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American Trails 22nd International Trails Symposium
Concurrent Sessions, Core Tracks, and Trail Talk Presenter Information
(Alphabetical by last name)
Sue Abbott is a community planner with more than 25 years experience with the National Park Service
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program in Seattle, WA, and Atlanta, GA. Her community
assistance work focuses on coaching and interacting with diverse trail partnerships engaged in creating and
sustaining land and water trails, greenways, open space networks, cultural landscapes, community visioning,
public outreach, and environmental stewardship. Sue has established a niche in the world of water trails,
having worked with partners on the Lower and Middle Columbia River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River,
Payette River, Clearwater River, Snake River, Boise River, Kitsap Peninsula, Cascadia Marine, and Lakes-toLocks water trails. Her article, “For the Love of Water Trails,” appeared in Parks & Recreation’s 2013 Blue
Issue. Email: [email protected]
Jean K Akers is senior associate with Conservation Technix, providing park, trail, conservation, and
community forestry planning in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Jean works with local governments and
conservation organizations planning their park and trail systems and acquiring conservation lands. She is an
avid hiker and expresses her professional expertise through many forms of trail system planning, design, and
management. A professional landscape architect and certified planner, Jean has degrees in agriculture,
horticulture, and landscape architecture. Jean serves on the Board of the Society of Outdoor Recreation
Professionals to promote the professional development of outdoor recreation planners and related
professionals who plan recreational uses of land and water across public and private venues. She has taught
municipal planning for PMPEI (Pennsylvania Municipal Planner’s Educational Institute), ecological site design
and conservation planning (Conway School of Ecological Design), and both horticulture and urban forestry.
Email: [email protected]
Roger Allison has been volunteering with the Ozark Trail Association since November 2003. He became a
member of the Board of Directors in 2007 and is currently the President of the Board. He is a trained crew
leader and rarely misses a Mega Event. Roger is a retired public works official and a retired Army officer.
While on active duty he trained and served in the Army’s internal organizational development consulting
program that focused on leadership skills and group development processes. Email: [email protected]
Reid Ammann has been working on the Washington State Trails Database Project since it began in January of
2014. While taking night classes for GIS at the University of Washington, Reid and his classmate were offered
a chance to start up the proposed Trails Database project. When the project got funding 6 months later, he
joined the team as a part time data analyst. He is now working on the project full time as well as leading a
similar project with a group of UW students building a trailheads database. After graduating from the
University of Washington with a business degree, Reid was first introduced to GIS working as crew leader in
the Nevada Conservation Corps building hiking trails in the backcountry. In between teaching English in
South Korea and Chile, Reid took a GIS introduction class, which qualified him for the year-long certificate
program where he began working on the Trails Project.
Randy Anderson is a Landscape Architect and Planner with over 35 years experience in private and public
practice in California, including over 22 years focused exclusively on trails. He is a Principal of Alta Planning +
Design, one of the nation’s premier firms specializing in trails, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. He leads trail
planning and design projects throughout California and collaborates with other Alta staff on trail projects
around the nation. Previously he led LandPeople, Landscape Architects and Planners, a trail-focused firm that
merged with Alta, and was Planning Manager for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, where he
was responsible for a 250 mile trail system on the San Francisco Peninsula that is planned to grow to over
600 miles. Email: [email protected]
Zachi Anderson has been a builder for many years and a lover of trails. Besides building a variety of surface
and design types, he is a mason and woodworker and introduces character features like stone arched bridges
to his projects when possible. Email: [email protected]
Matt Atnip is the Executive Director of the Ozark Trail Association. He began volunteering for the OTA in
2004 and has held many positions within the organization including Crew Leader, Certified Sawyer, Sawyer
Coordinator, Treasurer, Seasonal Crew Manager, and Vice President. Matt has organized numerous trail
builds including a Mega Event with 160 volunteers working on 5 job sites simultaneously. In his role as ED, he
has seen firsthand the benefits of how Mega Events have created a tight bond with land stewards leading to
great support in the field and financially for the OTA. Email: [email protected]
Mirvat Bakkour is a board member of the World Trail Network on the marketing and promotion committee,
and is helping to develop the Friendship Trail Program as a cross-country marketing tool. She also helps
organize the annual World Trail Conference. She has been a member of the Lebanon Mountain Trail
Association for 5 years, and a board member since 2012. She is also a management consultant, trainer, and
life coach. She has contributed to the Lebanon Mountain Trail through national and international marketing
campaigns, and continues to be a leader in the Middle East trails movement. Email:
[email protected]
Attila Bality is an outdoor recreation planner with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation
Assistance Program. He has been involved with parks, trails and open space issues in New Mexico and the
southwest for over 25 years. Attila’s work is focused on helping local communities improve and enhance
parks, open space, trails and river corridors. Many of his projects engage youth in planning and on-theground activities. More recently, Attila’s interests have focused on parks, trails and community health. He
was instrumental in creating the Albuquerque Prescription Trails program, now a national model. He is colead for the National Park Service Healthy Recreation Community of Practice providing resources and
training for staff across the country that are integrating community health into parks and trails projects.
Attila works closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Healthy Places program in the
development of tools and measurements to increase the value of parks and trails to the public health sector.
Diane Banta is an Outdoor Recreation Planner with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation
Assistance Program. Starting her career in the IL DNR Youth Conservation Corps, she then joined the NPS
(Mammoth Cave, Cape Hatteras, Smoky Mountains, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and Cuyahoga
Valley NP). With 30 years of service, Diane now works in Illinois with non-profit organizations and state and
local government to preserve open space, greenways planning, and trails projects. Email:
[email protected]
Mitch Barloga is the Transportation Planning Manager and Active Transportation Planner for the
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC). His primary duties include working with all
governmental entities in Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties on planning, developing, and securing funding for
non-motorized transportation facilities. Mitch is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP), and received a Masters degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago
after undergraduate studies in Landscape Architecture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Mitch
also serves as the Northern Indiana Coordinator for the American Discovery Trail Society, and is a Board
Member with the Greenways Foundation of Indiana and the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning
Association. Mitch is a founding member of Crown Point Safe Pathways, and actively participates with the
regional non-motorized advocacy group, South Shore Trails. Email: [email protected]
Terry Bergerson has worked as the Oregon State Parks project manager for three SCORP Plans and the 2005
Statewide Trails Plan since 2000. The 2013-2017 Oregon SCORP plan was chosen by the National Park
Service and the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals as the recipient of the SCORP Excellence Award
for 2014. Terry is also a co-founder of the Portland Rx Play park prescription program where medical offices
write prescriptions for increased physical activity for physically inactive youth to enroll in local park and
recreation programs. Email: [email protected]
Barry Bergman is Manager of Trail Development for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Western Region office. His
work includes leading RTC’s trail planning activities in the western states and providing specialized trail
development and community engagement expertise to public agencies, community-based organizations, and
trail advocates. Prior to joining RTC, Barry worked for 17 years in transportation planning. This included
serving as Transportation Coordinator for the City of Alameda, CA, where he served as the city’s lead staff on
bicycle, pedestrian, and transit planning. He was also Senior Transportation Planner at the Baltimore
Metropolitan Council, where he managed the region’s first bicycle, pedestrian, and greenways plan. Barry
received a Master of Regional Planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Email:
[email protected]
Daniel Biggs is a Senior Landscape Architect/Project Manager at Weston & Sampson in Rensselaer, NY. Prior
to Weston & Sampson, Dan was project manager for many trail and park projects, including the Oxon Run
Park and Trail Design project in Washington, DC. With over 12-years of experience in landscape architecture
and environmental planning, Dan has lead multi-faceted projects from preliminary assessments, planning,
and concept designs through construction for parks, trails, and recreational facilities. Dan is an avid hiker,
biker, and runner in his free time. Email: [email protected]
Willie Bittner has been working in the conservation field, specifically in trailbuilding, design, and consulting
for 16 years. His experiences include owning and operating his own trailbuilding, design, and consulting
business - Great Lakes Trailbuilders LLC, a founding partner in Peter S. Jensen and Associates, LLC, working
with the DNR and multiple conservation corps, as well as co-founding and operating WisCorps, a
conservation corps out of Wisconsin since 2009. His experience has allowed him to work with a variety of
entities, and he has emphasized working on hybrid projects for his entire career. Willie has built trails both
locally and nationally, as well as provided consulting internationally. In 1972, as a way to put himself through
college, Gerry began his professional trail career by bidding on trail maintenance contracts in the rugged
North Cascades Mountains. Trail work has been his profession and passion ever since. Email:
[email protected]
Earl Blumenauer was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and has been a life-long resident of Oregon's 3rd
Congressional District. Through his years as a local official in the Oregon Legislature, Multnomah County
Commission, and Portland’s City Council, Earl developed a national reputation for his advocacy of public
transportation, land use planning, protection of the environment, and school funding. Elected to Congress in
1996, Blumenauer has been a champion for cleaning up America’s most polluted sites and has introduced
legislation to reinstate the federal Superfund tax. He is also a leader in public lands protection, in particular
for protecting Oregon’s crown jewels such as Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. He is the former Vice
Chair for the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and has strongly
defended the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, as well as EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases in the
fight against climate change. Blumenauer has also led an initiative to reform federal flood insurance policies
by protecting environmentally sensitive and disaster prone areas from development, and modernizing the
policies of the US Army Corps of Engineers. His environmental priorities are geared towards helping the
federal government be a better partner to local communities in improving and sustaining the health of our
land and water. Blumenauer currently sits on the Ways and Means Committee and the Budget Committee.
Julie Bondurant is a licensed landscape architect. She has over twenty years of experience specializing in
trail, bicycle, and pedestrian issues, regional park and open space policy documents, feasibility studies,
master plans, and management plans. She is a Senior Park Planner with the East Bay Regional Park District.
Ms. Bondurant is co-author of Trail Planning for California Communities (Solano Press 2009), which received
the Outstanding Environmental Resource Document, AEP; Media Award, APA Northern Section California
Chapter; Focused Issue Merit Planning Award, and APA California Chapter; Merit Award, ASLA Northern
California Chapter. She has served on the San Francisco Bay Trail Project Board of Directors since 1990 and
the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Board of Directors from 1990–1999. Email: [email protected]
Tony Boone has passionately led crews in sculpting over 500 miles of shared-use and purpose-built trails for
folks of all ages and abilities. His national and international experience ranges from professional trail building
companies to governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. He is a pioneer in the evolution and art of
creating sustainable, machine-built trails for mountain bikers, hikers, runners, and equestrians. He is a PTBA
Certified Trail Dozer Operator/Instructor and skilled on the utilization of trail specific technology like the
Sutter 300 Mini Dozer, Sutter 500 Trail Dozer, SWECO 480 Trail Dozer, miniature/micro excavators, loaders,
tracked carriers, ATV rakes and harrows, hydraulic and gas powered drilling, and the Magnum Blaster. Email:
[email protected]
Richard Bosch is a Portland, Oregon architect specializing in ADA accessibility and universal design. He has
degrees from Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, and from Syracuse University - Florence, Italy. For 15 years he
was the staff architect with Portland Parks and Recreation, with emphasis on facility upgrading to improve
accessibility. He received formal training about the ADA and accessibility at the Commission on Persons with
Disabilities in Honolulu. He has worked with Georgena Moran and Access Recreation for over ten years
providing technical support, publishing its guidelines and creating its websites. Email:
[email protected]
Bob Borsch’s 40-year business career includes early stints as a financial officer in various companies, and
later as a management consultant advising large public companies. His specialties were management systems,
strategy, and the use of technology for competitive advantage. He has volunteered for over a decade in many
roles at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona’s Desert Mountain Club, one of the largest planned communities and
private clubs in the US. While Bob served as President of the Desert Mountain Homeowners Association in
2010, he spearheaded acquiring from the club 3000 acres of wilderness bordering the Tonto National Forest
to establish a world-class trails system. Bob lead the Ranch Trailhead project, completed in 2014, that
includes stables and corrals for wilderness horseback riding, a large luxury camp complex, and a variety of
supporting amenities. Desert Mountain’s trails and Ranch are becoming a bustling hub of outdoor pursuits for
the private community. Email: [email protected]
Ryan Branciforte is the CEO of Trailhead Labs and a key contributor and evangelist of the OpenTrails
specification. During his career working for mostly public agencies and non-profits, Ryan has always and
continues to have a passion for using technology to do good conservation work and get people outside. Ryan
has extensive experience training government staff, non-profits, outdoor companies, and conservation groups
in the use of technology to solve complex problems primarily focused on outdoor recreation and conservation.
He has worked for government agencies, non-profits, and the private sector for a combined 16 years.
Bill Bryan is a third-generation Missourian – born, bred and educated in the Show-Me State. After
graduating from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a B.A. degree in Communications Studies, Bill
completed his law degree there in 1990. In September 2009, Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Bill to serve as director
of Missouri State Parks, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. As head of Missouri State
Parks, Bill is the chief steward of Missouri's park system, which includes 87 state parks and historic sites
across the state. Email: [email protected]
Ken Bryan is a native Floridian who enjoys the warm outdoor lifestyle the state’s trails and beaches offer. He
built his first trails as a young boy in the woods nearby his home in North Florida, but times have changed.
Where he once was sworn to secrecy regarding the location of these trails that he and his neighborhood
friends built, he is now committed to advancing public trails for all to know and use. He has been the Florida
Director for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy for 23 years and is more excited and bullish about trails now than
when starting the job as a young man coming from local government, and feels the tipping point for Florida’s
communities towards achieving useful non-motorized systems for practical travel, personal health, and
recreation is upon us. Email: [email protected]
Steve Buchtel is the Executive Director of Trails for Illinois, a non-profit advocacy organization that’s turning
homes into trailheads statewide. Prior to that, Steve was a community bicycle planner and the south
suburban coordinator for Active Transportation Alliance for 17 years. Steve has written community and
regional bicycle plans in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, and is a founder of the Cal-Sag Trail Coalition
and Executive Director of Friends of the Calumet-Sag Trail. In 2010, American Trails named Steve the Illinois
State Trail Worker. Email: [email protected]
Kevin W. Burke has been the Senior Landscape Architect for Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. since early 2009, and has
thirty-two years of professional experience on a range of institutional, roadway, college and university,
residential, and park projects. He oversees most day-to-day design and construction efforts for all public open
spaces of the project. Currently, he is the Construction Manager for the 1.5- mile extension of the widely
popular Eastside Trail and the 3-mile Westside Trail. He is the lead organizer of ABI’s Annual Organic Land
Care Symposium, which seeks to inform the public and practitioners about the path towards a more
sustainable way of maintaining our public spaces. Kevin has a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree
from Utah State University and is a NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) Accredited Organic Land
Care Professional. Email: [email protected]
Brian Byrnes has directly supervised thousands of volunteers on hundreds of trails for Federal, City, and
Nonprofit organizations throughout the West. Currently he is establishing a young adult Conservation Corps
for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Before that he worked in San Francisco at Golden Gate National
Recreation Area where he coordinated volunteers for the trail program. Working directly with the nonprofit
partner, The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, on average he would host 1200 diverse volunteers a
year as part of the GGNPC’s annual 14,000 annual volunteers, the largest volunteer program in the nation.
Well before that he worked for the City of Portland maintaining and building trails in Forest Park. To this day
building the Ridge Trail there, which starts at the St. John’s Bridge and rises to meet the Wildwood Trail,
remain a career highlight. Email: [email protected]
Cory Caletti is a Senior Transportation Planner with the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation
Commission. She has over 20 years of transportation planning experience, serves as the Commission’s Bicycle
Program Manager and is in charge of the county’s coastal rail trail project. She earned a Masters in Urban and
Regional Planning following a stint organizing the county’s Bike to Work event. Her overarching goal was to
bridge the gap between the grassroots and public sector planning/policy arenas. She has a passion for
creating environments that incentivize getting around by foot or bicycle, believing that active transportation
modes create vibrant and healthy communities. She is an avid cyclist and does a lot of “field studies” around
the county. Email: [email protected]
Gregg Calpino is the East Region Practice Center Leader for Planning and Landscape Architecture at SEH, Inc.
and the recipient of over thirty planning and design awards. He has implemented more than $200 million in
parks, trails, and civic spaces throughout the Midwest. Gregg has been the Project Director for many complex,
high profile community initiatives and is currently leading major regional trail efforts in Northwest Indiana,
including the Calumet Trail, Dunes Kankakee Trail, and Hammond Wolf Lake Trail. Gregg was the lead author
of the award-winning Marquette Plan – The Lakeshore Reinvestment Strategy that has guided over $100
million in reinvestment projects in northwest Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline communities. Email:
[email protected]
Amy Camp owns Cycle Forward, a consulting and professional coaching practice built on the belief that both
communities and individuals achieve forward progress through trails and cycling. Having helped to launch
the nationally-recognized Trail Town Program® in 2007, Amy now consults communities on how they can
better connect to their trail systems and establish sense of place. A list of projects is at www.cycleforward.org.
She also offers personal coaching held on trails, working with clients on their personal and professional
development agendas. She additionally offers coaching services to consulting clients, coaching the individuals
charged with actualizing change through the process. Amy is on the Board of American Trails, serving as
Board Secretary and Chair of the Hulet Hornbeck Emerging Leaders Scholarship Program. Email:
[email protected]
Derek Carr has supervised volunteers while working for the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and
Bureau of Land Management. Today, he is the regional volunteer coordinator for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service's Pacific Southwest region. Derek also serves as the nonprofit Friends Coordinator for that region's
National Wildlife Refuge System. From 2001 to 2006, Derek recruited for and developed a new volunteer
program at the BLM's Folsom, California office to establish new mountain bike trails in the Sierra Nevada
Foothills. He later worked as a volunteer manager in the Presidio of San Francisco, where he led large groups
of volunteers, often more than fifty in a group, on a regular basis seeking to rid the world of noxious weeds. If
you take a photograph today of the Golden Gate Bridge with green grass in the foreground, you have Derek
and his volunteers at least in part to thank. Email: [email protected]
Madeline Carroll works as a community planner and landscape architectural designer with MIG’s Portland
office. She draws on a professional background in visual design and communication and a dedication to
ecological and social justice through inclusive, community-driven design of built environments. Madeline
studied sustainable design at the Monteverde Institute in Costa Rica, and art and language at the University of
Bordeaux in France. She has master’s degrees in Landscape Architecture and Community and Regional
Planning from the University of Oregon, and a BA in Studio Art from the University of California, Santa
Barbara. Email: [email protected]
Amy Cassidy, Marketing and Events Coordinator for the Town of Eagle, is a marketing professional who is
instrumental in leveraging Eagle's trail infrastructure and network to promote Eagle as a mountain bike and
trail destination, which has afforded Eagle the opportunity to host the CO High School State Championships
for three consecutive years and which has provided economic benefit to the community. She is also a projectbased partner in Momentum Trail Concepts.
Silas Chamberlin holds a doctorate in environmental history and wrote the first comprehensive national
history of the American hiking and trails community. Portions of this research appeared as two peerreviewed journal articles on outdoor recreation and trail policy. His most recent research project focuses on
the history of the rails-to-trails movement and seeks the origins of grassroots opposition to trail development.
This research has received awards from the Association for Environmental Studies & Sciences and Lehigh
University, and has appeared in Landscape Architecture Magazine. He is currently employed as a regional
adviser in the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and has extensive professional
trail development experience in the non-profit and government sectors, including serving on Pennsylvania's
statewide trails advisory committee. Email: [email protected]
Kate Clow moved to Turkey in 1989 after falling in love with the maze of old roads, which criss-cross the
mountains. In 1999, to the bemusement of both authorities and local people, she opened Turkey’s first longdistance walking trail, the Lycian Way. She has developed three more trails and, since 2008, encouraged other
trail projects. Three years ago, trail makers combined to found the Culture Routes Society to represent, set
standards for, and market long-distance routes in Turkey. Kate is now chair and based at its Antalya office.
The society represents Turkey in European and world forums. It advocates for the trails to the Ministries of
Tourism, Culture and Forestry, various local authorities, and development funds and has helped shape both
national and local tourism development plans. It advises member travel agencies which market trekking
holidays in Turkey. Kate still has a hands-on role managing her own trails. Email:
[email protected]
David Cohen is currently the program manager for The Intertwine Alliance overseeing numerous events,
projects and new initiatives and recruiting new members. As Executive Director for Friends of Tryon Creek
State Natural Area from 2006 to 2013, David managed a staff of 8.5 FTE with an annual budget of $580,000.
The group worked with Oregon State Parks to protect and improve Tryon Creek Natural Area’s 659 acres and
its trails. He graduated from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR and the State University of
New York at Binghamton. He has worked at many art institutions including the Museum of Contemporary
Craft in Portland, Salem Art Association, Portland Children Museum, Oregon Arts Commission, and The
Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. David has spoken to many professional arts, natural resources, and
trail organizations. Email: [email protected]
Laura Cohen has more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of recreation, active
transportation, active living, and sustainable communities. As Director of the Western Region (comprising 6
western states), Laura oversees Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s trail development program, and leads RTC’s
policy and advocacy efforts. Over the past decade, Laura has successfully advocated for investment of
hundreds of millions of dollars in bicycle, pedestrian, and trail funding in California. She has conducted
bicycle/pedestrian/trail policy and design training workshops in dozens of communities. Laura co-founded
the Caltrans Active Transportation and Livable Communities Advisory Group, which has helped transform
Caltrans into a better partner in serving bicyclists and pedestrians. Laura holds a B.A. in Political Science
from U.C. Santa Barbara, and a law degree from U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt Hall Law School. Email:
[email protected]
Polly Cohen began her professional career working with equines and “at-risk” adolescents by serving as the
Equestrian Director for J Bar J Youth Services in Bend, Oregon. Her interest in the field of equine-assisted
activities and therapies took her to Seattle where she worked as a therapeutic riding instructor for Little Bit
Therapeutic Riding Center, one of the top PATH International centers in the nation. Polly is a PATH
International certified instructor, a PATH International trained Mentor, and is also the PATH IX
Representative. Polly grew up on the Oregon Coast showing competitively in both English and Western
disciplines for more than 15 years, and was the Lincoln County Rodeo Queen. Polly is the Path International
Wounded Warrior ® program director for her company, Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center, located in
Bend, Oregon. Email: [email protected]
Nicole Collins has worked for Unity College in Maine for over 7 years. In her current position as Director of
Career Services she oversees a centralized internship program, career services, study abroad, academic
advising, and community-based learning. As a small liberal arts college that emphasizes the environment,
Unity College places over 120 students in environmentally focused internship sites throughout the world. She
also serves as a consultant to environmentally-based businesses interested in starting internship programs.
Her professional engagement includes serving on the executive boards of the New England Association for
Cooperative Education and Field Experiences (New England’s leading professional internship association)
and the Maine College Career Consortium. Prior to working for Unity, Nicole worked 6 years in the natural
resources field as a park ranger. Her last field assignment was as a backcountry ranger for Denali National
Park in Alaska. Email: [email protected]
Kristin Dahl leads the Destination Development team at Travel Oregon, which fosters sustainable tourism
development. Kristin directs the Oregon Rural Tourism Studio Program, the agency’s sustainability initiative
Travel Oregon Forever, and the state’s bicycle tourism, agritourism, and outdoor recreation development
initiatives. Originally from Juneau, Alaska, Kristin started her career in tourism as a glacier guide atop the
Mendenhall Glacier, an experience that opened her eyes to the need for balancing economic growth with
environmental stewardship. As a whitewater guide and expedition leader, Kristin has worked in Oregon, Utah,
Mexico, Costa Rica, Laos, and Cambodia. With a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning, she has spent the
past ten years leading community based economic development initiatives in Oregon. Email:
[email protected]
Sharon Daleo is an Arizona State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Her early
engineering career was focused on all types of roadway design from local streets to highways and freeways in
both rural and urban environments. Sharon’s focus during the most recent 5 years has been on pedestrian
and bicycle facilities including feasibility studies, neighborhood greenway conceptual designs, Safe Routes to
School, and urban and rural shared-use paths and trails. Sharon is an active member of WTS and was selected
to participate in the 2014 Leadership Excellence and Development Program. Email: [email protected]
David Daly is a Professional Engineer and Project Manager for the City of Gresham Transportation Division.
Since joining the city in 2012 he has worked on developing a variety of transportation Capital Improvement
Projects including the Gresham MAX Trail project. Prior to joining the city, David’s engineering experience
included engineering analysis, design, project management, and outreach for public and private development
projects in the private sector and for the City of Spokane. Email: [email protected]
Mark Davison has worked on trail planning in the parks world for 20 years covering National Parks, State
Parks, and metropolitan park systems in the US, as well as working on regional trail projects in Europe. For
Oregon State Parks he worked on numerous statewide trail projects including the Salmonberry Trail from
Portland to the Pacific. As parks planning manager at Metro, responsibilities include convening the regional
trail program covering nearly 30 cities and four counties. For the National Park Service Mark led trail
management plans for National Parks including Mount Rainer and Arcadia National Parks. Mark is currently
working on a project in Greece developing a 200-mile loop trail system for the Parrhasian National Park.
Andre T. Denman is the Principal Park Planner and Greenways Manager at Indy Parks/Department of Public
Works where he oversees all planning, design, and construction of greenways. Andre was the city’s project
manager on the Indy Greenways Full Circle Master Plan and is currently overseeing the early stages of its
implementation. Andre is a graduate of Ball State University’s Landscape Architecture Program and has 20
years of experience in private and public sectors in community and neighborhood planning, landscape
architecture, and park, trail, and greenway planning. He has spent the last 9 years at Indy Parks. Email:
[email protected]
Heather Deutsch is a Senior Planner at Toole Design Group in Silver Spring, MD. Prior to her current role,
Heather was with the District Department of Transportation and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy working on
bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. In addition to providing design assistance on hundreds of private and
public transportation and public space plans, she has managed trail projects from land acquisition, to design,
and on to construction including the Metropolitan Branch Trail, the Rhode Island Avenue Bicycle/Pedestrian
Bridge, South Capitol Street Trail, and the Oxon Run Park and Trail Design project in DC. Previous urban
planning work focused on under-served communities in redeveloping historic neighborhoods. She holds a
Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a BA
in the History of Math, Science, and Philosophy.
Sean Dougan is a Senior Planner in the Trails Development Department at the East Bay Regional Park
District (EBRPD). Sean’s background is in Natural Resources Management with an emphasis on Geographic
Information Systems. He began his career at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency as a GIS Analyst performing
database analysis and administration. Mr. Dougan transitioned into trail planning in 2008 and since then has
managed various paved and unpaved trail projects throughout the East Bay ranging from feasibility studies,
trail design and layout, to construction. Email: [email protected]
Christopher Douwes is a Community Planner with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in
Washington DC. He has managed the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) since 1992, Transportation
Enhancement (TE) activities since 2003, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) since 2012, and has
assisted with Bicycle and Pedestrian Activities since 1992. He manages contracts for research, technology
development, technical assistance, and training for trail-related activities. Christopher received his Masters of
Science in Transportation from Northwestern University in 1990. Email: [email protected]
Sirena Dufault is the director of the Arizona National Scenic Trail Gateway Community Program. Sirena
developed a multi-faceted approach to facilitate a relationship between trail users and the 33 towns along the
trail while promoting area tourism to stimulate local economies. She became involved with the Arizona Trail
Association in 2007, helping to build many miles of trail near Tucson, and hiked the 817-mile Arizona Trail in
2008-2009. In 2014, she completed the Arizona Trail Trek, a thru-hike fundraiser to promote the trail and
highlight the Gateway Communities with multiple events and public hikes and backpacking trips. Sirena
came to Arizona from Chicago for her Bachelors Degree in Anthropology and Classics from the University of
Arizona and has enjoyed exploring Arizona through hiking, backpacking, rafting, canyoneering, and her blog
Sirena's Wanderings. Sirena just completed leading a 3-month Warrior Hike on the Arizona National Scenic
Trail on May 16, 2015. Email: [email protected]
Ann Baker Easley has led numerous environmental, volunteer, and youth-development oriented nonprofit
organizations, with a focus on strengthening their programs and helping them grow to new levels over the
past 25 years. She has founded or helped start 7 different youth and civilian service corps programs, both in
Colorado and nationally. Prior to VOC, she founded the Colorado Youth Corps Association where she served
as its Executive Director for 11 years. Since joining VOC in 2007, she has focused on recruiting a new
generation of outdoor volunteers and leaders, and expanding VOC’s programs to pioneer a new era of
outdoor stewardship. Under her leadership, VOC received the “Making a Difference Award” for exceptional
contributions to conservation and management of public lands, the highest national award from the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM); the Colorado Governor’s Service Award for Outstanding Non-Profit in 2012; and
the Colorado Association of Environmental Education’s Award for Outstanding Secondary Education
Environmental Program. Email: [email protected]
Russ Ehnes is the Executive Director of the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC).
He has lived in Great Falls, Montana his entire life. He began riding motorcycles with his family when he was
five. He has enjoyed trail riding as well as competitively racing motorcycles until the mid-eighties. Since then
Russ has turned his attention to off-road advocacy, dual-sport riding, and trail riding with his wife, two
children, parents, and friends. He is the current Past-President of the MTVRA and is President of the GFTBRA.
Russ is the current Chairman of the Montana OHV Grant Advisory Committee. Russ has been an active
participant in several US Forest Service Travel Planning and Forest Plan Revision processes in Montana and is
currently a member of the Federal Advisory Committee for the Forest Service Planning Rule. Email:
[email protected]
Nancy Ream Enabnit has been in the Parks and Recreation business for 32 years, the past 28 with the City of
Sandy. In a small town one wears more hats than the Hydra of Lerna, and current duties include park
planning and capital project coordination. Serving 7 years on the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council,
currently as chair, has introduced her to trails and trail advocates all over Oregon. Challenges similar to those
Leslie Knope encounters each week on Parks & Recreation keep life fun and interesting. Email:
[email protected]
Kate Fancher operates the unauthorized access camera trap program for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy. She
is responsible for scheduling volunteer support, managing camera data, and analyzing the images that are
collected. She collaborates with multiple agencies around Orange County, CA to provide them with
information on trail use relevant to their needs on the land. Aside from her work at IRC she runs a small
commercial photography business. Kate’s formal education includes a Bachelor’s of Fine Art from Cal State,
Long Beach and the completion of a county level park ranger academy. Email: [email protected]
John Favro was Regional Trails Coordinator for the Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service for ten years.
In that capacity, he was the program manager for 25,000 miles of trails on 13 National Forests and Grasslands
in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. John began his Forest Service career 35 years ago as a
wage grade one Trail Laborer. In addition to managing Ranger Districts, he has worked in timber, wildlife, fire,
and range, and has managed trails programs at numerous locations in California and Alaska prior to moving
to Montana. John has B.A. degrees in psychology and philosophy, and has completed all course work for a B.S.
in natural resource management. In 2006 he assisted the country of Jordan with trail and outfitter camp
management through the International Forestry Program. Since retiring, John is doing trail consulting, and
teaching trails courses. John works with his wife Susan managing a horse supply and equipment business for
endurance riders, Healthy As a Horse Network. In his spare time, John is an avid trail user and travels the
trails around Montana using virtually every mode of transportation including: hiking, horse and mule riding
and packing, bicycling, snowmobiling, and driving off-highway vehicles. Email: [email protected]
Chuck Flink is an award winning author, environmental planner and landscape architect. Chuck authored
Greenways A Guide to Planning, Design and Development and Trails for the Twenty First Century. Both
books have been sold throughout the world and were recently published in China, where they are used
as environmental textbooks. Chuck is best known for his work in planning and designing greenways,
multi-use trails, and open space systems. He has completed work in 36 states for more than 235
communities. Chuck has also completed consulting work in Argentina, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, the Czech
Republic, China, Hungary, Japan, and Venezuela. For the past four years, Chuck has served as the project
director for the 36-mile Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway. This project links together
six communities of the region and is funded in part by a federal transportation TIGER 2 grant of $15
million, with matching grant funds provided by the Walton Family Foundation. Chuck is now serving as
project director for the 18-mile Wolf River Greenway project in Memphis, TN, which is supported
through a public-private partnership, led by the Wolf River Conservancy. Email:
[email protected]
Marianne Fowler is the Senior Strategist for Policy Advocacy for the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC). She
has been with the RTC since 1988, and her pivotal roles in the ISTEA, TEA-21, SAFETEA-LU, and MAP-21
reauthorizations have established her reputation as a veritable legend of the rail-trail movement and one of
the true game-changers in the history of American bike/ped policy. In addition to her role at RTC, Marianne
co-chairs the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) and is 2nd Vice Chair of American Trails. In 2014,
Marianne was recognized as RTC’s Trail Champion of the year. Email: [email protected]
Bill Gibson has worked for the Bureau of Land Management for 35 years, all in Arizona. He started as an
archeologist and has also been a land use planner, wilderness planner/ranger, and NEPA Coordinator. For
the past 13 years, Gibson has been the Arizona BLM Trails and Travel Management Lead. He has worked on
some landmark team projects, such as the Federal Trails Data Standards, development of BLM
Travel/Transportation and National Trails Manuals, and statewide inventory/geodatabase for all roads and
trails in Arizona BLM lands. The agency manages 1100 miles of trails in Arizona, including 225 miles of
nationally designated trails. Email: [email protected]
Troy Gillenwater’s real estate career spans 30 plus years and includes processing planning and zoning
applications, municipal annexations, community facility districts, Natural Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
compliance, real estate securities, municipal development agreements, special-use permits, subdivision plats,
architectural review, and masterplanned community subdivision sales. Since 1987, using innovative
fundraising techniques, he has raised funds for his brother’s charitable foundation, Rancho Feliz. A recent
mountain biking event across the Navajo Nation raised over $800,000 in a trying financial environment. Troy
and Bob Borsch teamed up in early 2011 to create, secure funding, and complete Desert Mountain’s awardwinning private trail system. Troy is an avid hiker. He is a Museum of Northern Arizona trustee, and belongs
to the Cave Creek Museum, the Desert Foothills Mountain Biking Association, and the McDowell Sonoran
Society. Email: [email protected]
Lora Goerlich has been a law enforcement park ranger for 22 years with Metroparks of Toledo and is
stationed at the “Globally Rare” Oak Openings Preserve. Lora is deeply committed to educating equestrians,
non- equestrians, and land stewards about proper trail etiquette and trail planning in natural areas. Lora
helped create the “Oak Openings Horse Corps” in 2001; a volunteer group that helps to maintain the Oak
Openings horse trail and facility. As a regular trail rider and horse owner, Lora recognizes the distinct needs,
challenges, and issues that arise whether establishing a new trail or maintaining an existing horse trail. Email:
[email protected]
Jeff Goetter is an Air Force veteran who has been a member of the Ozark Trail Association (OTA) since
December 2002. For the last twelve years he has served on the OTA Board of Directors as the Board Secretary
and since joining he has participated in over 300 OTA events contributing over 1800 hours of his time. Most
know him as Chef Jeff for cooking for the hungry trail volunteers at the semi-annual OTA Mega events. In
2004 the American Hiking Society recognized Jeff as the Volunteer of the Year for the State of Missouri.
Email: [email protected]
Shaunna Graf (B.A. Communications/Theater, Oglethorpe University) is a vegetable gardener, wild-life
enthusiast, average bicyclist, and soccer mom. Shaunna rode the Wireless Wave from coast to coast as a
project manager while also becoming deeply entrenched in the customer service aspects of the
telecommunications industry. After experiencing San Francisco, New York, and Atlanta to build out the forprofit Wireless Network, she returned back home. She eventually found work that she feels very connected
to as the Project Director for the Ohio River Greenway Commission. She is passionately dedicated to the Ohio
River Greenway Project and since 2007, works to coordinate the completion of 7.5 miles of linear multi-use
trail, three bridges, and amenities among three cities, two counties, Indiana, Kentucky, US Army Corps of
Engineers, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Department of Transportation, Southern
Indiana Tourism Bureau, National Wildlife Conservation, and multiple private land owners.
Kim Greendahl has been the Greenway Specialist for the City of Grand Forks since 2002. As Greenway
Specialist, Kim assists with the development, operations, and maintenance of the Greenway system as well as
event development and marketing of the 2,200 acre facility. Her involvement as a member of several local and
state boards of directors has provided a strong understanding of the value of partnerships for the growth and
sustainability of community projects. Email: [email protected]
Ivan Groenhof is cofounder and trustee of a young and ambitious trail NPO in South Africa called the Rim of
Africa Mountain Passage, and is co-director/mentor of an eco-tourism development NGO called Gondwana
Alive. He can best be described as an agent for positive change with 20 years of experience in the construction,
conservation, and tourism development sectors with a special interest in the fostering of human potential
through engaging constructively with conflict and change. He works best in community settings as a mentor
and group facilitator supporting the development of small eco-tourism business. Ivan tumbled into the world
of trails unexpectedly during a life changing experience in his early thirties. Now, 10 years later this “calling”
initiated the establishment of South Africa’s longest trail experience to date. Email: [email protected]
James “Scott” Groenier began working for MTDC in November 2003 as a civil engineering project leader for
structures. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master's degree
from Montana State University. He has worked on trails, trail bridges, and other recreation projects for over
30 years working for the Youth Conservation Corps and the USDA Forest Service. Email: [email protected]
Jan Hancock is a member of the American Trails Board of Directors and she lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Jan is a
former university instructor and has a Master’s Degree in Design and Community Education. Jan has been a
presenter at numerous national and regional trails conferences over the past 15 years, and she is serving as
the moderator for this panel discussion today. Jan is the principal of her equestrian design consulting firm,
Hancock Resources LLC, and she has designed trail, trailhead, campground, and equestrian facilities projects
in more than 20 states nationwide over the past 10 years. She was a founder of the Arizona Trail Association
and serves on boards for numerous other nonprofit organizations. Email: [email protected]
Charlie Hales has loved the human energy of an exciting city for as long as he can remember, as well as the
natural beauty of the great outdoors. Watching as the urban core, suburbs and exurbs in his native northern
Virginia succumbed to haphazard planning did more than disappoint and frustrate him; it instilled Charlie
with a cause that led to a career. He earned his degree in political theory from an honors program at the
University of Virginia. After graduating, he climbed in his Plymouth Valiant and pointed toward Portland.
Charlie went to work for the Homebuilders Association of Metropolitan Portland and raised a family in
Northeast and Southwest Portland. But, both at work and in the community, he began to detect hints of the
sort of shortsighted development he thought he’d left behind back East. That led to Charlie’s 1992 run for City
Council and he was elected that year and twice more. In the ensuing decade he turned his views into action
again and again. At the Transportation Bureau, he championed light rail expansion, streetcar development
and safe bicycle routes to reduce traffic congestion and improve the environment. At the Parks Bureau, he
inspired the first successful bond measure in half a century, then leveraged the funds to raise enough
additional money to build or renovate 110 parks in every area of the city. Charlie left office in 2002 when a
nationally prominent engineering firm asked him to replicate some of his successful mass transit efforts in
cities around the country. As Senior Vice President for Transit Planning at HDR, Inc., he has studied, instituted
and managed projects in Cincinnati, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Sacramento, Salt Lake City and Scottsdale. He
has made presentations to civic leaders and planners in Austin, Charlotte, Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburgh,
Providence and Taipei. Charlie is on the boards of Friends of Trees and the Portland Parks Foundation. He has
been a SMART reader, volunteered at Meals on Wheels and served on the Portland Public Market Committee.
His work has been honored by the Bruner Foundation for Urban Excellence, the American Society of
Landscape Architects, the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association, the League of Oregon Cities
and the Portland Bicycle Transportation Alliance.
Tasha Harmon is a facilitator, consultant, trainer, and coach with over 25 years in the nonprofit sector as a
staff member, manager, executive director, board member, volunteer, and consultant. She helped found four
nonprofit organizations, including the Coalition for a Livable Future in Portland, OR. Tasha helps build the
capacity nonprofits and other organizations committed to improving their communities. She teaches and
coaches on a wide variety of topics related to decision making, communication, relational engagement,
problem solving, facilitation, board and staff development, and change management. She has a master’s
degree in regional planning, and is a certified, professional co-active coach (CPCC), trained by the Coaches
Training Institute (CTI). She has also completed the Organizational Diagnosis training of Community at Work.
Email: [email protected]
Andrea Hassler received her Master’s of Arts in Applied Geography from the University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs (UCCS) with a focus on environmental restoration, socio-ecological values, and
geomorphology. She currently works at the University as the Trails and Outdoors Coordinator for Campus
Recreation and teaches courses in Geography and Environmental Studies. Andrea has worked for almost 5
years in non-profit environmental stewardship, trail building, and restoration in Colorado Springs as a field
coordinator, instructor, and researcher. Upon graduating she accepted her position at the University to fulfill
a vision of many to create a campus trail system and promote environmental stewardship by integrating
recreation, wellness, and sustainability. In the community, Andrea has served on an advisory committee for
the local Trails and Open Space advocacy groups, the Trails Committee for a local mountain bike trail
advocacy group and various bicycle advocacy committees for the City of Colorado Springs. She is currently
working on two grants to promote active transportation, trails, recreation and wellness funded by Kaiser
Permanente and the UCCS Green Action Fund. Email: [email protected]
Chris Hathaway is Deputy Director of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, a bi-state, non-profit,
National Estuary Program focused on habitat restoration, water quality, toxins, education, and involvement.
He has more than 15 years of experience working on lower Columbia River issues with the Estuary
Partnership and now guides implementation of the partnership’s technical and education programs. Chris led
the Partnership’s efforts to develop and coordinate the Lower Columbia River Water Trail, initiated the
Partnership’s on-water programming, and developed the Partnership’s Schoolyard Stormwater Program. He’s
served on high level federal, state, and local task forces, has extensive Columbia River policy development and
implementation experience, and grew up water-skiing and swimming in the lower Columbia River. Email:
[email protected]
Mark Himmel began riding horses in his youth. Through his teenage years he also rode motorcycles. After
he married his wife Sandy and moved to Great Falls, Montana, they bought horses and began riding together
in 1991. Mark’s two children, who are now adults, also ride horses. Mark joined the C.M Russell Back Country
Horsemen in Great Falls, Montana in 1997 and served as a Director, Vice President, and President. After four
years as President of the local organization, Mark served as Treasurer, Vice Chair, and Chairman of the Back
Country Horsemen of Montana. Mark is currently serving as Past Chair of Back Country Horsemen of Montana
and is eager to serve on the national level as well.
Eoin Hogan left the private sector in 2008 to take up the role of Rural Recreation Officer for County Kilkenny.
Eoin developed, managed, and promoted thirteen looped walking trails, one long distance walking route, four
cycling trails, and a partner Food and Craft Trail. He won a number of awards for these trails including JFC
innovation award and an Irish Marketing Institute award. Eoin managed a non-profit company called “Trail
Kilkenny” to coordinate all the trails and successfully received $550,000 in trail development funding. In
2014 Eoin moved to County Clare to manage 340 miles of trails including Ireland’s busiest trail, the Cliffs of
Moher Coastal Path. Eoin has a degree in Business and Management, a Diploma in Social Media, and a
Certificate in Tourism Business Practice. He is a qualified “Train the Trainer” and has delivered a number of
trail related training courses. Email: [email protected]
Carolyn Hope is the Park Planning, Arts & Culture Manager for the City of Redmond. She was the project
manager for the Redmond Central Connector acquisition, planning, and development. She currently serves as
a staff liaison to the Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Advisory Council. She also manages the arts and culture
programs and is collaborating with interdepartmental teams and artists to activate downtown park facilities
to energize Redmond’s evolving downtown urban center. Email: [email protected]
Mike Houck is Executive Director of the Urban Greenspaces Institute. He has worked on regional natural
areas, park, and trail issues in the Portland/Vancouver region for over thirty years. Mike was one of the
leading proponents for a regional system of trails starting back in 1988. At that time, he worked for the
Portland Audubon Society and headed up the planning for the proposed Metropolitan Wildlife Refuge System,
which in turn became the Metropolitan Greenspaces and Trails Program. He has degrees from Iowa State
University in Zoology; Masters of Science in Teaching from Portland State University, and a certificate from
Harvard’s Graduate School of Design/Loeb Fellowship Program. He is also an author of many books and
articles on the topics of natural areas and trail corridor preservation. His most famous book is Wild in the City,
a Guide to Portland’s Natural Areas (2000). Email: [email protected]
Rocky Houston is the State Trails Coordinator for Oregon and leads the Trail Network Team (TNT) at Oregon
Parks and Recreation Department. Rocky has been engaged in public service for 15 years. He has spent the
last 10 years working with federal, state, regional, and local organizations to plan, fund, and develop trail
connections throughout Oregon. Rocky is the project manager for the Salmonberry Corridor. Rocky has
experience in managing multi-million dollar trail projects and completing capital campaigns that have raised
over $11 million for trail projects in the past decade. As a native Oregonian, Rocky’s goal is to get every
Oregonian outdoors to share in the experience of our natural environment. Email:
[email protected]
Kent Howes is the owner of Treadwerks and has been a PTBA Member since 2008. He is also a nonprofit
mountain bike advocate (COTA President); 2 terms Chair of the Oregon Recreational Trails Program
Committee; Vice Chair of the Oregon Recreational Trails Advisory Council; Senior Trail Steward of Central
Oregon Trail Alliance; 22 years experience as Sam Pinner-Senior Machine operator; Vice President of Hood
River Trail; former board member (COTA); and Freeride Coordinator Trail Adopter for HRATS/COTA for 12
years. Email: [email protected]
George Hudson is the overall consultant team project manager. Mr. Hudson is a registered landscape
architect with 20 years of experience and one of the leading trail and bikeway designers in the Western
United States. He has worked exclusively on alternative transportation projects for the past 14 years. He has
acquired right-of-ways, master planned over 200 miles of alternative transportation routes, secured in
excess of $10 million dollars for development projects, facilitated the public process on over 25 projects,
addressed endangered species issues in conjunction with development projects, successfully negotiated
trail rights with railroads, and overseen $35 million dollars of construction. He has a proven record of
accomplishment of successfully working on complex projects requiring a multi-disciplinary team
approach. Email: [email protected]
Mel Huie is the Regional Trails Coordinator for Metro. He has worked for the regional government since
1977. He served as the first employee of the Greenspaces Program starting in April 1988 and served as
project manager in the development of the “1992 Metropolitan Greenspaces Master Plan and Regional Trail
System.” His skills as a trails planner focus on vision and master planning, obtaining funding and grants,
community engagement, and most importantly, collaboration/convening /facilitating efforts. Mel initiated the
Quarterly Trails Forms back in April 1988, where local, regional, state, and federal planners gather to share
information and work collaboratively to develop the regional trails system. Mel was the lead Metro staffer in
working with Congress, 1989-94, in obtaining federal funds to complete the region’s first park, natural areas
and trails inventory as a national model. Over the past ten years, Mel has spoken to over 500 community
groups, public agencies, neighborhood associations, and property owners in advocating for trails. Mel is a
Portland native and attended the University of Oregon receiving degrees in Public Administration and Ethnic
Studies. Email: [email protected]
Hannah Inman is Director of Communication for the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF). Hannah’s
greatest fulfillment is telling the story of the great work the Foundation does to protect Iowa’s land and water
as well as its crucial role in developing Iowa’s trails. Hannah’s most recent project has been the fundraising,
launch, and promotion of Iowa by Trail, the nation’s first interactive, statewide trails app that features over
1,800 miles of Iowa’s beautiful multiuse trails. A Kansas native, Hannah graduated from the University of
Iowa with degrees in Journalism and Political Science. She lived in Austin, Texas and Washington, DC, before
returning to Iowa with her husband, Iowa native, Mike Inman. Since moving to Des Moines in 2005, she has
embraced Des Moines as her adopted home. She is a graduate of the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute,
Class of 2011, serves on GDMLI’s alumni committee, member of the Forty Under Forty class of 2013, is part of
Broadlawn’s Advocates Circle Board, the Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation Board, and President of
KDC’s Home with a Heart Project. Email: [email protected]
Mckenzie Jensen has been working in trails and wilderness since she was 15 years old. Currently, she works
as the Westside Wilderness and Trails manager and spends free time enjoying the outdoors. Since coming to
the Mt. Hood National Forest 5 years ago, she has worked on a variety of new trail construction projects.
Many of the projects include multi-use trail design. She enjoys working with different user groups and getting
creative with trail layout. She works with volunteers, partners, youth groups, and seasonal employees to
maintain 700 miles of trail, many of them in the wilderness. In 2013, she was awarded the Bob Marshall
Wilderness Partnership Champion Award. Email: [email protected]
Peter S. Jensen is from Vermont and has been a PTBA member since 2001 and was the PTBA VP from 2011 –
2014. He got his start in trail building in the mid 1970’s working for the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
Trail Crew in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After graduating from the University of New
Hampshire with a degree in Soil Science and a minor in Geology, he spent 6 years working as a staff person
for the AMC. In 1988 he formed his own business, Openspace Management, a sole proprietorship, with a
broad range of services including trail planning, design, construction, and training. From 1997 to 1999, he
served as the ATC representative to the US Access Board’s Regulatory Negotiation Committee for Outdoor
Developed Areas. In 2005, his business structure changed to a Limited Liability Company (Peter S. Jensen &
Associates, LLC) with 8 partners. At present they build many trails meeting the new Federal Trail Standards,
trails with substantial stonework and wetland boardwalks. Email: [email protected]
Elisa Jones, MBA, is a mother, off-road triathlete, vegetarian, mountain biker, trail runner, Jeeper, musician,
teacher, bibliophile, and blogger who practices yoga. Her most recent achievements: taking home the 1st
Place Overall Women at the Moab Xterra Triathlon, riding 102 miles around the White Rim of Canyonlands
over-night on the solstice, and reaching the summit of Mt. Timpanogos, UT, out and back in under 6 hours.
Elisa has a Master of Business Administration from Western Governor’s University, and a Bachelor’s from
Brigham Young University. She brings to the table 14 years working in retail, 5 years in management, 6
running her own business, and 9 as a music educator. She currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors for the Grand Valley Trails Alliance, is the Chief Operating Officer for Testicular Cancer Awareness
Foundation, and serves on the board of the District 51 Foundation. Email: [email protected]
David Karplus has been doing trail work since 1982. He has worked on, led, or supervised trail crews in
Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, Big Bend, Yosemite, Haleakala, Pinnacles, Grand Canyon, and Sequoia National
Parks, and in the Stanislaus and Inyo National Forests. He has designed and presented trail management
trainings in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic in association with the Peace Corps and the National Park
Service Office of International Affairs. He has served on the National Park Service’s Wilderness Steering
Committee, is a certified Leave No Trace Stock Use Master, and was a recipient of the Maintenance Leader in
Wilderness Award. Since 2007, David has supervised the Kings Canyon National Park trail crew, and is
currently on the core interdisciplinary team working on the Wilderness Stewardship Plan for Sequoia and
Kings Canyon National Parks. Email: [email protected]
Tim Keating is co-founder and director of Rainforest Relief, a non-profit organization that works to spare
rainforests from destruction by reducing the demand for the products for which rainforests are converted.
Since it’s founding, Rainforest Relief has stopped the use of more tropical hardwoods than any group in US
history. Tim has become the national leader within the environmental advocacy arena on alternative
materials to tropical hardwoods, and has acted as a consultant to Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund,
Rainforest Action Network, and others. Tim has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Richard Stockton State
College and has authored numerous reports on logging and tropical hardwood consumption. Email:
[email protected]
Wood Keen has always been a positive voice for the benefits of playing in the natural world. After growing
one of the largest trail contracting companies in the country, Trail Dynamics, Woody founded Trail Wisdom in
2012 to focus squarely in trail education and mountain bike facility planning. Internationally known and
respected, Keen has served as the keynote speaker for the World Mountain Bike Conference, played a key role
in the nationwide acceptance of freeriding as a board member for the International Mountain Bicycling
Association. With the most comprehensive understanding of risk management in the trails industry, Keen's
consultation has paved the way for dozens of innovative mountain bike parks and trails. Email:
[email protected]
Katz Kiendl got her start in Natural Resources work in 2012 as a Washington Conservation Corps member
restoring salmon habitat and maintaining trail on the Olympic Peninsula. As a Corps member she
volunteered with the Washington Trail Association, maintaining trail on Forest Service, county, city, and DNR
land. In addition to exploring the Cascades as a weekend warrior, she loves trail work, and a good tool talk
(her personal favorite being the Pulaski). During her time on trail she gained experience implementing and
managing trail projects. In the fall of 2014 she joined the OCIO as the Outreach and Attribute Editor with the
Washington State Trails Database Project. There she gets to continue to work on the trails she once
maintained, making connections with Washington’s trail community members.
Dave Kimmett has over 30 years of natural resource and recreation management experience with King
County and the US Forest Service. Dave’s current work program with the county is focused on forest
stewardship and backcountry trail planning and development. Over the years he has worked with multiple
stakeholders to expand trail opportunities for hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, and trail runners.
This includes acquiring open space lands to develop new trail networks or linking to existing ones. Dave also
spent many years working with youth and volunteers on trail construction and ecological restoration. Dave
has served on trail advisory committees and has a degree in forestry from the University of Vermont. Email:
[email protected]
Zak Klein has served as both field and administrative staff for several regional and national outdoor
recreation non-profits since 2004, including Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School.
With an academic background in communications, ecology, and photography, Zak deepened his visual
storytelling as a junior photographic editor for National Geographic Adventure magazine. In 2010, Zak
authored a hiking guide for the island nation of Dominica. His trails research and consultation there
coincided with the construction phase of the Waitukubuli National Trail, a 115-mile accomplishment, the first
of its kind in the Caribbean. Zak has served as a program coordinator under Earth Island Institute for five
years. In 2013, he founded a global trails development project at Earth Island Institute and serves currently
as its director. As an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and expedition leader, Zak deeply appreciates trails as
mediums for ecological value formation. Email: [email protected]
Carl Knoch - After nearly 30 years in marketing and marketing research in such diverse industries as
advertising, financial services and computer games, Carl found his passion when he joined the York County
Rail Trail Authority as a volunteer director in 1998. The authority is a ten-member volunteer board charged
with development of the county’s trail system. Carl has served as chairman of the Authority since 2000. He
has conducted numerous trail user surveys and economic impact analysis and presented those findings at
national, state, and local conferences. In April of 2006 he joined the staff of the Northeast Regional office of
the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy as Manger of Trail Development. Carl has a BS in Marketing and an MBA from
Penn State. Carl was inducted into the Keystone Society for Tourism in 2009 in recognition of his efforts to
promote trails as tourism destinations. In 2007 he was honored by the Pennsylvania Planning Association
with a Distinguished Leadership Award for a Citizen Planner. American Trails awarded Carl a State Trail
Worker Award in 2004. Email: [email protected]
Jenny Konwinski is the GIS Technical Lead for the Washington Statewide Trails Project and has been
involved with the effort since April 2014. She has been working with GIS and related technologies since 1994.
She has provided computer mapping and analytics support in the water and biological resources
management fields and in local government and education initiatives in Florida and North Carolina. Jenny and
her husband enjoy exploring Washington's amazing trails whenever they can and look forward to hiking and
biking many more in the future!
Yuri Kostick, Mayor of Eagle, CO (2012-present) is a Landscape Architect by training and works in the trail
industry as a project-based partner with Momentum Trail Concepts consulting and designing trail projects
nationally and internationally. Email: [email protected]
Scott Landes has been actively involved in the marking and damage prevention industry since 1982. Mr.
Landes is currently the president of both Rhino Marking and Protection Systems, a marking and damage
prevention company and Infrastructure Resources, a company that produces events, publications, and
training for the underground utility industry. Scott Landes founded the CGA 811 Excavation Safety
Conference and Expo, the Damage Prevention Professional Magazine, and created the Excavation Safety Guide.
Scott has been active as a member on the Common Ground Alliance’s Education Committee since 2004 and is
the current co-chair. He also received the 2007 CGA Jim Barron Award. Email: [email protected]
David Landis is a passionate explorer who cofounded the Jesus Trail in 2007 and has been involved with
developing numerous pilgrimage hiking routes in the Middle East. He has coauthored a guidebook to the
Jesus Trail and another to the Camino de Santiago in Spain. David is a certified Wilderness First Responder
instructor and has worked as a wilderness guide, leading trekking adventures on the Saint Paul Trail in
Turkey, the Camino de Santiago, and in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. He is currently based in
Jerusalem and works as regional director for the Abraham Path Initiative, an organization that is developing a
hiking trail across the Middle East. Email: [email protected]
Christopher Lapp has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in nine states over the past 24 years as a
wildlife biologist and refuge manager. Christopher began his career as a research biologist working on
breeding and wintering studies on waterfowl. Since then he has gone onto implementing numerous wildlife
studies, managing a variety of habitats, and overseeing recovery efforts for threatened and endangered
species. He has managed countless wildlife habitat restoration projects and is involved in the development of
multiple visitor service facilities ranging from trails, bridges, roads, and wildlife viewing structures. He has
worked alongside a wide range of partners and stakeholders throughout his career ranging from landowners;
community leaders; Native American tribes; city, county, state, federal officials; and conservation
organizations. Christopher currently serves as overall manager of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Complex, comprised of four National Wildlife Refuges in southwestern Washington State totaling over 7,000
acres. He received his BS degree in Wildlife Management in 1988 from Evergreen State University in
Washington State. Email: [email protected]
Ben Lawhon joined the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics staff in 2001, where he serves as the
Education Director. His current responsibilities include research, curriculum development, management of
national education and training programs and oversight of general outreach efforts. Previously, he worked as
the Associate Regional Representative for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Asheville, North Carolina
from 1997–2001. While with ATC he was responsible for open-areas management, volunteer training,
oversight of regional ridgerunner/caretaker programs and trail crews, and development of strategies for
sanitation at overnight sites. He has also worked as an American Canoe Association whitewaterkayak/swiftwater rescue instructor. Ben has a B.S. in Natural Resources Management from the University of
Tennessee and an M.S. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources from Colorado State University. Email:
[email protected]
Maruxa Ledo has been the Director of Turismo de Santiago since 2009. She has a Master´s level degree in
Economy by Santiago de Compostela University and also a Masters in International Trade and International
Marketing, and HHRR by the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Turismo de Santiago is the municipal company
responsible for managing the city’s entire tourist policy as regards foreign promotion, the creation and
management of tourist products, running municipal tourist information offices, and promoting initiatives
focused on congress tourism, marketing, and tourist quality policy. She has developed her professional
activity in the last 15 years in the public sector as director of the Galician Design and Craft Foundation Center,
but also on the private sector at Nike EMEA in Hilversum (The Netherlands). Santiago de Compostela was
declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage City and it is the final destination of the Way of St James, declared in
1987 the first "European Cultural Route" by the Council of Europe, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in
1993. Email: [email protected]
Monica Leers has overseen development of the regional and backcountry trail programs at King County’s
Parks Division since 2007. In the last seven years, she has become known as the “bull dog” in keeping her
agency’s mission focused on trails and in the last 5 years, she helped secure over $6 million dollars in state
and federal grants to support the programs. Monica strives to build positive relationships with neighboring
cities, stakeholders, and private property owners even though they may not agree with proposed trail
projects. Email: [email protected]
Al LePage has been the executive director of the National Coast Trail Association since 1995, has a B.S. in
Biology, an M. Ed in Science, and a Certificate in Non-profit Management/Development. In a word, Al's a
“storyteller.” He's lobbied state legislators in Oregon and Washington and at the Congressional level. A
former member of the Public Relations Society of America, he's successfully pitched stories about trails and
other projects with coverage in the print, radio and TV media, both nationally and internationally. Starting
out as a teacher, he later founded the nonprofit he now directs, and has also portrayed people from the past at
historic sites, plus he has produced, written, and performed his own one-man show as an actor. He received
the Doug Newman Award in 2003, which honors one individual annually who has made a significant
contribution to the planning, design, development, or maintenance of non-motorized recreation trails in the
state of Oregon. Email: [email protected]
Scott Linnenburger, founder of Kay-Linn Enterprises, has nearly 20 years of experience in recreation/trail
development, conservation planning, and environmental restoration projects. His successful work on more
than 100 trail projects in the federal, state, local, and private sectors demonstrates a keen ability to assist
clients in developing projects that fulfill their mission, protect natural resources, and enhance community
sustainability. After developing the International Mountain Bicycling Association's Trail Solutions, Ride
Center, and Gateway Trail programs, Scott founded Kay-Linn Enterprises to provide professional consultation
and project management services. With multiple bike park and mountain bike-optimized trail projects in
development around the country, Linnenburger has a finger on the pulse of the current desires of the
mountain biking community, innovative opportunities present on public and private lands, and concerns of
land managing professionals in developing these outside-the-box facilities. Email: [email protected]
Kreg Lindberg is an associate professor in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, where his
teaching covers a range of topics, including outdoor recreation, nature tourism, sustainability, and research
methods. He has a Ph.D. in forest social science and has conducted recreation research for the US Forest
Service, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Parks, City of Eugene, and many other agencies. Email:
[email protected]
Greg Lindsey is a Professor at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of
Minnesota. He specializes in transportation and environmental planning and management. His current
projects involve analyses of non-motorized transportation, and he is principal investigator for several
projects supporting the Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Initiative. He has published more than
175 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, technical reports, and popular articles, and he has made more than
150 presentations at conferences, workshops, and symposia. Dr. Lindsey earned his doctorate and a master’s
degree from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Email: [email protected]
Tracy Hadden Loh has long been interested in urban infrastructure and federal policy. Her background in
computational math and urban studies gives her a unique set of skills as research manager for RTC, where
she helps keep the organization’s studies and reports cutting edge in a complex transportation landscape. Her
dual role is as director of the Transportation Alternatives Data Exchange (TrADE), a vital resource
cataloguing federal investment in pedestrian and bicycle facilities, as well as other key improvements to
America's transportation system. Tracy says what she finds most rewarding is collaborating with
transportation planners, engineers, and local project sponsors to realize meaningful community
improvements. Email: [email protected]
Allen MacPherson has worked professionally for over twenty-five years as a college and university educator
in the fields of Park and Ecotourism Management. He is an author and has written and worked on several
consulting projects in the areas of trail planning, design, and construction. Prior to his academic career he
was for fourteen years Park Superintendent of Rondeau, Long Point, Balsam Lake Provincial Parks and
Assistant Superintendent/Supervisor Algonquin Provincial Park. Al held an academic and administrative
leadership role at the School of Environmental Studies at Fleming College in Lindsay and Haliburton
Campuses. He holds a Diploma in Forestry, Bachelor in Environmental Studies, and a M.A. in Canadian Studies.
Al works with for profit and nonprofit organizations and individuals to assist them in trail development and
consultation. Presently he is president of the local Kawartha Trans Canada Trail Association and is
chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Trans Canada Trail Ontario. Email: [email protected]
Greg Matthews has been with the USGS since 2008 working as the Transportation National Partner Support
Lead, project manager for The National Map Corps, and most recently on mapping program research and
project lead activities. Previous professional GIS work includes the City of Castle Rock as a database analyst
and Parsons Engineering as a GIS Analyst. Greg has a Master's graduate certificate in GIS from University of
Colorado at Denver, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Park Resource Management from Kansas State
University. Email: [email protected]
Randy Martin, founder and partner of Trailscape, Inc, has combined a 25-year career in real estate
development with his passion for mountain biking and trail running into a specialized business that assists
land owners, developers, and municipalities in integrating well-designed, natural surface trails into their
communities. In the past five years he has fashioned over 125 miles of trail to serve the specific needs of the
client from hikers to high speed mountain bicycling. Through his extensive understanding of trail user groups,
design, and construction considerations, and the factors that influence users’ sensory experiences, Randy has
become a sought after expert on trail design. His insights enable stakeholders to maximize the value of their
community with one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost amenities they can provide. Email:
[email protected]
Danny McCullough is the Regional Trail Manager at Three Rivers Park District. He has worked in the Park
and Recreation field for 17 years, having obtained his degree in Biology from Middle Tennessee State
University. He has held positions as Park Ranger and Park Manager for Tennessee State Parks, and Park
Police Officer at Three Rivers Park District. Danny has served on the Minnesota State Non-Motorized
Transportation Committee under MnDOT since 2009 and has been involved with numerous bicycle and
pedestrian related technical advisory boards in the Twin Cities area. He has published several bicycle safety
related articles in national and state publications and is a certified instructor for The League of American
Bicyclists. Email: [email protected]
Amanda McEldowney is the Senior Community Outreach Coordinator for the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning
Commission (MORPC). Amanda is responsible for coordinating their annual Summit on Sustainability and the
Environment and monthly Regional Education Forums. Amanda communicates with communities about Safe
Routes to School initiatives and promotes MORPC programs and initiatives. She works closely with trail
builders to continue the completion of the Central Ohio Greenways Trail network and is the Project Manager
on the Economic Impact of Trails Study. Amanda has been with MORPC for six years and is originally from
North Carolina. Email: [email protected]
Jeff McNamee is an enthusiastic advocate of physical activity among youth. His courses and research at
Linfield College focus on the promotion of youth physical activity engagement and he has published on topics
such as health clubs in public schools, the integration of outdoor pursuits in school-based physical education,
and standards-based assessment. McNamee’s most recent research has focused on the economic impact of
mountain biking in Oregon, and he has also published book chapters about mountain biking, rock climbing
and backpacking. In addition to teaching at Linfield College, McNamee spearheads the Salem Area Trail
Alliance, a nonprofit group focused on building hiking and mountain biking trails. McNamee serves as
president of the board of directors of the Salem Area Trail Alliance and as a board member of the Council for
Children’s Expanded Physical Education. McNamee received his doctorate in health and human performance
from Oregon State University, and a master’s degree in exercise and sport science from the University of
Wisconsin La Crosse. Email: [email protected]
Guy Michaelsen is a landscape architect and principal at Berger Partnership, a landscape architecture firm in
Seattle. He was the lead planner and designer for the Redmond Central Connector Phase 1 and has been
designing significant parks and public places for over 20 years. In addition to the design of projects, Guy
passionately researches, visits, studies, and explores new ideas for shaping and realizing powerful park
experiences for the public. These efforts include co-writing two recent internship reports, [UN] Natural
(2012) and Ephemeral (2013). Guy served as president of the Seattle Architecture Foundation (SAF) Board of
Directors, led local tours, and coordinated regional tours. Guy is also a member of the Washington Recreation
and Park Association (WRPA) and a regular participant in studios for the University of Washington’s
Landscape Architecture Program. Email: [email protected]
Christopher Miller is a knowledgeable, personable, and thorough landscape architect and project manager
who brings an interdisciplinary background in ecology, biology, technology, and design. His experience
researching biodiversity gave him an appreciation for affecting change in the built environment, especially
the connection with urban waterways. Christopher’s broad understanding of landscape design and
construction has supported him in key roles on a variety of waterfront and urban design projects in the
western states. In addition to his design experience, Christopher provides informed and pragmatic
construction administration and leads development of Walker Macy’s technological resources in software,
hardware and CAD management throughout the office environment.
Dan Miller received his Masters degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of Oregon,
and started his professional career as a conservation and outdoor recreation planner for the USFS and BLM in
Southwestern Oregon. Since then Dan has worked in the Republic of the Marshall Islands as a nature-based
tourism planner and as a natural resource planner working on coral reef restoration issues in the
Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands. Dan has worked for the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and
Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) for the last 15 years where he has worked on numerous trails,
parks, and natural area efforts throughout the Pacific Northwest including the development of mountain bike
trail systems and parks. Email: [email protected]
Tobias Miller has worked with multiple non-profits and federal land management agencies performing trails
management activities since 1991. Tobias got his start as a volunteer with an SCA high school conservation
crew near Wisdom, Montana working to construct three miles of the CDT. Since then Tobias has worked in
various trails positions throughout the country from working on the AT in Maine for the MATC to the USFS on
the Beaverhead Forest in Montana. His NPS experience has included tours at Big Bend National Park and
Rocky Mountain National Park. Since 2002 Tobias has been the trails supervisor at Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. In 2008 the “Trails Forever” program at the Smokies was born through a partnership with the
Park and the Friends of the Smokies and has been a major driver for excitement for the trails program in the
Park. Email: [email protected]
Susan Moerschel is the Planning Chief for Division of Parks & Recreation, Delaware Department of Natural
Resources & Environmental Control directing park planning, outdoor recreation research, grant programs,
and policy development. Susan directs the Governor appointed Council on Greenways & Trails and leads the
Governor’s Trails & Pathways Initiative for the Department with the objective to fill trail gaps and extend trail
networks that make community connections. Her most rewarding projects are those steering interdisciplinary teams and partnering with communities resulting in parks, outdoor recreation opportunities, and
resource protection. She holds a Bachelor Degree in geography and environmental science from the
University of Delaware with graduate and professional development in landscape architecture, resource
analysis, climatology, and GIS management. Susan spends weekends with family exploring parks, water, and
trails. Email: [email protected]
Georgena Moran is the project coordinator, and founder of, Access Recreation, a Portland, Oregon committee
advocating for better information sharing about hiking trails, so that people with disabilities, and therefore all
abilities, can make better and informed decisions before attempting unknown hiking trails. As a wheelchair
user, with 15 years experience as an accessibility specialist, Georgena is versed in the law as well as what may
best serve the broad range of people with disabilities. Through her business, Mind on Accessibility, she works
with many trail agencies in the Portland region, providing technical assistance and accessibility scoping on
parks and trails. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Georgena has a personal investment in preserving the beauty of
this region and ensuring that the greatest number of people of all abilities are provided equal opportunities to
experience and appreciate all that is offered. Email: [email protected]
Melissa Morin holds a BS in Community Health Education and is a Certified Health Education Specialist. She
currently serves as a Community Health Specialist at the Whatcom County Health Department in their
“Healthy Communities” program, which aims to foster policies and on-the-ground environmental changes
that promote healthy eating, active living, and tobacco-free living. Ms. Morin has expertise in community
engagement and mobilization, partnership development, project management, policy development, advocacy,
and social marketing. She’s worked on several projects to improve the walking and biking environment,
including Safe Routes to School projects, bicycle, and pedestrian master plans, and trail development. Over
the past 2 years a significant focus of her work has been partnering with long-range planners to apply best
practices for integrating public health and equity concepts into land use and transportation plans. Email:
[email protected]
Tom Mullin joined the faculty of Unity College in 1999. He is currently an Associate Professor of Parks and
Forest Resources. Tom has been interested in all things trail, beginning as a teenager with an Explorer Post
and has been in Maine for the past 17 years. He became a life member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
after thru-hiking the Trail in 1987. Over the years he has worked for county, state, and federal park agencies,
been the ED of two different land trusts and coordinator for Maine Project Learning Tree. He is a long-time
board member, current Secretary/member of the executive committee, and fellow of the National Association
for Interpretation. Tom is also on the board of the Waldo County Trails Coalition, Maine Woods Forever
Roundtable, Friends of Sears Island, and serves on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Stewardship Council.
Email: [email protected]
Charles Neer, ALSA, RLA is a registered landscape architect and Associate at Wallace Roberts & Todd in
Philadelphia. For the past seven years, Charles has served as the project manager for the Parklands of Floyds
Fork, a 4,000 acre, $80 million linear park in Louisville, Kentucky, dedicated to neighborhood connectivity
and green infrastructure. His other project managerial experiences include linear park/trail systems in
Louisville, Austin, Des Moines, and Baltimore. He has worked on various urban design and master planning
projects including the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in Washington, DC, the Principal Riverwalk in Des
Moines, IA, the Beargrass Creek Preserve in the city of St. Matthews, KY, and the Washington Avenue Loft
District Streetscape in St. Louis, MO. His designs have an emphasis less on the understanding of landscape as
an object or form and more on the understanding of landscape as a process, a productive agent in the shaping
of our cities, countryside, and culture. Email: [email protected]
Tom Newland is currently the Principal and Founder of Newland Project Resources Inc. based in Basalt,
Colorado. Tom provides a variety of consulting and management services required to address project needs,
including land use planning, project management, public process facilitation, environmental assessment,
recreation planning, and transportation assessment. After fifteen years as a planner/engineer and Deputy
Director of Public Works for Pitkin County, Tom was appointed Executive Director of the Roaring Fork
Railroad Holding Authority (RFRHA). As Director, Tom spearheaded the multi-year planning effort to develop
the Rio Grande Rail Corridor and administered the policy directives of a board made up of officials from seven
counties and municipalities. In addition to conducting the day-to-day management of the rail corridor, Tom
was also responsible for the progress of the Corridor Investment Study and comprehensive plan for the
property. Tom received his Bachelor of Science in Outdoor Recreational Planning and Management from the
University of Michigan. Email: [email protected]
Jonathan Nicholas was born and raised in the coal-mining valleys of Wales. He was 14 years old when his
grandfather, a coal miner, first took him 1500-feet underground. The experience, Nicholas says, gave him a
renewed interest in schoolwork. He graduated from the University of Bristol, taking honors in political
science and sociology, and then spent four years working on international aid projects in the Himalayas. In
1982, he joined The Oregonian newspaper where he spent 25 years writing the column that served as a
breakfast staple for the state. In 1988, Nicholas invited readers to join him on a bicycle ride across Oregon.
Each September, thousands of cyclists from all over the world now join him on Cycle Oregon. The tour has
grown into much more than a charitable effort to bridge the divide between rural and urban. With an
endowment of more than $2 million, it serves today as a key change agent forging a role for bicycling in
everything from easing traffic congestion and enhancing air quality to fighting childhood obesity and
fostering tourism. In 2009, Nicholas says, he decided the time had come to stop writing about what ought to
be done and start actually doing something. He joined Moda Health where he serves as a vice president,
helping the company he says is "committed to partnering with Oregonians to help them get well sooner, and
live well longer."
Lis Nielsen is the President of the European Ramblers Association and has a long experience working with
voluntary organizations. As ERA President since 2009, she has focused on the further development of the
relationship between ERA and its member organizations in order to extend the mutual benefit of this
relationship. She is working strongly to increase the level of walking and especially to set a minimum
standard for old and new trails in Europe. She had a deep knowledge of the different conditions/challenges
for walking in Europe and has visited and walked in most of the member-countries. She lives in Denmark, the
ERA office is in Czech Republic, and the official address is in Germany. ERA is a true international
organization with more than 100 years of experience of walking represented in its member organizations.
Email: [email protected]
Eric Oberg of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has been involved in the trails community for more than 14 years.
Originally from Alaska, he is now responsible for the delivery of all levels of trail development technical
assistance in RTC’s Midwest region, including managing technical assistance contracts, products, and services.
Eric assists local communities with trail planning and development through a variety of strategies, including:
research, preparation, and dissemination of resource materials such as fact sheets and studies; organizing
and conducting public meetings and workshops and developing local trail advocacy networks; educating and
training regional constituents; preparing planning documents and performing project consultancy work. He is
RTC’s project manager on the Power of 32+ regional trail network. He has deployed, managed, and
maintained the equipment necessary to conduct trail user counts and analyze data around the region. Email:
[email protected]
Alex Oreschak is a transportation planner for Maricopa Association of Governments, with a focus on nonmotorized transportation projects. He leads MAG’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, including the regional
Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee, the bike count program, the regional bikeways map, and the regional offstreet network wayfinding system project. He works with representatives from over twenty-five agencies on
planning projects, bikeway designs, and federal funding of bicycle and pedestrian projects. Email:
[email protected]
Jeff Owen is TriMet’s Active Transportation Planner, focusing on improving access to transit throughout the
Portland metropolitan region for biking and walking. His work includes planning, development, and
implementation of active transportation projects, as well as strengthening partnerships with other
jurisdictions, advocates, and the private sector to ensure growing investment in Active Transportation and
access to transit. Before joining TriMet, Jeff worked in a similar role at the City of Wilsonville/SMART Transit,
and in private sector land use and mobility planning firms in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. He
received his Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his
Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia. Jeff currently serves as the Chair
of the Portland Chapter of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT). Email: [email protected]
Kelly Pack is the Director of Trail Development for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Over the past ten years, Kelly
has worked with local watershed organizations, trail and greenway planning initiatives, pedestrian and
bicycle advocacy groups, and a regional brownfield redevelopment program to help create sustainable,
healthy communities. Since 2006, Kelly has been behind some of RTC's most innovative work, including
promoting urban rail-trails as critical public health amenities through RTC's Urban Pathways Initiative and
co-leading the most recent national study on rails-with-trails. She also served as a citizen representative for
D.C.’s Recreational Trails Committee and enjoys using and supporting trails in the D.C. area and in her home
state of West Virginia. She holds an M.S. in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Resources from West Virginia
University. Email: [email protected]
Jeff Parker is the Executive Director of Northwest Youth Corps, based in Eugene, Oregon. Started in 1984,
NYC works throughout a 5 state area, serving over 1,000 youth and young adults each year in outdoor
conservation programs that combine education, community, leadership, empowerment, and challenge. Jeff
holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Washington and an MS in Environmental Science from
the Evergreen State College. He is the Chair of the Public Lands Service Corps Steering Committee, a Member
of the Corps Network Board of Directors, a Member of the Hood-Willamette Resource Advisory Committee,
and served as a member of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Federal Advisory Committee. He
began his career in conservation work in 1994. Email: [email protected]
Patrick Parsel started out in the trails world as an AmeriCorps intern doing trail work throughout the
southwest. He then spent time leading conservation corps crews doing trail work in California, Utah, and
Arizona. Patrick became the Director of Operations for ACE in 2012 where he coordinated hundreds of
volunteers and interns working on conservation projects throughout California. Patrick has also worked for
both the US Forest Service and National Park Service where he has spent extensive time managing volunteer
trail projects. During his time with the Park Service, Patrick became a Facilitator for NPS Operational
Leadership Program. Patrick is now the National Trails Trainer for ACE where he trains crew leaders how to
teach and manage interns performing trail work around the country. Email: [email protected]
Gabriel Perkins is at least a fifth generation Bethel, ME native. He served two years as an Americorps VISTA
for Habitat for Humanity in Phoenix, AZ assisting in fundraising and public relations. In 2002, Gabe returned
to Bethel, met his now wife and soon thereafter, starting working with the Northern Forest Center as he
drove their 18-wheel tractor trailer mobile museum- Ways of the Woods. After completing a degree in
Environmental Policy and Planning, Mahoosuc Pathways hired Gabe as Projects Director in March 2014 and
promoted him to Executive Director in August 2014. Email: [email protected]
Jon Pheanis is a parks and recreation planner with MIG’s Portland office and an avid outdoor enthusiast. He
has worked throughout the western United States on projects ranging from trail implementation to
comprehensive parks and recreation plans. Jon has contributed to numerous professional articles on trails
and recreation planning, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Portland regional chapter of the
International Mountain Bike Association. He has a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from
the University of Oregon, and a BA in International Affairs from the University of Nevada. Email:
[email protected]
Alexandra (Alex) Phillips is the Bicycle Recreation Specialist for the Oregon State Parks and Recreation
Department. Alex developed the first in the nation State Scenic Bikeways Program and is working with state
park managers to improve the existing hiker/biker sites at state parks and adding new sites in existing and
new state parks. Alex works with volunteer local proponents on each of the twelve bikeways and with
Oregon Department of Transportation, local and state tourism agencies and other state agencies. Previously,
Alex worked for conservation non-profits as a community organizer working closely with user groups and
state and federal land managers. Email: [email protected]
Chris Pipkin has been with the Bureau of Land Management for more than 15 years. He is a native Coloradan
and a trail guru, regularly teaching classes with Volunteers for Outdoors Colorado, as well as through the BLM.
He is an avid outdoor recreationist, as you might guess, as he is a successful recreation planner. Email:
[email protected]
Ken Pirie has led Walker Macy’s planning and urban design work, focusing on Western parks, waterfronts,
campuses, and communities for over 19 years. He is the consultant team project manager for the Salmonberry
Corridor Concept Plan. Ken is committed to establishing ecological and social connections to place at a variety
of project scales. He is also an adjunct professor at Portland State University. Email: [email protected]
James Powell combines experience in landscape architecture, transportation planning, graphic design, and
advertising to bring a wide range of techniques to his projects. A Senior Designer at Alta Planning + Design, he
has provided design and analysis services on projects throughout California, from complete streets projects in
small towns like Covelo and Los Alamos to equestrian planning in Ventura County to rail-trails in the urban
core of Los Angeles. He was the Project Manager for the Santa Paula Branch Line Recreational Trail
Compatibility Survey. James is an ASLA Associate, and received his Masters of Landscape Architecture from
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Email: [email protected]
Randy Rasmussen has been Advisor for Public Lands & Recreation for Back Country Horsemen of America
since 2012. He holds a masters’ degree in Natural Resources, Recreation & Tourism (Colorado State Univ.,
1997). Since 1999, Randy served as field representative and recreation policy specialist for national
conservation groups including American Hiking Society and The Wilderness Society. He forged partnerships
with diverse allies and coordinated the conservation community’s response to recreation and “travel
management” plans undertaken by the BLM and U.S. Forest Service. Randy has applied his knowledge of
policy, grassroots organizing, science and economics in the protection of wildlands and quiet recreation. He
was a Forest Service wilderness ranger and a volunteer river ranger for the BLM in Colorado. Randy is a
founding board member of Trailkeepers of Oregon and was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to
represent dispersed recreation for the Oregon Coast Range Provincial Advisory Committee. Email:
[email protected]
Lori Raymaker has worked as the Park Stewardship Coordinator for Kitsap County Parks and Recreation for
the past 6 years. Prior to moving to Washington, Lori worked as a Park Ranger in California where she
developed a volunteer program. She also worked for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in the
San Francisco Bay Area where she managed a large volunteer docent program until she was recruited by a
second Open Space agency to develop and manage their volunteer program. Overall, Lori has over 25 years of
park experience, with 15 years of that time managing volunteer programs. Email: [email protected]
Ann Rexine, Planner for Three Rivers Park District, brings over ten years of planning experience to the
organization, having worked at various levels of government before joining the Park District in 2010. She
holds a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design, which
serves to balance the needs of the parks and recreation industry against the interests of municipal and
private development. In addition to her work with the Park District, Ann serves as the Director of
Communications for the American Society of Landscape Architects-Minnesota Chapter and is responsible for
publishing their biannual trade magazine. Email: [email protected]
Jean-Francois Rheault is the Director of the North American office of Eco-Counter. Eco-Counter is the world
leader in cyclist and pedestrian counting technology with projects in more than 45 countries worldwide. In
North America, Eco-Counter has counting projects in a variety of cities including Montreal, New York City,
Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and Vancouver. Prior to establishing Eco-Counter's North American office in
Montreal, Jean-Francois worked at Eco-Counter's head office in France for four years. He has extensive
experience in project management, installation assistance, consulting, technical support, and data analysis
and has helped install counters in over fifty cities in North America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania. In 2012, he
received the prestigious Profession of Year - Private Sector Award from the Association of Bicycle and
Pedestrian Professionals. Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Rigby is Director of The Acorn Group and has been working in the field of interpretation since 1981.
First working in a nature center, followed by an aquarium and later a zoo, she founded The Acorn Group in
1990. Since that time, she has been directly involved in the development of hundreds of interpretive master
plans, interpretive panel projects, and exhibit design packages. Jenny is a founding member of the National
Association for Interpretation (NAI), a member of its board certification team, and a NAI-certified interpretive
planner. She is also vice chair of the Board of Directors of American Trails. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
social ecology, master’s degree in education, and two California teaching credentials. While she loves hiking
on trails, she also loves whitewater rafting. Her greatest thrill comes from writing panel copy that comes in on
target for word count and miraculously survives an editor’s review. Email: [email protected]
Brett Roberts has worked for King County Parks for 20 years managing parks, natural lands, and trails. His
specialty is designing and constructing backcountry trails. Brett has led trailbuilding workshops for staff and
volunteers. Brett was the lead on two significant trail projects, a 40-foot log bridge and a 600-foot long
puncheon bridge. Both projects use salvaged and milled wood from on site. Brett is also an exceptional
photographer. He studied art at Cornish College and the University of Washington in Seattle. Email:
[email protected]
Tim Robyn has been employed by the State of Missouri since 2005. In 2013, he was named Chief
Information Officer after serving as Acting CIO for a year. From 2009-2011, he was responsible for leading
the state’s effort to develop citizen-centric websites. In 2013, his staff developed and implemented
100MissouriMiles.com, which allows members or the public to track their mileage for the Governor’s 100
Missouri Miles Challenge. In 2014, the State of Missouri was one of only three states in the nation to receive
an A grade from the Center for Digital Government in its annual Digital State Survey. Tim attended Stanford
University on a golf scholarship and graduated with degrees in Economics and Engineering. He is married to
his wife Angie, and has 4 children. Email: [email protected]
Russ Roca and Laura Crawford of The Path Less Pedaled have promoted and marketed bicycle tourism and
the ways in which cycling can positively impact small communities since 2009. Their unique mix of
storytelling, videography, community development, and personal bike travel experience is helping bridge the
gap between traveling cyclists, bike advocates, and tourism organizations. They have worked with
communities and trail organizations in Oregon, Iowa, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Ontario, Canada;
all aimed at helping diverse groups identify and promote their regional bicycling and trail assets from a
tourism perspective. Currently based in Portland, Oregon, Russ and Laura have worked with Travel Oregon
since 2012 to help market the state’s diverse bike tourism assets, including the landmark Scenic Bikeway
program. Email for both: [email protected]
Mike Rose is a Landscape Architect and Planner with 18 years of experience in the design and planning field.
He has spent the last 10 years with Alta Planning + Design focusing primarily on trail planning and design.
Mike leads the trail design group at Alta and his work includes trails along the coast of California to the
deserts of Nevada, the rolling hills in Northwest Arkansas and the rivers of West Virginia. Mike also teaches
bicycle and pedestrian design at Portland State University. Email: [email protected]
Emily Roth has worked as the Senior Planner -Environmental at Portland Parks & Recreation since 2008.
She has been dedicated to natural resource planning, policy, and management in Oregon for over 22 years. At
PP&R she has led numerous planning projects in natural areas to restore upland, riverine, and riparian
habitats, and provide access to nature. She is often the project manager for planning trails in natural areas.
Email: [email protected]
Galeo Saintz is the co-founder of two of South Africa’s premier long-distance trails. Today he is founding
chair of the World Trails Network, an international initiative focused on taking the trails industry into the
future, while highlighting the globally significant role trails play in communities across the world. In 2014 he
was elected to chair a new initiative called Mandela’s Walk, a long-distance pilgrimage that celebrates the life
and values of the late Nelson Mandela. Galeo has first-hand experience in trail conception, organizational
development, and is an international trails liaison. He has spoken at numerous international conferences
advocating for trails, their benefits, and the role they play in reconnecting communities to nature, culture, and
our unique and individual human story. Email: [email protected]
Paul Sanford is the National Director of Recreation Policy at The Wilderness Society, where he manages
TWS' recreation policy agenda and its programs to connect more people to the outdoors. A native of
Cleveland, OH, Paul has a Law degree from the University of Toledo and a Bachelor's degree from Ohio
University. Paul began his recreation career in 2004 as the Policy Director at the American Canoe Association.
He came to The Wilderness Society in 2011 because he believes in the deep connection between people and
place that is forged by recreation on public lands, and recognizes that people can enjoy wilderness while at
the same time ensuring its protection. Paul kayaks regularly on the waters of the Mid-Atlantic region, and
rides his bike to work from his home in Alexandria, Virginia, as often as possible. Email:
[email protected]
Dave Schlabowske is a former professional photojournalist and became a bicycle advocate after he decided
he wanted to try to become the sort of person he admired rather than just taking photographs of them. He
opened the Milwaukee office for the Wisconsin Bike Fed, growing that office primarily by consulting on
bicycle planning work in the metro area. He was later hired by the City of Milwaukee Department of Public
Works to be their first bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. After a 6-year stint, he went back to the Bike Fed,
leaving the excitement of bureaucracy for the high pay of the non-profit world. Email:
[email protected]
Jim Schneider enjoyed 35 years of service for government agencies working on park and recreation projects.
The past 25 years have been focused on bike trails, both personally and professionally. For 17 years, Jim
served as Trail Manager for 5 trails offering 62 miles of trail. Jim has been involved in the design and
development of over 20 trail projects resulting in over 110 miles of trails. Jim has served as an expert witness
in a lawsuit involving a bike trail accident. As president of Trail-Works, Jim’s company works with
communities, agencies, and non-profits to find solutions to their trail problems. Email: [email protected]
Kristen Schulte has been a crew leader for the Ozark Trail Association since September 2008 and joined the
Board of Directors in 2014. Kristen is the Instructor of School Programs for the ECO-ACT Environmental
Leadership Program at the Missouri Botanical Garden. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree at Southeast
Missouri University in Health, Human Performance, and Recreation with in emphasis in Outdoor Leadership
and masters in Natural Science Education and Environmental & Natural Resources from the University of
Wyoming. She is a two-time recipient of the Hulet Hornbeck Youth Scholarship to the American Trails
International Trails Symposium. Email: [email protected]
Andrew Schwartz is the Managing Principal at Environmental Planning & Design in Pittsburgh, PA. AJ is a
registered Landscape Architect in Pennsylvania and Ohio, an AICP certified planner with CUD credentials, and
has LEED AP certification. Professional Memberships include the American Society of Landscape Architects,
American Planning Association, The Urban Land Institute, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Pittsburgh Trail
Advocacy Group, and Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society. AJ has published articles for ArcNews,
Parks and Recreation, NARRP, and APA. Many of the firm’s projects have been recognized with professional
awards including the Go-to-Trails project. Email: [email protected]
Tom Sexton has been with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) since 1991 and presently leads RTC’s policy,
promotion, and trail assistance efforts in the 10-state Northeast office. He communicates with all types of trail
partners, including volunteers, local government, state and federal agencies, and elected officials in New
England, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Tom and his staff provide technical assistance
relating to trail and greenway development and non-automotive modes of transportation, and he and his staff
have consulted for several dozen trail studies. In the early 90’s he was the lead advocate to make sure
Transportation Enhancements (TE) was allocated to local projects, and he led the effort to protect unused rail
bridges and tunnels, which resulted in an 18-month demolition moratorium by the Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission. Tom founded the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania in 1991, served as its first
President, and mostly recently for five years until 2011. Email: [email protected]
Josh Shapiro’s trails career began in 2000 as a corps member with Coconino Rural Environment Corps
(CREC), in Flagstaff, AZ. In 2001, he worked as a crew leader for the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC).
From there he served as a crew leader for American Conservation Experience (ACE) form 2004 to 2006
working on many trails and with many different land management agencies in the southwest. From 20072008 he served as the inaugural director for ACE California. In the summer of 2009 Josh accepted a position
with Great Smoky Mountain National Park’s trail crew. He has served as crew leader for the trails
construction and rehabilitation crew from 2010 to the present day. Email: [email protected]
Scott Siefker, ASLA, AICP is a Principal and Creative Director at Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group in
Indianapolis. Scott has over 19 years of experience in community and regional planning, outreach, public
realm design, and trail and greenway planning. Scott has served a variety of local and national leadership
positions, including President of the Indiana ASLA Chapter, two terms on the ASLA Board of Trustees, and
Chair of the Chapter Presidents Council for ASLA. His work includes crafting design standards for a variety of
pedestrian, bicycle, and multi-modal projects, including the 100-mile Louisville Loop and the Indianapolis
Greenways Full Circle Master Plan. Email: [email protected]
Elizabeth (Liz) Smith-Incer coordinates the Mississippi Field Office of the National Park Service’s Rivers,
Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA). In her work with RTCA, Ms. Smith-Incer contributes
expertise in facilitation, public outreach, and resource assessment to help achieve community-identified goals
with local partners. After graduating from the University of Florida, she relocated to Washington DC to work
at the US Department of State, serving in the Office of International Environmental, Oceans, and Scientific
Affairs and the Office of Inter-American Affairs. After completing service as a US Peace Corps Volunteer
working on environmental education, forestry, and river issues in Nicaragua, Ms. Smith-Incer attended the
University of Arizona where she earned a master’s degree of Public Administration with a concentration in
Renewable Natural Resources. Since 2001, Ms. Smith-Incer has assisted communities throughout the US
implement complex trail projects, both water-based and land-based, bringing creative ideas and resources to
project partners. Email: [email protected]
Saara Snow is the Travel Initiatives Coordinator for Adventure Cycling Association and works nationally to
improve bicycle travel conditions. Saara cultivates partnerships with tourism, recreation, and transportation
agencies and trails and bicycle groups to implement the US Bicycle Route System, build bicycle tourism, and
improve multi-modal connections. She manages bicycle travel projects with National Park Service units to
improve safety and accessibility, and is also coordinating efforts with state park systems across the country to
improve accommodations for bicycle travelers. Saara is a trails user and advocate with a background in trails
maintenance and environmental conservation. Email: [email protected]
Jason Spann is a registered Landscape Architect specializing in road and trail planning, design, and
management. Since 1996, Jason has worked on urban shared-use paths, park recreation trails, and primitive
road projects with the National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and currently with the California State
Parks. During this time he has worked on a multitude of trail projects to include: greenways, ADA
accessibility improvements, park general plans, road and trail management plans, recreation trail
development and rehabilitation, and road to trail conversions. As a member of the Road and Trail Program
with California State Parks he has contributed to the development of departmental road and trail policy and
program management to include a comprehensive state park road and trail inventory and assessment, trail
change in use and bridge maintenance, and serves as a primarily instructor for departmental road and trail
training. Email: [email protected]
Jill Sprance is the Field Operations Manager for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy. Her focus is designing and
building shared use trail systems and infrastructure improvement that are area sustainable and provide
diverse opportunities for the public to connect with the Irvine Ranch. She manages the Conservancy’s
volunteer Trail Boss program. Before joining the Conservancy, she served as Parks & Trails Coordinator for
Scenic Hudson Land Trust in New York’s Hudson Valley. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Vassar
College and has a number of certificates including Wilderness First Responder and Wildland Search and
Rescue. Email: [email protected]
Robert Spurlock is a Regional Trails Planner with Metro. He has 15 years of experience in transportation,
land use, and trail planning, park operations, and GIS. His project work includes regional trail master planning,
active transportation system planning, site planning, right-of-way acquisition, and public involvement. Prior
to Metro, Robert worked in Managua, Nicaragua as an Afro-Caribbean music promoter, high school teacher,
and restorer of liberation theology-themed murals. He holds a B.A. in geography and urban studies from
Macalester College, and has completed graduate coursework in urban and regional planning at Portland State
University. Email: [email protected]
Kristen Stallman has been ODOT Region 1’s Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Coordinator since
2016. Kristen is involved in all aspects of ODOT’s work in the Gorge from planning and permitting through
construction. In her role as National Scenic Area Coordinator, she manages the Historic Columbia River
Highway Program. Prior to working at ODOT Kristen worked for the Oregon State Parks developing plans for
some of Oregon’s most treasured landscapes. Kristen is the 2014 WTS Portland Chapter, Woman of the Year.
Email: [email protected]
Alexandra Stehl joined the Planning Division of California State Parks in 2002. By 2006, she was a member
of the Statewide Trail Section and part of the planning team for the California Trails and Greenways
Conference. Since then, Alex has become more involved with both the conference and trail programs.
Currently she is the Statewide Roads and Trails Program Manager and Co-Chair of the California Trails and
Greenways Conference. She is responsible for the administration of the Department’s trail policies and
regulations, including the Change-in-Use program, as well as the development of the department’s road and
trail management plans, trail inventory and assessment program, and GIS Enterprise program. Email:
[email protected]
Mary Straka is the OHV consultant for MN DNR Parks and Trails. She has held various positions with
recreation management and development in the division of Parks and Trails since joining the department in
1988. Her duties include management, support, and oversight for the OHV MN Trails Assistance program
commonly called grants-in-aid (GIA), assisting region and area staff with OHV trail proposal development,
OHV communication and outreach, communications with the statewide OHV trail enthusiasts, and volunteer
and staff training. Email: [email protected]
Patrick Starr is Executive Vice President of the PA Environmental Council. He is responsible for integrating
PEC's program activities statewide. PEC is a leader of regional-scale trail planning and collaborates with
dozens of trail sponsors, most notably, the Circuit, metropolitan Philadelphia’s trail network, and the Power
of 32+, a network of trails connecting Pittsburgh with other industrial heartland cities. Patrick is PA Vice
Chair of the Circuit and helped create it. PEC was instrumental in obtaining a TIGER grant for $23M that
constructed ten Circuit segments in Philadelphia and Camden. PEC facilitates development of the East Coast
Greenway, a Circuit trunkline, in partnership with local municipalities. To facilitate trail connecting across
large disparate landscapes, PEC has created GoToTrails.com, a sophisticated yet user-friendly software for
trail visioning. Patrick enjoys long rides on roads and trails and produces the annual PEC Environment Ride, a
two-day ride from Lancaster to Philadelphia. Email: [email protected]
Melissa Steinman is a Science Teacher and Athletic Director at Waldport High School, located in Lincoln
County on the Central Oregon Coast. She is a volunteer boating safety instructor for the Oregon State Marine
Board and a Level 2 Kayak Instructor through the American Canoe Association. Her goal is to empower
students to positively impact their world through relevant, practical experiences. Email:
[email protected]
Elaine Stewart is a Senior Natural Resources Scientist with Metro, a regional government in Portland,
Oregon. She is a project manager for natural area restoration projects, managing and overseeing feasibility
analyses, project scoping, development of project funding, project implementation and evaluation of project
effectiveness. Her ecological restoration projects encompass nearly every ecosystem in the lower Willamette
Valley and include rare plant and wildlife conservation. Prior to joining Metro in 1996, Elaine worked for the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for many years in marine recreational and commercial fisheries
management. She completed her B.S. degrees at Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife, and she holds a M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife from the University of Missouri. Email:
[email protected]
Alexandra Stone is a planner with the National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance
program (RTCA), and helps local communities plan parks and trails, and conserve and improve access to
rivers and natural areas. She has a BLA in landscape architecture and led the establishment of an agreement
between the National Park Service and the American Society of Landscape Architects that has engaged state
chapters across the country on RTCA projects. Since 2000, when a CDC physician shared obesity prevalence
maps with RTCA, Alex has worked to integrate health partners and considerations into projects and the
program’s own strategic priorities. She served on the board of the Washington Coalition Promoting Physical
Activity and worked with the Washington State Department of Health on implementation of its Nutrition and
Physical Activity Plan. Alex’s community assistance often brings attention to active living, engaging youth, and
diverse communities, public involvement, and incorporating the arts and design. Email: [email protected]
Maria (Masha) Sukneva was born and raised in Russia, near the deepest and the purest lake in the world –
Lake Baikal. Since 2004, Masha has volunteered with Great Baikal Trail nonprofit organization in Eastern
Siberia, which is working on the improvement of public access to natural areas of the Lake Baikal region.
Masha worked as a teacher of English in one of the local language centers. She was an international corps
member at Seattle based nonprofit EarthCorps in 2012-2013, where she learned about environmental
restoration, leadership, and international community. Now, she is an intern at US Forest Service in
Washington and volunteers as an interpretive ranger. Email: [email protected]
Tim Swope is a Multimodal Transportation Planner with fifteen years of experience working with cities,
towns, and COGs. Tim has danced-the-dance between engineers, planners, decision-makers, and the public. As
a planner in an engineering world, Tim has worked to integrate long-term transit, bicycle, and pedestrian
planning into state, local, and regional infrastructure plans, designs, and projects. Tim is currently the Capital
Improvement Program Coordinator for the Boulder County Transportation Department where he has helped
build over 10 miles of regional trail and 35 miles of bicycle shoulders throughout the rural communities while
meeting the sustainability initiatives of the County. Tim received his Masters of Urban and Regional Planning
from Portland State University. He has taught Microeconomics at the Front Range Community College and has
been a Certified Planner (AICP) since July 2000. Email: [email protected]
Margie Tatro, a founder of Reineke Construction (member of the Professional TrailBuilders Association), has
over 15 years of experience in trail design and construction. She is a lifetime trail enthusiast, as well as a
degreed mechanical engineer with decades of public speaking experience, including testifying before the
United States Senate. Together with her husband, Mark Reineke, her company has been involved in all phases
of trail planning, layout, construction, restoration, and decommissioning. In addition, their firm has
completed many riparian and rangeland restoration projects. Margie is an active member of the firm’s
management, but also works in the field with the crew on all projects. Email: [email protected]
Ron L. Taylor, FASLA, RLA is a registered landscape architect and Principal at Taylor Siefker Williams Design
Group in Indianapolis. He has managed the development of many significant urban greenway projects
including the Ohio River Greenway and the Big Four Pedestrian Bridge in southern Indiana. He has done
extensive planning work on the 100-mile Louisville Loop and most recently was the author of Indianapolis'
Full Circle Master Plan, the City's new vision of over 250 miles of greenways. In 2014, Ron was selected as one
of ten fellows in Indy's Plan 2020 CityCorps program. His work under this fellowship examined "Program
Development to Broaden Engagement with Indy Greenways." Ron is a fellow in the American Society of
Landscape Architects (ASLA), a past Trustee for ASLA in Washington, DC, and former President of the Indiana
ASLA Chapter. Email: [email protected]
Liz Thorstensen serves as the Vice President of Trail Development at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, where she
shapes and oversees RTC’s trail development projects and programs in support of the organization’s mission
to develop a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines. She specializes on the intersection of
sustainable communities and economic development, including writing three major publications to educate
the economic development profession on this important topic. Liz is passionate about the transition to a more
sustainable economy and the role that trails and active transportation play in that transition. To further
develop her experience in sustainable communities, Liz served as a 2012 Mel King Community Fellow within
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Email:
[email protected]
Brad Towle is originally from Canada and now lives in his adopted hometown of Tanabe City, Japan. He first
traveled to the Kumano region in 1999 and fell in love with the people and cultural landscape while walking
and exploring the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes. Brad holds a degree in Sports Science, is fluent in
Japanese, and has travelled extensively, developing both theoretical and practical knowledge with a global
perspective. He has worked extensively in the tourism sector, including as professional hiking guide in the
Canadian Rockies, and is currently the International Tourism Promotion and Development Director for the
Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau. This small, but visionary association, has received both domestic and
international awards, including nomination for the prestigious World Travel and Tourism Council's Tourism
for Tomorrow Awards Destination category in 2012. Email: [email protected]
Jim Townsend is the Trails Development Program Manager for the East Bay Regional Park District in
Oakland. The East Bay Regional Park District is one of the nation’s largest local open space districts, with
almost 100,000 acres of parkland, and over 1,000 miles of paved and unpaved trails, under District
management in its two-county jurisdiction. Mr. Townsend is co-author of Trail Planning for California
Communities, which received the Outstanding Environmental Resource Document, AEP; Media Award, APA
Northern Section California Chapter; Focused Issue Merit Planning Award, and APA California Chapter; Merit
Award, ASLA Northern California Chapter. Emai: [email protected]
Fivos Tsaravopoulos holds an MSC in Environment and Resource Management. In 2010, he founded “Paths
of Greece,” a small private company that has now become a Social Enterprise operating all over Greece.
Through “Paths of Greece” he has been actively involved in the implementation of hiking trails in various
types of environments and landscapes. Fivos gets involved at all levels, from project design and sponsor
hunting, to trail clearing, way-marking, and trail promotion. “Paths of Greece” is the only organization in the
country that develops hiking trails as profitable touristic investments, and despite the economic crisis of the
last 4 years, it has seen its benefits growing. Since 2012, Fivos is a board member of the Hellenic Society for
the Protection of Nature, and member of the World Trails Network Committee. Email: [email protected]
Lisa Tyler is a Landscape Architect and Project Manager with Portland Parks & Recreation. A resident of
Oregon for 16 years, she has worked on park projects in both Salem and Portland. The Powell Butte project
has provided a great opportunity to work on balancing a site design for the needs of plants, wildlife, and
people. [email protected]
Karen Umphress is the IT and Project Manager for the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council
(NOHVCC). In this role, she has created projects and given workshops regarding safe and responsible OHV
trails throughout the US. Karen graduated college with a double-major of Psychology and Speech
Communication. She, along with her husband, have been the Government Relations Officers for AMA District
23 (also known as the Amateur Riders Motorcycle Association) since 1999. Karen is a founding member of a
local dirt bike club, the Twin Cities Trail Riders, and serves on 2 MN state motorized recreation coalitions, the
Minnesota Motorized Trail Coalition and the Coalition for Recreational Trail Users. In addition, she
represents motorized recreation on the national America Trails board of directors. In addition to motorized
recreation, Karen enjoys hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and canoeing. Email: [email protected]
Jason Urroz is a natural resource interpreter who loves providing children with meaningful connections to
nature through outdoor exploration. Prior to earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Humboldt State
University in natural resource interpretation, Jason spent over 11 years working with children in various
fields ranging from outdoor education to standard classroom education and physical education. A former
National Park Service Ranger in Yosemite, Jason Urroz is now the Director of the Kids in Parks program – a
self-guided, brochure-led program designed to get kids reconnected with nature. Over the past 5 years, the
program has grown from a concept ground in theory and best practices, into a national network of more than
100 trail locations. Kids in Parks has been recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, U.S.
Surgeon General, and The White House as a model program to engage kids and families in physical outdoor
activities. Email: [email protected]
Karen Vitkay is a licensed landscape architect with Alta Planning + Design. She has ten years of experience
focused on non-motorized transportation planning, design, and implementation. She leads Alta’s wayfinding
practice for both on and off-street bicycle and pedestrian wayfinding projects. She has worked with multiple
agencies and diverse stakeholder groups across North America to develop guidelines, planning documents,
and designs for effective and compelling bicycle, pedestrian, and trail wayfinding systems. Email:
[email protected]
Kathleen Walker has 31 years in the Forest Service and enjoys partnering with multiple community
organizations, agencies, and user groups to manage 60 campgrounds, five wildernesses, climbing, and over
500 miles of multi-use trails on the west side of Mt. Hood National Forest. A veteran multitasker, she excels at
grant writing and multi-pronged partnerships that accomplish trail and recreation construction projects with
limited funds. She has served on the City of Sandy Parks Board for 18 years, helped design and build the
Tickle Creek Trail, and is working on an update to the Parks and Trail Master Plan. She has modified her
lifetime aspiration to help complete the Mt. Hood to Rose City Trail connecting Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood
to Portland - from being done by the time she retires – to being done before she dies. Email:
[email protected]
Peter Walker-Keleher, PE, a Senior Planner at DJ&A, P.C. in Missoula, Montana, has a diverse background, an
asset in the multi-dimensional world of trail development. He has degrees in engineering and education from
Swarthmore College and Harvard University and has professional experience as a planner, engineer,
sustainability consultant, educator, facilitator, and trainer. Following in the footsteps of civil engineers of the
past, Peter is focused on developing our nation’s non-motorized system. Peter has played several roles in
connection with the soon-to-be 50-mile, non-motorized, continuous trail in western Montana including:
leading the feasibility study for the most challenging section of trail, writing the TIGER V grant application
that secured $4.5 million in funding, and participating on the design team. He is currently leading the
$500,000 Bozeman Area Alternative Transportation Study. Email: [email protected]
Natalie Warren was one of the first two women to paddle the 2,000 miles from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay,
recreating Eric Sevareid's route from Canoeing With the Cree. This expedition sparked the beginning of Wild
River Academy, a non-profit based in the Twin Cities dedicated to engaging communities in watershed
education through outdoor recreation. In 2013, Wild River Academy organized a group of eleven young
adults under the name Paddle Forward to paddle the length of the Mississippi River to engage with schools
through an online educational model called adventure learning. Every fall, WRA leads a Paddle Forward trip
to bring attention to local waterways and river communities. A graduate of St. Olaf College, Natalie began her
public speaking career in 2011 and continues to inspire audiences with her story. Email:
[email protected]
Bruce Weidenhamer is a 25-year veteran of Arizona trail volunteering who has moved to training
volunteers and developing materials for training volunteers. He is a long-time member of Volunteers for
Outdoor Arizona (VOAz) and the Arizona Trail Association (ATA). Bruce served a 3-year term on the Arizona
State Committee on Trails (ASCOT), advising the Arizona State Parks Board on trail issues. Seeing the need
for high-quality trail design training, he developed a two-day Trail Design and Layout class and has taught the
very enthusiastically received class to both Arizona land managers and trail volunteers. His training
emphasizes the need for sustainable trails and the utilization of the five sustainable trail design rules to
accomplish that goal. Email: [email protected]
Mike Westra is the Trails Project Manager for the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. Mike has been an avid
mountain biker for almost two decades and does everything he can to live Evergreen’s mission: create
sustainable riding opportunities in Washington State. He has three bike park projects under his belt, I-5
Colonnade in Seattle, Duthie Hill in Issaquah, and Swan Creek Park in Tacoma, and just started his fourth in
Black Diamond. He has also led new trail projects at Tiger Mt and the South Fork Snoqualmie, and oversees
Evergreen’s Backcountry Trail Maintenance Program statewide. Before his Evergreen days, Mike was a
Project Manager with Hewlett-Packard and an avid hiker and skier. Email: [email protected]
Mike Wetter is a founder and Executive Director of The Intertwine Alliance, where he leads a coalition of
more than 140 of the most prominent public, private and nonprofit organizations working on parks, trails
and natural areas in the Portland-Vancouver area. Mike’s work is to create a movement powerful enough to
change investment paradigms so that nature is integrated more deeply into the fabric of the metropolitan
region, creating economic, transportation, health, educational and environmental benefits for the region and
its residents. Mike previously was Chief of Staff to Metro Council President David Bragdon, and spent 13 years
as a management consultant creating and managing organization development and business strategies.
Email: [email protected]
Gerry Wilbour has an extensive background in planning, designing, estimating, and developing trails, bridges,
and greenways for local, state, and federal governments, as well as private developers. He has received
national and regional awards for his work. In over forty years in the business he has served as project
manager for several hundred projects while designing and drafting traditional and nontraditional contracts
for more than one hundred of them. He has managed or participated in numerous multidisciplinary project
teams. Many of his projects have involved large budgets, challenging schedules, complex and remote
structures, or other tricky design and construction issues. Email: [email protected]
Charlie Willard is retired from California State Parks where he was the Trail Program Manager, and is the
past President of the Sierra Camera Club, and Vice-President of the Gold Rush Chapter of the Photographic
Society of America.
Suzanne Wilson has spent the last decade working on trails and building trail programs for both nonprofit
organizations and local agencies. She began her career with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative as a trail
crew supervisor and trail design assistant. Ms. Wilson then worked for the Pacific Crest Trail Association,
where she worked with partners to develop a trail maintenance program, a volunteer training program, and
helped to build a land acquisition inventory, before coming to the East Bay Regional Park District three years
ago. As the Trails Coordinator with the District, Ms. Wilson has had the opportunity to work on trails in a
more urban environment while maintaining a backcountry perspective. Email: [email protected]
Jeremy Wimpey (PhD), Owner of Applied Trails Research, combines a research background with on-theground trail expertise to develop innovative, science-based, adaptive management protocols that inform trail
and outdoor recreation management. His innovations in employing Lidar technology and GIS analysis in trail
planning represent the status of the science and he conducts numerous projects for a variety of Federal Land
Managing Agencies, state and local municipalities, private sector entities, and University partners to provide
for high quality recreational experiences, while protecting natural resources from degradation. Email:
[email protected]
Dean Winstanley joined Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado in 2013 as Director of Programs overseeing all of
the organization’s volunteer and training programs. Prior to VOC, Dean served as the Director of the
Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation for almost four years. Under Dean’s leadership, Colorado
State Parks garnered numerous awards in volunteerism, partnerships, construction, design, and recreation
planning (including the NARRP’s SCORP Excellence Award for 2010). Prior to becoming Colorado State Parks’
Director, Dean’s career included extensive experience in state government as a budget and policy analyst in
the Department of Natural Resources Executive Director's office and a Researcher with the Office of
Legislative Council. Email: [email protected]
Eric Wood found his passion for trails in 2002, volunteering with the Forest Service as a backcountry ranger
in the Trinity Alps Wilderness of Northern California. He has been working for the National Park Service on
trail crews since 2006, acquiring a diverse trail building background stemming from Grand Canyon, Yosemite
and currently at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Educating backpackers on Leave No Trace ethics as a
backcountry ranger influenced Eric to build sustainable trails while implementing low impact LNT standards.
He has received numerous awards including safety, employee appreciation, and superior performance
awards. The Trails Forever crew that Eric is currently working with has recently completed a three-year
rehabilitation project of the iconic Chimney Tops Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Max Woodbury is a GIS Specialist with Metro’s Research Center. He has over 15 years of experience working
with spatial data in the area of natural resources, parks and natural areas, and trail planning. In his spare
time he plays wheelchair rugby, serves as Treasurer for the non-profit radio station, XRAY.fm, and coaches his
sons’ basketball team. He holds a B.S. in geology and environmental science from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and has completed coursework in GIS and urban planning at Portland State University.
Email: [email protected]
Matthew Woodson has been a designer and builder of sustainable trails for over 30 years and is the founder
and president of Okanogan Trail Construction, Inc. Specializing in rugged and remote terrains, as well as rural
and urban lands, Matt’s scope of work incorporates a wide range of environments and expertise in multi-use,
hiking, biking, equestrian, and ADA accessible trails. He is the designer and builder of an award winning trail
in Arizona and is renowned in the trail community for his sustainable design. Matt has been hired by federal,
state, and municipal governmental agencies, private communities, and public organizations to build entire
trail systems, as well as to repair and reconstruct unsustainably built trails throughout the western United
States. Email: [email protected]
John Wordin is the Founder and President of the Fitness Challenge Foundation, home of the “Ride 2
Recovery” program. John was an avid high school and college athlete, earning a scholarship to play football at
Cal State Northridge. Upon graduating at 260+ pounds, he decided he needed to make some changes to his
lifestyle. In less than a year, John was down to 220 pounds by increasing his physical activity and to 185
pounds in 16 months, which led to his career as a professional cyclist He participated in 3 US Olympic Trials,
earned a Bronze medal in the 1989 US National Championships, and directed the Mercury Cycling Team,
winning 535 races from 1998-2002. John’s foundation has donated more than 1,800 bikes to program
participants in the past eight years and is sponsored by United Health Care, USO, and many others. Email:
[email protected]
Philip Wu, MD is a retired pediatrician from Northwest Permanente who is now working exclusively in the
areas of active transportation, total health and pediatric obesity prevention and treatment. He is on staff with
Kaiser’s Community Health Initiative and National Weight Management Initiative. Dr. Wu currently serves on
several community boards including: The Intertwine Alliance, Executive Council for Active Transportation,
and the Westside Transportation Alliance, Upstream Public Health, and the Northwest Health Foundation. Dr.
Wu was a clinical pediatrician for fourteen years with the Medford Clinic in Medford, OR before joining Kaiser
Permanente in 1997 as a general pediatrician. He retired from active clinical practice in January, 2012. is a
retired pediatrician from Northwest Permanente who is now working exclusively in the areas of active
transportation, total health and pediatric obesity prevention and treatment. He is on staff with Kaiser’s
Community Health Initiative and National Weight Management Initiative. Dr. Wu currently serves on several
community boards including: The Intertwine Alliance, Executive Council for Active Transportation, and the
Westside Transportation Alliance, Upstream Public Health, and the Northwest Health Foundation. Dr. Wu was
a clinical pediatrician for fourteen years with the Medford Clinic in Medford, OR before joining Kaiser
Permanente in 1997 as a general pediatrician. He retired from active clinical practice in January, 2012.
Janet Zeller is the National Accessibility Program Manager for the U.S. Forest Service. She is responsible for
the development and implementation of the accessibility programs and policies across the 193 million acres
of the National Forest System. She also represents the Forest Service working on accessibility issues with
partners, organizations, states, and other federal agencies including with the U.S. Access Board and the
Department of Justice. Janet instructs accessibility and universal design of programs and facilities at a wide
range of training sessions nationally. Email: [email protected]
Yves Zsutty serves as the City of San Jose’s Trail Network Manager for development of a 100-mile trail
network that serves recreational and commuting objectives. San Jose’s 55-mile urban trail network is one of
the nation’s largest, and recognized by the FHWA for Transportation Planning Excellence. Over the past 12
years, Yves has led development of 25 miles of that network. His background in traffic engineering,
intelligent transportation systems, and landscape design contribute to the city’s successful and awardwinning efforts to deploy a trail network that meets the needs of Silicon Valley residents in an efficient and
aesthetically-pleasing manner. The city’s vision of becoming the national leader in trail development is
supported by many innovative approaches, pace of development, and dual recreational and transportation
functionality. Yves has a degree in Civil Engineering from San Jose State University. He enjoys travel,
gardening, and photography in his free time. Email: [email protected]
Valdis Zusmanis is a Senior Landscape Architect with Perkins+Will. He holds a Master of Landscape
Architecture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from
Michigan State University. From 2005-2008, he served as Director of Urban Design at HGOR, Inc., an Atlantabased landscape architecture and planning firm, and from 1990-2004, he practiced landscape architecture
with Carol R. Johnson Associates in Boston. For the past 3 years, he has served as the Senior Project Manager
for the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Design, leading the consultant team through design and construction of the
Eastside Trail. His recent awards for the Atlanta BeltLine include an Award of Excellence from the Georgia
Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), an Honor Award from ASLA Tri-State, and a
Merit Award from the Georgia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Email:
[email protected]