Your 2021-2022 officers
Interested in being an officer? Talk to us at a meeting or email us and tell us how you want to help improve CHAOS. We would love to have you join the team.
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KATIE LYON
Co-President + DeCal Instructor
- Favorite trip: John Muir Trail (Northbound!)
- Favorite trail food: Nutritional Yeast
- Likes: Backpacking, bouldering, and hiking
- Contact: k.lyon@berkeley.edu
Lexi Caruthers
Co-President + DeCal Instructor
- Favorite trip: John Muir Trail (Southbound!)
- Favorite trail food: Apples + chocolate chips
- Likes: Tree climbing, long jaunts, acoustic guitar, sleeping under the stars, sunrises
- Contact: alexajade@berkeley.edu
STEFAN HOMENTCOVSCHI
Head Gear Officer
- Favorite trip: Mt. Shasta
- Favorite trail food: Subway Sandwiches
- Likes: Skiing, Hiking, and Windsurfing
- Contact: shomentc@berkeley.edu
Ian Wang
Head Trips + DeCal Instructor
- Favorite trip: Turtle River Park (Canada)
- Favorite trail food: Onion & garlic almonds, GORP + M&Ms
- Likes: Backpacking, skateboarding, climbing, jazz
- Contact: ianwang626@berkeley.edu
GRACE BOYD
Membership Officer
- Favorite trip: Fairyland Loop, Bryce Canyon
- Favorite trail food: Walnuts and pretzels
- Likes: Hiking, cliff jumping, creating & exploring
- Contact: gmboyd@berkeley.edu
ERIC OBLEPIAS
Ambassador Of Fun
- Favorite trip: Indian Heaven Wilderness
- Favorite trail food: Summer sausage n pinot
- Likes: Backpacking, singing (badly), merrymaking
- Contact: eric.oblepias@gmail.com
Floyd Mccluhan
Trip Leader
- Favorite trip: Anything in the high sierras
- Favorite trail food: Cliff Bars
- Likes: Alpinism, rock climbing, ultra-running, slacklining, and long walks on the beach
- Contact: floyd.mccluhan@gmail.com
Lauren Holland
Trip Leader
- Favorite trip: Garden of the Gods
- Favorite trail food: Popcorn and oranges
- Likes: Hiking, camping, climbing, exploring, hugs
- Contact: laurenholland@berkeley.edu
Hugues Vigner
Trip Leader
- Favorite trip: Off trail wandering in Wrangell St Elias in Alaska
- Favorite trail food: Marshmallow hot chocolate
- Likes: Mountains, glaciers, hiking, climbing
- Contact: hugues.vigner@berkeley.edu
Fischer heimburger
Trip Leader
- Favorite trip: Sunset at Panamint Dunes
- Favorite trail food: Carrots n/ Peanut Butter
- Likes: Field frolicking, sleeping under the stars, rock-climbing, the color orange
- Contact: fheimburger@berkeley.edu
Nic Dutch
DeCal Instructor + Trip Leader
- Favorite trip: McConnell Peak/Highland Lake – Desolation Wilderness
- Favorite trail food: Sunbutter
- Stoked about: backpacking, mountain biking, cooking, rooftops
- Contact: nicoledutch@berkeley.edu
Stefanie Iojica
Diversity + Inclusion Officer
- Favorite trip: Olympic National Park
- Favorite trail food: Z-bars and tangerines
- Likes: Hiking, skiing, bouldering, “Hey check out what I got from REI”
- Contact: stefioj@berkeley.edu
Ethan Lisle
DeCal Instructor
- Favorite trip: Mt. Mansfield (or anywhere in Vermont)
- Favorite trail food: a rainbow of cliff bars, trail mix, oatmeal
- Stoked about: snow, water, rocks
- Contact: ethanlisle@berkeley.edu
Franka Wacker
DeCal Instructor
- Favorite trip: Schladminger Höhenweg in Austria
- Favorite trail food: Cliff Bars and sour patch kids
- Likes: Skiing, snowboarding, road biking and horses
- Contact: franka.wacker@berkeley.edu
amanda fields
Stoke and Wellness
- Favorite trip: Salt Point Park
- Favorite trail food: chocolate chip peanut butter
- Stoked about: running, painting, free diving, trees, dinosaurs
- Contact: ahfields@berkeley.edu
Bella Longhi
DeCal Instructor + Trip Leader
- Favorite trip: Trans Catalina Trail
- Favorite trail food: peanut butter and mac n cheese
- Stoked about: the campfire song song, island backpacking, open water swimming, and kayaking
- Contact: isabella.longhi@berkeley.edu