Nathan Reigner, Ph.D., is Pennsylvania’s first Director of Outdoor Recreation. He was instrumental in the establishment of Pennsylvania's Office of Outdoor Recreation.

Born and raised in the Pittsburgh suburbs, Dean has dreamed of opening a climbing gym like Iron City Boulders in his hometown ever since first taking a University of Pittsburgh rock climbing course in 2009.

From Private Instructor to Head Routesetter to Design Consultant, Dean has positioned himself as a sport climbing industry innovator and works tirelessly to grow the sport of climbing on local and international stages.

Executive Director, Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia

Assistant Vice President of Economic, Community and Asset Development for the Brad and Alys Smith Outdoor Economic Development Collaborative at West Virginia University

Director of Design @ Environmental Planning and Design

Landscape Architect (Allegheny County Parks)

Director of Planning and Projects @ Riverlife

Pfaffmann + Associates is known for a wide range of award winning architecture and urban design projects in Pittsburgh. Rob began his career in higher education at Syracuse and then with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in the early 80's and 90's where he led key higher ed projects including CMU’s Software Engineering Institute and the Heinz History Center.