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.

beth critton

Chair of the Stewardship Council

Beth is serving her second term on the Board and is currently chair of its Stewardship Council.

edward guyot

Secretary

Ed has served on the Board since 2013.

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.

gregory winchester

Member

Greg is a longstanding Appalachian Trail section-hiker and ATC life member.

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”.

Next Generation Advisory Council

Amanda Wheelock

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Amanda grew up in northwest Georgia, just outside of Chattanooga, TN.

brady adcock

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

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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.

oforiwaa pee agyei-boakye

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

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Sahejveer Bhatia

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

Sahejveer is a water/wastewater engineer for AECOM.

tony richardson

Next Generation Advisory Council Member

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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.