Our Staff

General Manager: Owen Duffy-Semple

Owen comes from a teaching background working as a Elementary school teacher in Malden. He has been climbing since 2017. When he saw people going up Devil’s Tower (Bear Lodge) in Wyoming, he knew he wanted to get into climbing, with an emphasis on trad. As an instructor with the AMC Rock Program, Owen has enjoyed showing new students what it feels like to be going up multipitch routes everywhere from Acadia to Colombia. He started at MetroRock in 2021 as an afterschool instructor and Outdoor Summer Camp counselor. When not climbing, he enjoys surfing, reading and cuddling with his cat, Lola. Bring your kids in and you may meet his alter-ego, Capt’n Hotdog.

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.