Our Board

Sarah Holditch

President

Sarah (she/her) has been based in Flagstaff, AZ since 2014 and brings a deep passion for public lands and building strong, resilient communities. As President of the Northern Arizona Climbers Coalition, she works to strengthen relationships with land managers, steward climbing areas, improve communications, and deepen community engagement. She is excited to implement new ideas that will help break down barriers and make climbing more accessible for underrepresented and underprivileged communities. Sarah is honored to lead an enthusiastic board and community as they continue to grow and strengthen the NAZCC.

Jonathan Foster

Board Member - Treasurer

Jonathan (he/him) is originally from Georgia. After cutting his teeth on the boulders and trad routes of western North Carolina, he moved west and lived in Utah for 14 years before recently moving to the Flagstaff area. He enjoys all types of climbing and is excited to join North Arizona’s vibrant climbing community and help contribute to the stewardship of it’s amazing climbing resources.

Dylan Prater

Board Member

My name is Dylan Prater, and my wife, Chelsea, and I have lived in Flagstaff for about three years. We were living out of our Chevy Astrovan with our two dogs, traveling the country climbing and looking for a new place to call home. I took a job with Mother Road Brewing Company, and I am the General Manager of the Hospitality Department. 

I have been climbing for about 12 years now, and enjoy all styles. As climbers, I believe it is our responsibility to be stewards of the environment and our community. I am excited to use my position as Board Member as a means to better protect the places we use and love, and to create mutual, lasting relationships with the entities and peoples that we share them with. 

Sydney Tunell

Board Member

I discovered climbing when I first moved to Flagstaff to attend NAU to study Biology! I quickly discovered the climbing club which led to my first experience climbing being at our local crag, The Pit. I fell in love with this community and with the sport itself. It very rapidly became an integral part of my life. Through climbing I was able to explore places I otherwise would have never known about and meet so many lifetime friends. I started working at Flagstaff Climbing, then was able to run the NAU climbing club that had taught me so much throughout the years. Now I’m managing Flagstaff Climbing, continuing to explore, climb, and adventure. I’m super stoked to give back and further connect to this community through the climbing coalition!

Nolan Burman

Board Member

I moved to Flagstaff in the summer of 2014 after visiting a friend and falling in love with Northern Arizona. I have been a backpacking guide in the Grand Canyon, hiking guide in Sedona, and an educational Park Ranger at Red Rock State Park in Sedona. I am currently a student at NAU and will graduate in May of 2025 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I have been climbing for about 10 years, mostly in the Southwest and West Coast, but by far the most in Northern Arizona where my heart is. My favorite places in the world to climb are on the sandstone sculptures of Sedona and basalt cliffs of the Flagstaff area. I care deeply about this community, this landscape, and our beautiful climbing areas. I am extremely excited to be a part of the NAZCC so that I can give back to the community and places that have given me so much. As a board member, I most look forward to providing stewardship to our spectacular climbing areas and helping support the incredible people of our inclusive community.

Tyler Mattix

Board Member

I’ve been lucky enough to call Flagstaff home since 2015. I’m mostly a Trad Dad who occasionally dabbles in bolt clipping and big wall climbing. I took my first sip of the “Climbing Kool-Aid” in 2017 and have had an insatiable thirst for it ever since. I met my wife at Flagstaff Climbing DTC, where we quickly fell in love while adventure climbing across the southwest. 

Fast forward a few years, and we are now often seen with the center of our universe - Jade (age 3.5) - who is becoming a well known staple in the Flag Toddler Climbing community. From the sky domes of Cochise to the slick granite of Granite Mountain, the choss of the Sedona hinterlands, and the basalt splitters of N AZ, I love all of the adventurous climbing we have at our fingertips. This community and the incredible landscapes we’re lucky to call our backyard have shaped my life in countless ways. I’m excited for the opportunity to give back however I can through the NAZCC.

Ben Raiche

Board Member

I started climbing on the scrappy cliffs of the Midwest but have called Flagstaff home since 2014.  I enjoy all types of climbing, but also any activity that gets me into the mountains. I am an experienced trail worker, having built and maintained trails in classic climbing areas like the Flatirons and Indian Creek, and am excited to share my experience with the NAZCC community! As a board member, I want to focus on building community by strengthening our partnerships with land managers and coordinating events.

Erik Ingebretson

Rebolting Coordinator

As a midwesterner brimming with psych, I found the warm community and canyons of northern Arizona a welcome place to call home. My wife Anna and I have been here in Flagstaff since 2017 and we make it a point to enjoy all of the wonderful rock climbing venues that we have because they are all so good! I am grateful for the climbing community that we have and our surrounding wild spaces, and am eager to work with the NAZCC building into the places and people here in our backyard.