Aaron Gorban

Aaron Gorban serves as the Director of Risk Management at the Appalachian Mountain Club since June 2001, where responsibilities include organization-wide risk management oversight, establishing safety and training standards, and managing incident response protocols and insurance claims. In addition, Gorban coordinates the AMC’s programmatic risk management policies for approximately 7,000 annual programs and serves as the liaison to the Outdoor Leadership Development Committee and chair of the Risk Management Team. Previously, as the Northern New England Workshops Field Coordinator, Gorban managed various tasks for outdoor education programs and directed the Elderhostel Program. Gorban also has been an instructor at SOLO Wilderness Medical School since 2004. Gorban holds a Bachelor of Science in Childhood Studies from Plymouth State University, earned between 1992 and 1996.