Executive Board

Our leadership team. The staff behind the stoke.

Carlos Santana

President

Carlos (he/him) is a Pomona senior from Miami, Florida. Growing up in tropical South Florida, he only started skiing once he got to SoCal. He fell in love as soon as his skis hit the snow and he wants to widely share this experience with others who’ve never had the chance. Reach out to him about inclusion and accessibility in skiing/snowboarding!

John Peabody

Vice President

John (he/him) is a certified Bum and strictly a little spoon.

Carolyn Coyne

Creative director

Carolyn (she/her) is a Pomona senior from New Jersey. Yes, you read that right. The Armpit of America. When she’s not defending her home state (that’s ironic), she’s working to find ways to spread the ski and snowboard cheer loud and clear. Although she learned how to ski her freshman year (on a mixture of dirt and ice in dirty jerz), Carolyn absolutely loves the mountain and getting sendy with the team. Catch her taking lots of photos, playing field hockey,  and drinking milk at every meal (strong bones, am I right). Ask her about how to get involved and if you’re brave, how to do the clock. 

Lewis White

Dir. member experIence

Lewis (he/him) is a Claremont McKenna College senior from Seattle, Washington. He grew up ski racing at Crystal Mountain, training in Saas-Fee, Switzerland and Mt. Hood, Oregon in the summer. Catch him skateboarding or surfing, driving to Los Angeles, or working in Poppa Lab. Reach out about your 5cSki experience and ask him what changes are being made to improve the club.

Claire Vlases

lOGistics Director

Claire (she/her) is a senior at CMC majoring in Computer Science and Philosophy. She grew up on a small farm in Montana and loves the outdoors. You might see her backpacking, biking, eating food, or sheep wrangling! Reach out if you’re interested in learning more about backcountry skiing or want a new friend!

Nicholas Hernandez

Diversity & Inclusion MGR

Nicholas (he/him) is excited to get more people skiing!

Ben Johnson

Logistics Manager

Younger brother out of California, super stoked to be helping out this year.

E-Mail: bejohnso@pizter.edu

Instagram: @benthepen

Sebastian Toole

Events Manager

Sebastian is a Pomona junior from Miami, Florida. He grew up skiing in Bariloche, Argentina and loves being on the mountain. When he’s not on the slopes, you can find him consulting with the Graphite Group or at a music festival. Ask him what he likes about the outdoors or how to get started with skiing in SoCal!

Jacob Hardy

Finance Manager

Jacob (He/Him) is a sophomore at CMC double majoring in Economics and History. He grew up skiing and teaching at Windham Mountain on the East Coast. He loves all things skiing, from racing to freestyle, and big mountain. Ask him about how much better West Coast skiing is than East Coast skiing!

E-Mail: jhardy76@cmc.edu

Instagram: @notjacobhardy

Kirill Myagkov

CHIEF Advisor emeritus

Kirill (he/him) grew up between Eugene, Oregon & Moscow, Russia. He is an avid ski racer and big mountain backcountry skier, and is a former Senior at Pomona who majored in Economics and Engineering. When he’s not on the mountain (which is rare), he is an advisor at Sagehen Capital Management, and a tinkerer of all sorts of engineering projects. Kirill loves getting sendy with the crew, whether it’s on skis, mountain bikes, rock climbing, snowmobiles or any other exciting, adrenaline-filled activity.