Our Board of Directors


Our nine-member board of directors are all volunteers, comprising a cross-section of recreational interests in the Kodiak community.  We meet approximately once per month in 90-minute "working lunch" meetings.  Our board serves the organization in the following ways:

  • Make an annual meaningful financial contribution to ITN
  • Participate in formulation and oversight of ITN policies & procedures
  • Determine and evaluate the organization's mission & strategic goals
  • Identify & recruit new members, board members, partners & funders
  • Participate in reviewing & approving budget annually
  • Provide input and leadership on fundraising decisions
  • Serve on at least one ITN committee annually 
  • Read minutes & stay informed on ITN matters
  • Help ITN meet legal and ethical requirements
  • Perform other responsibilities designated by the board
  • Provide leadership on planning ITN events & meetings
  • Are members of ITN

Meet Our Board:
Dan Urban
Vice President

Dan works for the National Marine Fisheries service as a fisheries biologist, after a career with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He holds a BS from the University of Wisconsin and a MS from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Dan has lived in Kodiak for 20 years and really enjoys the opportunities it provides for kayaking, biking, and hiking. Dan and his wife Kim have one dog and four chickens.

Term Expires 12/31/2020

Erin Welty
Founding Director

Erin grew up in Alaska and is an avid hiker, motorized user and lover of all things outdoors.  She returned to Kodiak and ITN in 2019 after leaving nine years earlier to be near aging parents in Wyoming.  Erin holds a BS in Abused Land Rehabilitation and is the Community Development Director at the Kodiak Island Borough.  She believes that community partnership and grass roots efforts are the keys to successful trail systems and recreation areas, particularly in small communities like Kodiak.  Erin and her husband, Kevin, have three grown children who are off on their own adventures.  When not outdoors on one of Kodiak's trails or beaches with their three dogs, they are indulging in their newfound love of travel.

Term Expires 12/31/2021

Lisa Fox
Secretary

Lisa grew up in Kodiak and recently returned home with her husband Jason, daughter Isla, and dog Shumagin.  She works for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as the Assistant Area Management Biologist for the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands and holds a BS in Biology from UAF and a MS in Fisheries from the University of Washington.  She spends her summers in Cold Bay and winters in Kodiak.  Lisa enjoys hiking, running, hunting, fishing, boating, scuba diving, four-wheeling, skiing, and kayaking and is currently learning how to do all these things with a toddler on her back (except scuba diving).  She loves travelling around remote places in Alaska as well as the rest of the US and world, but Kodiak is her favorite place to be.

Term Expires 12/31/2022

Eric Linscheid

Eric is a type 1 diabetic of 43 years. He attributes his excellent health to being physically active on a daily basis. Much of that activity is on Kodiak trails either biking or hiking. He and his wife, Mary, moved to Kodiak after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with an MS in Geology. They built their home and raised two sons in Kodiak. Eric retired from Kodiak High School where he was a science and health teacher. He also spent numerous summers commercial salmon fishing with family and friends around the island. Recently, he joined the KIB Parks and Recreation board. He is looking forward to improving, maintaining, and building trails with ITN.

Term Expires 12/31/21
Darron Scott

Darron and his wife Carol arrived in Kodiak in 2000.  Shortly after that they had their first child Cole and then followed a couple of years later by their daughter Sara.  Darron has a BSME from Texas A&M University and is the President and CEO of Kodiak Electric Association.  Darron enjoys many of the aspects of what our amazing island of Kodiak has to offer including, hiking, trail running and kayaking.  Through life and through work, Darron wants to continue to support the natural beauty of Kodiak.
 
Term Expires 12/31/21


Ben Millstein

Ben arrived on the ferry in 1994 with his then-girlfriend Karen. Within a little while they were married with kids and a house and no desire to live anywhere else. He enjoys mountain biking, trail running, hiking, kayaking, and skiing. Ben and Karen raised two kids and a brewery here and don't have any plans to leave.  Ben believes trail use has increased with the change in demographics over time. Kodiak is a tough place to get to, and to get around. That helps keep it wild and wonderful, but still not immune to the impact of increased back country use.  Ben hopes to increase recreation opportunities as well as minimize degradation through planning, design and maintenance.

Term Expires 12/31/2022
Howard Valley

Howard was born and raised in Kodiak is an avid hiker and trail runner.  He has assisted ITN with aerial interpretation of trail conditions using his drone.  Howard is a shareholder and employee of Afognak Native Corporation.

Term Expires 12/31/2020
Michelle Weekly

Michelle has lived on Kodiak Island since 1979, give or take six months in Seward when she attended AVTEC for a diesel mechanics course, and her recent two year Peace Corps Service in Guyana. She holds a BS in Business Administration from Youngstown State University, and a teaching degree from UAS. She initially fell in love with the island through her work as a commercial fisherman. When her children Gloria and Dillon came along, she transitioned to teaching middle school at St. Mary's School for 10 years. She has since retired, but continues to substitute teach for KIBSD. She loves hiking and on her 59th birthday, she pledged to hike 60 trails before she turned 60, half of which were on Kodiak Island. Her children are now grown and she delights in spending hours in the garden, hiking/walking with friends, and participating in the marine debris cleanups.

Term Expires 12/31/2022
Jessi Marlow

In June of 2019, Jessi packed what little possessions she owned in the back of her father’s Honda Pilot, and set off for the emerald isle of Kodiak, AK. Originally from Portland, OR, her love affair with the outdoors began in the Pacific Northwest, where she learned the meanings of stewardship and sustainability for the area’s many parks and trails. As a board director for ITN, Jessi is excited to use those lessons that she has learned to encourage responsible usage of the trails and give back to the community. 

Term Expires 12/31/2022