Board of Directors & Staff

Dave was the Owner and President of his family company, The Summit at Snoqualmie, from 1980-1997. Over the past 40 years, he has held many leadership positions in various ski industry organizations.

Kirby is an environmental scientist and accomplished, internationally recognized, ski historian.

Leeds specializes in teaching women to ski. She has a degree in museology, the study of museums.

Deb is a ski instructor, coach, and consultant. She won an Olympic Gold Medal in 1984 in the Giant Slalom and grew up skiing at Alpental.

John is a award-winning documentary film director, producer and a lifelong skier.

Christie skies as much as possible each winter, volunteers at WSSSM, and brings more than 30 years of marketing expertise to the WSSSM board.

Guy is the General Manager at The Summit at Snoqualmie. He's also an active parent on the freeriding scene.

John is an attorney, ski historian, and author, who has written a number of essays on ski history published on Historylink.org, and has published four books, several of which have received national book awards: "Early Skiing on Snoqualmie Pass" (2017); "Sun Valley, Ketchum, and the Wood River Valley" (2020); Skiing Sun Valley: a History from Union Pacific to the Holdings (2020); and Ski Jumping in Washington State: a Nordic Tradition (2021) – companion to the exhibit “Sublime Sights – Ski Jumping and Nordic America” at the National Nordic Museum, cosponsored by WSSSM.

Lowell is a legend in ski mountaineering in Washington State. He is currently writing a book on the subject.

John is a WSSSM volunteer, long-time ski industry and resort veteran, with a passion for the arts and theatre.

A native of Alabama, Bama is an enthusiastic history buff and fan of all things in the mountains. She's one of the friendliest new residents of Hyak and knows how to cook half the secret recipe to Dan's famous Aardvark curry.

Kathy started working at the family business at the Pass at age 5 in the gift shop. She is a former Board Member of the Outdoors for All Foundation and enjoys helping WSSSM with marketing, fundraising, and event planning.