Rails-to-Trails Conservancy employees at a  staff retreat in Washington, D.C.

People:

At the very heart of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy are our core values of leadership, teamwork, service, respect, quality, effectiveness and fun. These values inform how we treat each other, how we relate to external partners and how we go about our daily work.

Learn more about our Board of Directors.

Our Staff:

Keith Laughlin - President

Finance and Administration Department
Cindy Dickerson - Vice President, Finance & Administration

Elton Clark – Manager, Human Resources
Irma Joseph – Senior Staff Accountant
Roxana Kiely – Controller
Glenda Owens – Receptionist
Frederick Schaedtler – Director, Information Technology
Timothy Rosner – GIS Technician

Legal Counsel
Andrea Ferster – General Counsel

Marketing Department
Communications Staff
Jennifer Kaleba – Vice President, Communications/Editor-in-Chief, Rails to Trails Magazine

Jennifer Grizzard Ekzarkhov – Director, Online Communications
Barbara Richey – Graphic Designer
Katie Test – Manager, Public Relations
Karl Wirsing – Manager, Communications/Managing Editor, Rails to Trails Magazine

Development Staff
Andrea Brock – Vice President, Development

Milo Bateman – Coordinator, Membership
Michelle Bosau – Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Ben Carter – Director, Membership
Farr Prickett – Coordinator, Development

Program Department
Policy Staff
Kevin Mills – Vice President, Policy

Marianne Fowler – Senior Vice President, Federal Relations
Franz Gimmler – Director, Transportation Initiatives
Thomas Gotschi – Director of Research and Director of the National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse (NTEC)
Kartik Srinivas – Manager, Policy Outreach

National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse (NTEC) Staff
Andrea Smith – Program Coordinator

Trail Development Staff
Jeff Ciabotti – Vice President, Trail Development

Stephen Miller – Coordinator, Trail Development
Kelly Pack – Manager, Trail Development

Florida Field Office
Ken Bryan – State Director

Midwest Regional Office
Rhonda Border-Boose – Regional Director

Eric Oberg – Manager, Trail Development
Ryan Phillips – Program Coordinator

Northeast Regional Office
Tom Sexton – Regional Director

Carl Knoch – Manager, Trail Development
Patricia Tomes – Program Coordinator

Western Regional Office
Laura Cohen – Regional Director

Benjamin Gettleman – Manager, Trail Development
Anne Zuparko – Program Assistant