner and pups, or traveling afar to learn about people and wellbeing in other parts of the world. She's thrilled and grateful that State Climb made its home in Culpeper, VA, and is honored to be part of its board and growing community of those who find challenge, joy, and connection in climbing!
contact our board
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