Board of Directors

Colin Beasley

Chair

Former senior executive of Verizon, Colin currently lives in New London, NH.

robert hutchinson

Vice Chair

Robert is an ATC life member who has been hiking the Appalachian Trail since his teens.

James LaTorre

Treasurer

James is a Georgetown University graduate and a retired partner at the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

edward guyot

Secretary

Ed has served on the Board since 2013.

Ambreen Tariq

Member

Ambreen Tariq is the founder of @BrownPeopleCamping, a digital storytelling platform to promote diversity and access in the outdoors.

Ann Heilman Murphy

Member

Ann lives on a farm in Aiken, South Carolina, where she raises a variety of livestock.

colleen peterson

Member

Colleen joined the ATC board in 2015.

daniel howe

Member

Dan has a background in landscape architecture and planning. An ATC Life Member and thru-hiker, he has served on the Board since 2015.

Grant Davies

Member

Grant is an avid hiker and cross-country skier in his native Quebec.

Nathan Rogers

Member

Nathan serves as the SVP and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Science Applications International Corporation

norman findley

Member

Norman was elected to the Board in 2015 and retired as executive vice president and principal operating officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises.

RUBÉN ROSALES

Member

Rubén was appointed to the Board in 2015.

Thomas L. Gregg

Member

Tom was a 2017 North Bound (NOBO) AT thru-hiker using the trail name “Cool Breeze”.

2020 Board Nominations

Nominations are now open for positions on the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s (ATC) Board of Directors. If you, or someone you know, are interested in serving on the ATC Board, we welcome your nomination by May 31, 2020.

President's Leadership Circle

hon. c. stewart verdery, jr

Member

Stewart is founder and partner at Monument Policy Group in Washington, DC.

Stephanie Martz

Chair

Stephanie is the senior vice president and general counsel of the National Retail federation.

r. michael leonard

Member

Mike is a partner at Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Jim Fetig

Member

Jim is an AT multi-role volunteer for both the ATC and the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

Diana Christopulos

Member

Diana lives in Salem, VA and is a retired owner of an international management consulting business.

robert rich

Member

Robert is of counsel with the Midwest regional law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister.

Lisa Koteen Gerchick

Member

Lisa is a writer and lawyer specializing in international trade negotiations and dispute resolution.

Stewardship Council

ashton cole

Member

Ashton is Director of Conservation and Stewardship for the Land Trust of Virginia.

ryan smith

Member

Ryan is the communications manager for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

trudy phillips

Member

Trudy chairs the Virginia Regional Partnership Committee and is also the alternate for the Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club.

alivia acosta

Member

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Bill Bryant

Member

Bill Bryant lives in Dunwoody Georgia and is currently Information & Education Director for the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC).

David Grimes

Member

David is a section maintainer, Konnarock volunteer, boundary monitor and hike leader for Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club

Franklin LaFond

Member

Franklin “Ox” LaFond thru hiked the AT in 1997 and has been an ATC Life member since 1998.

Jim Foster

Member

Jim Foster (Early Bird) left a career in corporate law to thru-hike the A.T. in 2007.

Joe Roman

Member

Joe Roman has worked with the Appalachian Mountain Club since 2012 in the Back Country Campsite Program

Nicole Wooten

Member

Nicole Wooten of Beacon, New York is Natural Resources Manager for the Hudson Highlands Land Trust (HHLT).

Rush Williamson

Member

Rush is on the Board of Potomac Appalachian Trail Club and is a trail maintainer.

Next Generation Advisory Council

Brianna Johnson

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Brianna is currently a third year student at Cornell University studying Microbiology.

Caitlin Miller

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Caitlin grew up in New Hampshire and the Appalachian Trail has been a part of her life since a two-week backpacking trip.

Dakota Jackson

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Dakota has hiked and traveled throughout Europe, South America,

Deidra N. Goodwin

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Deidra is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Recreation and Sport Administration at Western Kentucky University.

Jolyn Coleman

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Jolyn is a recent graduate with a Women’s Studies Major and African and African Diaspora Minor.

JT Stokes

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

JT is an organic farmer, avid explorer, and student of all things plants.

Kristin Murphy

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Kristin currently lives in Washington DC and is working as the Campaign Coordinator for the Outdoors America Campaign

Lauren Wiggins

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Lauren is a native of Stone Mountain, GA, graduate of a Historically Black University (HBCU)

marcela maldonado

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

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Melissa Guevara

Member

Melissa Guevara began her career as an urban environmentalist at Groundwork Hudson Valley’s Science Barge

Michela Williams

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Michela is a recent graduate from Georgia State University where she obtained a degree in Economics with a minor in Marketing.

Natrieifia Miller

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Natrieifia worked with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) since the summer of 2016 until fall 2017.

Sahejveer Bhatia

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Sahejveer is a water/wastewater engineer for AECOM.

Jake Campbell

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Jake is a second-year environmental science student at the University of Vermont.

To apply to the A.T. Next Generation Advisory Council, CLICK HERE.