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
- John Oudin
- Bob Kenyon
- David Stelts
- Jason Gotch
- Jan Stansell
- Darrell Gossett
- Ali Ansari
- Phillip Hodges
- Mark Wolinsky
- Eddi Minche
- 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
Global Village Project (GVP) and Refugee Women’s Network (RWN)
Kathy Hancock, Coordinator
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
Georgia Appalachian Trail Ambassadors
Ashley Luke, 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
Konnarock Crew Sub-Committee
Jason Gotch, Chair
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.