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About Us Island Trails Network is a 501c3 non-profit corporation formed in October 2006 to develop, maintain, and promote sustainable trail systems and wilderness recreation throughout the Kodiak Island Borough of Alaska. Our Board of Directors represent a cross-section of recreational interests in the Kodiak community. We are:
Erin is the assistant manager of lands and natural resources for Koniag regional native corporation. Though she grew up in Alaska, she earned bachelor of science in Abused Land Rehabilitation from Montana State University before returning to make her home in Kodiak. Erin’s family—her husband Wes, daughter Tessa and a menagerie of animals too numerous to list—are avid trail users in both motorized and non-motorized activities.
Term Expires 12/31/2010
Patrick is curator of the
Alutiiq museum in Kodiak and a registered professional
archaeologist. He holds a BA from Harvard University and a MA
from the University of Wisconsin. He serves on the borough Parks & Recreation
committee and recently completed service on the Alaska State Parks
advisory board where he advocated for land use easements and trail
creation. Patrick is an accomplished cross-country and
downhill skier, boasting a ski ascent of Mt. Shishaldin, several
first descents on Kodiak and skiing 209 days one year. Patrick and
his wife Zoya have a 3-year old daughter Nora, 1 year old son Stuart,
and 2 dogs.
Brian (the one on the left) moved from Anchorage to Kodiak in July 2007
to take the position of supervisory ranger/visitor services manager
for Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. He has been working
in land management/recreation management for ten years, first as a
researcher at the University of Montana Institute for Tourism and
Recreation Research, then at the USFS Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Research Institute, as an outdoor recreation planner/crew leader for
the BLM, and most recently with the US Fish & Wildlife Service.
He holds
a Ph.D. from the School of Forestry at the University of Montana.
Brian
is a competitive skier and runner, has lived in Alaska his whole
life and stood atop Denali, it’s highest peak. He's proud to
have been promoted from mountaineer to father--he and his wife Tanya
have two kids, Ava (4) and Kitson (almost 2).
Term Expires 12/31/2012
Island Trails Network Staff:
Andy is an enthusiastic outdoorsman, hitting the trails, skiing, and paddling several times a week with his girlfriend Betsy and their adopted dog, Gage. Andy owns & operates an ecotourism business and research charter vessel during the summers. He served two tours in the Coast Guard, which is what brought him to Kodiak. He serves or has served on the Kodiak Island Parks & Recreation Committee, the Kodiak Gateway Communities team, and Fort Abercrombie Trails Committee. Andy holds a BS degree in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He hails from the Little Miami watershed of Ohio, where his parents are advocates for parks and recreation.
Mike graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville in 2009, and has since then has traveled the country leading trail crews for the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in places destinations ranging from Delaware Water Gap, PA, to Denali NP, to the Kisatchie Forest, LA. He first worked in Kodiak as an SCA in 2009 and spent last winter rock climbing at Potrero Chico, Mexico.
Tom is a senior at Notre Dame studying Mechanical Engineering. He has led service youth crews throughout college, most notably in response to the 2008 floods at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He recently completed a 2-week solo trek on the south island of New Zealand. He an accomplished climber and President of Notre Dame Climbing Club. Tom hails from Chicago, Illinois.
Allison is a junior at Texas State University studying Geography, with a focus in Resource and Environmental studies. She enjoys working with high school youth and prior to joining ITN shared her passion for the outdoors as a camp counselor. She is pursing certification in environmental interpretation. She is an experienced backpacker, and has logged some extensive trekking of the Appalachian Trail.
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