Committees

Activities

Debbie Webb, Chair/Coordinator

Planning Committee

Cappy Calhoun, Dawn Cllinge, Tracy Deyo, Nic Klinge, Rudy Lind, Nancy Lovingood, Kelly Motter, Cathie Neel, Melanie Spamer, and Debbie Webb

GA 4000 Series Hikes

Lars Holmquist

Women's Hikes

Nanette Dooley

Reminders

Nancy Lovingood

Meetings Committee

Debbie Webb, Chair
Pete Buak, Sue Buak, Dawn Collinge, Melanie Spamer, David Stelts, and Pat Stelts

Photography Committee

Ren Davis and Steve Kramer

Directors at Large

Joe Boone
John Turner

New Member Engagement Committee

Melanie Spamer, Chair
Rick Dicks, Tom Lamb, and Martha Miller

Volunteer Recognition Committee

Babbette Broussard, Chair
Melanie Spamer, Co-Chair,

Bob Almand, Dawn Collinge, Tom Lamb, Jerry Seabolt, Ginny Smith, Marianne Skeen, and Sandi Still

Visitor Use Management Committee

Joe Boone, Chair
Bill Bryant and Jerry Seabolt

Communications

Mike McCollum, Chair

Bulletin Committee

Nancy LaChance, Chair
Van Hill, Marianne Skeen, Sandi Still, and Steve Wilson

Georgia Mountaineer Quarterly Committee

John Turner, Chair
Lindsey Brackett, Ben Cubit, William Dynan, Van Hill, Nancy LaChance, and Sandi Still

Yearbook Committee

Melanie Spamer, Chair
Dawn Collinge and Rick Dicks

Tech / Website Committee

Ron Hamlin, Chair
Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Rick Dicks, Alex Hinerfeld, Mike McCollum, Kristi McFarlin, Tim Wall, and Lisa Williams

Social Media
Administration of Facebook, Instagram, and other social media forms, website interactions

Ron Hamlin, Tom Lamb, Ashley Luke, Mike McCollum

Conservation

Tom Lamb, Chair

Conservation Committee

Joe Corn, Scott Deitchman, Phillip Hodges, Thomas Hoffmann, Jerry Seabolt, Marianne Skeen, David Stelts, Pat Stelts, Jane Trentin

Districts
  1. John Oudin
  2. Bob Kenyon
  3. David Stelts
  4. Jason Gotch
  5. Jan Stansell
  6. Darrell Gossett
  7. Ali Ansari
  8. Phillip Hodges
  9. Mark Wolinsky
  10. Eddi Minche
  11. Rick Dicks

Community Outreach

Robert (Bo) Bobinski, Chair

Outreach Committee

Bo Bobinski, Chair
Lynne Beeson, Karen Bobinski, Joe Boone, Lindsey Brackett, Leslie Brass, Pete Buak, Sue Buak, Laurie Corbin, Kathy Hancock, Karen Kinnamon, Nancy LaChance, Ashley Luke, Dayton Miller, Beverly Ottinger, Tom Ottinger, Marianne Skeen, and Jane Trentin

Appalachian Trail Communities

Mike McCollum and John Oudin, Coordinators

Blairsville/Union County (Joe Boone, Dayton Miller)
Dahlonega (Tom Lamb)
Ellijay/Gilmer County (John Oudin)
Helen (TBD)
Hiawassee/Towns County (Fred Nebiker)
Clayton (Mike McCollum)

Children’s Forest Network (CFN)

Lynne Beeson, Coordinator

Administrative Committee

Bo Bobinski, CJ Bradbury, Tim Cole, Richard Groves, Kristi McFarlin, Kelly Motter, Fred Nebiker, and Sharon Petzel

Ambassadors

Randall Bailey, Jay Bassett, Lynne Beeson, John Bergstrom, Bo Bobinski, CJ Bradbury, Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Pete Buak, Sue Buak, Tim Cole, Laurie Corbin, Kirk (OB) Eaton, Joanna Gillespie, Irene Hall, Christine Hamlin, Ron Hamlin, Kathy Hancock, Susan Hornbuckle, Jan Jeffcoat, Bob Kenyon, Ashley Luke, Dena Maguire Young, Mike McCollum, Kristi McFarlin, Sam Moses, Kelly Motter, Fred Nebiker, Cathie Neel, William Nelson, John Oudin, Sharon Petzel, Caitlin Pritsupa, Karla Redman, Roslyn Roberts, Kim Siegelson, Mac Sitton, Robert Sloan, Thomas Stricker, Margaret Treadway, John Turner, Mike Vogelgesang, Debbie Webb, and David Young

Ridgerunner Liaison/Coordination

Bob Sloan, Basecamp Manager
Ashley Luke

Student and College Outreach

Bo Bobinski, Coordinator

Information and Education

Angie Lubniewski, Chair

Programs
(Events / Presentations)

Mark Andrews, Joe Boone, Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Dawn Collinge, Joanna Gillespie, Debra Lowe, Angie Lubniewski, Ashley Luke, Kelly Motter, Cathie Neel, John Oudin, Karla Redman, Jordan Shenefield, Jane Trentin, Debbie Webb, and Jinaki Wilson

Presentations and Speakers Inventory
(AT History Speakers, etc.)

Bo Bobinski, Joe Boone, Bill Bryant, Ron Hamlin, Cathie Neel, Jordan Shenefield and John Turner

Educational Materials
Brochures / Media Presentations / Pamphlets

Pete Buak, Tim Cole, Angie Lubniewski Ashley Luke, Cathy Neel, and John Oudin

Membership

Ashley Luke, Chair

Membership Committee

CJ Bradbury, Dawn Collinge, Cory Mull, and George Scesney

Database

Lisa Williams, Administrator
Roslyn Roberts, Subscriptions Manager

President

Lynne Beeson, Chair

Legal Advisor

Mike Banick

President’s Advisory Council

Bill Bryant, Jay Dement, Jason Gotch, Jason Gotch, and Shelley Rose

Marketing Committee

Jay Dement, Chair
CJ Bradbury, Richard Groves, Murray Lamb, Matt Mathews, Mike McCollum, and Silu (Lucia) Tu

Land Acquisition Committee

Jerry Seabolt, Chair
Herb Daniel, Dayton Miller, and Marianne Skeen

GA Tag Grant Committee

Lawson Herron, Don Hicks, and Shelley Rose

Secretary/Historian

Margaret Bryant, Chair

History Committee

Jordan Shenefield, Chair
Alan Daniel, Herb Daniel, Ron Hamlin, and Tena Stanfield

Treasurer

Lorri Brandvold Chair

Financial Reviewer

Lee Robinson, CPA

Bookkeeper

Melanie Spamer, CPA

Finance Committee

Jonathan Blanchard, Alisha Gamble, Sue Gerard, Doug Haas, Jack Hammond, Phillip Hodges, Barbara McCollum, Suzanne Powell, Lee Robinson, Eden Scott, Carol Steiner, and Barry Walker

Capital Fundraising Committee
(Sub-committee of Finance Committee)

Jason Gotch, Chair

Jay Dement, Debra Lowe, Ashley Luke, Mike McCollum, and Sam Moses

Trails and Structures

Rick Dicks, Chair
Open, Co-Chair (Assistant Trail Supervisor)

Advisory Committee

Rick Dicks, Chair
Tim Cole, Jay Dement, Jason Gotch, Lawson Herron, Don Hicks, Phillip Hodges, Robert Kenyon, Tom Lamb, Marion McLean, Eddi Minche, Cathie Neel, Andreas (Andy) Renner, David Stelts, and Pat Stelts

College Spring Break Committee

Roy Stallings, Chair
Mike Cordisco, Lawson Herron, Bruce Kreitman, Tom Lamb, Jerry Seabolt, David Stelts, Pat Stelts, and Richard Wannall

Maps Committee

Stewart Holt, Chair

Rock Crew

Tom Lamb, Chair
Sarah Adams, Mike Banick, John Barber, Joe Boone, David Brancolini, Rick Dicks, Dan Fierman, Doug Gallant, Don Glasgow, Jason Gotch, Art Hagar, Mike Hall , Jim Haynor, Alex Hinerfeld, Jeb Howell, Bob Ingwersen, Tim Kelly, Arthur Lo, Dayton Miller, Rich Momberger, Sam Moses, Christine Ramsey, Roger Roy, Doreen Sasso, Eden Scott, Reiza Soelaeman, Michael Staar, and Steve Wilson

Sawyer Committee

Mike Cordisco, Chair
Ali Ansari, Joe Corn, Rick Dicks, Darcy Douglas, Bill Dunford, Todd Eaton, Dan Fierman, Doug Gallant, Jason Gotch, Eric Graves, David Groves, Richard Groves, Mike Hall, Ron Hamlin, Lawson Herron, Alex Hinerfeld, Phillip Hodges, Tom Hoffman, Stewart Holt, Bruce Kreitman, Murray Lamb, Tom Lamb, Robert Layson, Michael O’Brien, Tom Ottinger, Alicia Queen, Roger Roy, Clardy Schwarz, Jordan Shenefield, David Stelts, Jeff Supper, John Thompson, Ken Thompson, Berry Walker, and David Wilkes

Structures Committee

Bruce Kreitman and Berry Walker, Co-Chairs
Don Boney, Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Mike Cordisco, David Groves, Mike Hall, Lawson Herron, Darleen Jarman, Tom Lamb, Virginia Lane, Susie McNeely, William Reeves, Clardy Schwarz, Jerry Seabolt, Roy Stallings, David Stelts, Pat Stelts, Sandi Still, David Stubblefield, and Richard Wannall

Survey Crew

Jason Gotch, Chair
Rick Dicks, Stewart Holt, Tom Lamb, and Marion McLean

Trail Signs Sub-Committee

Roger Roy, Chair
Bruce Kreitman and Tom Lamb

Tools Committee

Emilio Posada, Chair

Rick Dicks

Trail Awards Committee

Tom Lamb, Chair

Trail Maintenance Committee

Jason Gotch, Co-Chair

Tom Lamb, Co-Chair

GATC Members – Affiliated Organizations

Volunteer positions held by GATC members with affiliated organizations.

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

ATC Board of Directors
To Be Determined

ATC Regional Partnership Committee – Southern Region
Tom Lamb, GATC Representative
Joe Boone, GATC Alternate Representative

ATC Stewardship Council
Ashley Luke, Trails Management Committee Member
John Bergstrom, Natural Resource Committee Member

Len Foote Hike Inn

Board of Directors, GATC Representatives
Jeff Woody, Board President
Richard Judy, Secretary
John Turner, GATC Representative
Tim Cole, Trail Representative
Tom Ottinger, At-Large

Benton MacKaye Trail Association

Darcey Douglas, Georgia Representative
Kelly Motter, Hike Director

Chattahoochee Parks Conservancy
(Non-Profit Friends Group for the Chattahoochee River NRA)

Alex Hinerfeld and Steve Spiegel, Board Members

For more information on these positions you may contact the individuals listed or any member of the GATC Board of Directors.