Our Staff
General Manager: Owen Duffy-Semple
Owen is Awesome!
Director of Route Setting: Jon Brock
Jonathan started climbing by taking a class at Unity College in Maine and was immediately hooked. Over the next 4 years he climbed all over New England doing sport, trad, and bouldering. Jonathan started working at MetroRock North in Newburyport in 2015 and hasn't looked back. “I’ve found that MetroRock has the best community of climbers that are supportive and encouraging.” Now working as the Head Routesetter of Everett, Jonathan feels that setting is a way to give back to the community. Jonathan is primarily a sport climber but enjoys almost every aspect of climbing.
Head Coach: Kevin Donovan
Kevin has been coaching since he was 14 years old, and since then he has been passionate in his pursuit of discovering the methods and systems to improve in all aspects of the sport. His favorite element of youth coaching is seeing how climbing culture and team bonding extends to help kids become not only better climbers but better people. Kevin is an accomplished climber in his own right climbing 5.14d on sport 5.14 on trad gear and V12 boulders as well as winning several indoor and outdoor climbing competitions including our very own DarkHorse Series. He is a driven climber and strives to pass on all he has learned to the next generation.
Manager/Event Coordinator/Camp Director: Billy Fava
Billy has been climbing at MetroRock since 2016. More often than not he boulders, but also enjoys top-rope and lead just as much. He met some great people here back in '16 as a guest and jumped at the opportunity to join the team full-time in 2019.
Head Routesetter: Adriana Jacobsen
Adriana joined the MetroRock Climbing Team back in 2010 and has been climbing ever since. After graduating from the youth team and leaving MetroRock for a few years during college, she returned to work in Everett full time in January 2021. Although originally a competition climber, she now focuses on outdoor sport climbing, and has redpointed up to 5.14a and onsighted up to 5.13b. Adriana recently finished her Master’s in City Planning and is always down to chat about the MBTA.