Board Of Directors

Ross Holloway, President, Corvallis, OR

Ross is a native Oregonian who currently resides in Corvallis, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State University and spent a 30-year career with the Oregon Department of Forestry, where he led forest management and recreation management planning projects for Oregon’s state forests, and served in leadership positions on wildland fire teams. From 2012 to 2019, Ross served as Executive Director of the non-profit Tillamook Forest Heritage Trust, supporting outdoor education, interpretation and recreation programs on the Tillamook State Forest. A lifelong hiker, camper and backpacker, Ross learned about Wilderness Volunteers in 2011 when he encountered a WV project team working in Oregon’s Three Sisters Wilderness. After participating as a volunteer on two projects, he attended WV Leader training in 2012, and has been leading projects every year since. He has led projects in Zion and Saguaro National Parks as well as the Eagle Cap Wilderness in Oregon.

Rebecca Glucklich, Vice President, Boston, MA

Rebecca discovered WV in a Google search for volunteer trips to Utah in 2013 and has been hooked ever since. During her first trip to Escalante, Rebecca developed a serious love/obsession for chopping down Russian Olive trees and even commemorated the occasion with a tattoo of the Highway #12 road sign! Finding WV revitalized her proclivity for hiking, camping and being generally outdoorsy. Rebecca makes her way back to the Southwest every chance she gets and enjoys hiking in the New England mountains between desert adventures. She has over a decade of experience in non-profit fundraising, board engagement, and event coordination and recently added “podcast producer” to her resume. With an educational background in theatre and social work, Rebecca brings a unique perspective to all of her professional roles and looks forward to bringing the same to the Wilderness Volunteer Board of Directors. She currently lives in the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain and is the Associate Director of Alumni Relations at Emerson College.

Mark Young, Secretary, Brooklyn, NY

Mark is a native New Yorker who equally enjoys the vibrancy and diversity of a big city and the beauty, serenity and adventure of the great outdoors.  Even though he grew up in the Big Apple, as a youngster he joined his family on many weekend camping trips, mostly to nearby Harriman and Catskill state parks.  After college, he became a more active hiker and backpacker and developed an appreciation for primitive camping and multi-day wilderness trips.  He is still working on his lifelong effort to summit all 35 Catskill 3,500-foot peaks, but there is still plenty of time!  Mark joined his first Wilderness Volunteers trip in 2009 and became a project leader a few years later.  Over the last decade and a half, Wilderness Volunteers trips have led him to nine states all across the country.  Mark’s 30-year career in the public sector included stints as Budget Director for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Vice President of Management & Finance for the Long Island Rail Road and Budget Director for Nassau County (NY).  He currently is an Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service, where he teaches a Capstone Finance class to second-year graduate students.  When not in a tent or in the classroom, Mark enjoys life’s adventures with his wife and two children.

Lee Cooper, Treasurer, Tucson, AZ

Born and raised in Minnesota, Lee spent eleven years teaching at international schools and traveling the world. In 1986 he and his wife, Terri, settled in Tucson, AZ with two children, Layla and David, where Lee began his 35-year career as a Certified Financial Planner © professional. Lee fell in love with the Southwest. In 2002 he participated in his first Wilderness Volunteers project on Cedar Mesa, UT. He was hooked! Since 2005 he has been leading 2-3 projects per year. These WV projects have taken him to some of America’s most-pristine wildernesses in CA, CO, UT, TX, NM, AZ, and AK. In 2017 he joined the WV Board of Directors and has been the treasurer since 2018.

Katy Giorgio, Member, Juneau, AK

Originally from Boston, Katy Giorgio has made her home in Juneau, Alaska since 2012. Her first Wilderness Volunteers trips were in 2010 in New Hampshire and Alaska, and she has enjoyed being a trip leader since 2011. If you’ve been on one of her trips, you may have enjoyed her famous Thursday night Thanksgiving dinners! While she is new to the WV board, Katy has extensive experience serving on nonprofit boards. Katy loves having the Alaskan playground right outside her front door and gets out on the trails and beaches with her border collie, Butters, every chance she gets. One of her favorite activities is snowshoeing and winter cabin camping in one of the many public use cabins around Southeast Alaska. Katy works for an Alaska State Representative from Western Alaska with a policy focus on tribal and rural affairs. When the weather is crummy and the Legislature is not in session, you will likely find Katy playing trombone in one of her many music ensembles, including principal trombone in the Juneau Symphony. Her educational background includes a music degree from Rice University as well as a Masters of Public Administration and Certificate in Accounting from University of Alaska.

Mike Bork, Member, Mesa, AZ

Mike began volunteering with his wife Denise for WV projects in 2011 and has worked 2-3 projects a year since then. He retired that year from a career in Accounting and later Human Resources and like many others wondered “what will I do now”. He lived primarily in the eastern half of the country before he fell in love with the southwest (on WV projects!) and moved from St Louis to Mesa, AZ in 2017.  He felt that WV provided a great combination of physical exercise and working with other people in achieving wonderful goals together. Mike enjoys volunteering for various other organizations as well to help keep our natural treasures available for everyone to enjoy.  His favorite hobby is hiking with his two dogs and seeing them happy and exhausted at the end of the day.  

Linda Altenhofen, Member, Highlands Ranch, CO

Linda has been a participant on WV projects since her first trip to Hawaii Volcanoes NP in 2015.  Giving back to trails projects through volunteering is a passion for this avid wilderness backpacker and mountain trails hiker.  Linda began leading trips for WV in 2023 and is honored to be joining the board in 2025 to further contribute to the organization.  Now retired, Linda is a Certified Public Accountant and held a career position as a Corporate Controller for 13 years.  With the Rocky Mountains as her backyard, Linda is proud to call Colorado home.

Tony Zimmer, Member, Salt Lake City, UT

Originally from the Midwest, Tony moved to Salt Lake City in 2006. He soon found the opportunity to volunteer for service projects on public lands. He began joining projects with Wilderness Volunteers in 2009 and leading projects in 2012. Tony retired from a career in financial services in 2020 and now spends his time hiking, skiing and biking when not participating in Wilderness Volunteer projects.

JB Ricca, Member, Austin, TX

JB is a native Texan. During his time in the Army, he was stationed in Washington State and discovered his love of the outdoors. He moved back to Texas and enjoys every opportunity he can to get outside with his family and share that love of nature with his daughters. He has committed himself to stewardship of our wild spaces and found Wilderness Volunteers in 2022. His current hobby is rock climbing, especially when his young daughter comes along.