Committees

Activities

Nic Klinge, Chair/Coordinator

Planning Committee

Joyce Baker, Norma DePalma, Nic Klinge, Nancy Lovingood, Kelly Motter

GA 4000 Series Hikes

Lars Holmquist

Women's Hikes

Nanette Dooley

Reminders

Nancy Lovingood

Meetings Committee

Nic Klinge, Chair
Pete Buak, Dawn Collinge, Melanie Spamer, David Stelts, and Pat Stelts

Directors at Large

Scott Deitchman
Lynne Beeson

New Member Engagement Committee

Scott Deitchman,  Chair
Joe Boone, Tom Lamb, and Martha Miller

Volunteer Recognition Committee

Melanie Spamer, Chair,

Bob Almand, Babette Broussard, Dawn Collinge, Tom Lamb, Jerry Seabolt, Marianne Skeen, and John Turner

Visitor Use Management Committee

Scott Deitchman, Chair
Joe Boone, Bill Bryant and Jerry Seabolt

Communications

Nancy LaChance, Chair

Bulletin Committee

Nancy LaChance, Chair
Joyce Baker, Laura Lindeman, Leon Rubin, and Steve Wilson

Yearbook Committee

Melanie Spamer, Chair
Dawn Collinge and Diane McEwan

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

Nic Klinge, Tom Lamb, Ashley Luke, Mike McCollum

Conservation

Jason Gotch, Chair

Conservation Committee

Ali Ansari, Lynne Beeson, Joe Corn, Michael Cowan, Scott Deitchman, Jay Dement, Rodney Dolan, Evan Gatchell, Arthur Hagar, Phillip Hodges, Thomas Hoffmann, Tom Lamb, Eddi Minche, David Nitschke, Joun Oudin, Christine Ramsey, Marianne Skeen, Jan Stansell, David Stelts, Pat Stelts, Nianne Willis, and Mark Wolinsky

Districts
  1. John Oudin
  2. Open
  3. David Stelts
  4. Jason Gotch
  5. Open
  6. Open
  7. Ali Ansari
  8. Phillip Hodges
  9. Mark Wolinsky
  10. Eddi Minche
  11. Open

Community Outreach

CJ Bradbury, Chair

Outreach Committee

CJ Bradbury, Chair
Lynne Beeson, Bo Bobinski, Lindsey Brackett, Leslie Brass, Pete Buak, Laurie Corbin, Kathy Hancock, Donna Kingsman, Karen Kinnamon, Ashley Luke, Tom Ottinger, Marianne Skeen, and Jane Trentin

Appalachian Trail Communities

Bo Bobinski, Chair

John Oudin, Coordinator

Blairsville/Union County (Paul Hayward)
Dahlonega (Tom Lamb)
Ellijay/Gilmer County (John Oudin)
Helen (Karla Redman)
Hiawassee/Towns County (Fred Nebiker)
Clayton (Open)

Children’s Forest Network (CFN)

Lynne Beeson, Coordinator

Georgia Appalachian Trail Ambassadors

Kelly Motter, Coordinator

Committee

Irene Hall, Ashley Luke, Kelly Motter, Fred Nebiker, Sharon Petzel, John Turner

Ambassadors

Randall Bailey, Joyce Baker, Jay Bassett, Lynne Beeson, John Bergstrom, Bo Bobinski, CJ Bradbury, Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Pete Buak, Sandy Callahan, Wendi Chatham, Tim Cole, Laurie Corbin, Jay Dement, Nora DePalma, Kirk “OB” Eaton, Lia Follett, Darin Freebern, Joanna Gillespie, Jason Gotch, Eric Graves, Irene Hall, Christine Hamlin, Ron Hamlin, Kathy Hancock, Jane Hellwege, Jan Jeffcoat, Brian Jernigan, Chang Jung, Bob Kenyon, Nic Klinge, Darnelle Little, David Long, Ashley Luke, Mike McCollum, Kristi McFarlin, Sam Moses, Kelly Motter, Fred Nebiker, Willie Nelson, John Oudin, Greg Patterson, Sharon Petzel, Doug Pittman, Caitlin Pritsupa, Karla Redman, Roslyn Roberts, Sarah Shannon, Jordan Shenefield, Kim Siegelson, Mac Sitton, Robert Sloan, Thomas Stricker, Ryan Thibodeau, John Turner, Mike Vogelgesang, Berry Walker, Tim Wall, Debbie Webb,  David Young and Dena Maguire Young

Ridgerunner Liaison/Coordination

CJ Bradbury, Ashley Luke, and Kelly Motter

Student and College Outreach

CJ Bradbury, Coordinator

Information and Education

Margaret Bryant, Chair

Programs
(Events / Presentations)

Joe Boone, Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Buzz Burton, Dawn Collinge, Mike Cordisco, Tracy Deyo, Paul Hayward, Bruce Kreitman, Debra Lowe, Angie Lubniewski, Dayton Miller, Martha Miller, Kelly Motter, Fred Nebiker, John Oudin, Denise Ray, Leon Rubin, Jordan Shenefield, Hasan Smith, Adam Wallace, and Larry White

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

Joe Boone, Bill Bryant, Ron Hamlin, Paul Hayward, and Jordan Shenefield

Educational Materials
Brochures / Media Presentations / Pamphlets

Pete Buak and John Oudin

Membership

Irene Hall, Chair

Database

David Bryant and Roslyn Roberts

President

Ashley Luke, Chair

Legal Advisor

Mike Banick

President’s Advisory Council

Bill Bryant, Jay Dement, and Shelley Rose

Land Acquisition Committee

Bill Bryant, Jason Gotch, and John Turner

Georgia Tag Grant Committee

Lynn Beeson, Lawson Herron, and Shelley Rose

Secretary/Historian

Jeffery Dunn, Chair

History Committee

Jordan Shenefield, Chair
Herb Daniel, Ron Hamlin, Denise Ray, and Tena Stanfield

Treasurer

Hasan Smith, Chair

Financial Reviewer

Phillip Hodges, CPA

Accountant

Melanie Spamer, CPA

GATC Tag Grant Reporting

Lee Robinson, 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

Tom Lamb, Chair
Jason Gotch, Assistant Trail Supervisor

Advisory Committee

Tom Lamb, Chair
Ali Ansari, Tim Cole, Mike Cordisco, Jay Dement, Jason Gotch, Phillip Hodges, Bruce Kreitman, Murray Lamb, Fred Nebiker, 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
Alex Hinerfeld, Larry Knight, Murray Lamb, and Tom Lamb

Rock Crew

Tom Lamb, Chair
Christine Ramsey, Assistant Rock Crew Chair
Patrick Bishop, David Brancolini, Mike Clemens, Doug Gallant, Jason Gotch, Art Hagar, Jim Haynor, Alex Hinerfeld, Murray Lamb,  Andy McCambell, Sharon Morin, Kelly Motter, David Nitschke, Emilio Posada, Mark Sanders, Reiza Soelaeman, and David Stubblefield

Sawyer Committee

Mike Cordisco, Chair
Ali Ansari, Tom Barkel, Joe Corn, Darcy Douglas, Bill Dunford, James Durant, Todd Eaton, Dan Fierman, Doug Gallant, Tommy Gifford, Jason Gotch, Eric Graves, David Groves, Mike Hall, Ron Hamlin, Steve Hayden, Alex Hinerfeld, Phillip Hodges, Stewart Holt, Bruce Kreitman, Murray Lamb, Tom Lamb, Robert Layson, Kelly Motter, Michael O’Brien, Andy Renner, Roger Roy, Clardy Schwarz, Jordan Shenefield, Hasan Smith, David Stelts, John Thompson, Ken Thompson, Noel Turner, Berry Walker, Peyton Waters, David Wilkes, and Bowman Yager

Structures Committee

Bruce Kreitman and Berry Walker, Co-Chairs
David Stubblefield, Assistant Chair
Ali Ansari, Bill Bryant, Margaret Bryant, Mike Cordisco, David Groves, Mike Hall, Lawson Herron, Darleen Jarman, Tom Lamb, Susie McNeely, William Reeves, Clardy Schwarz, Jerry Seabolt, Roy Stallings, David Stelts, Pat Stelts, Sandi Still, and David Stubblefield

Survey Crew

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

Tools Committee

Emilio Posada, Chair

Trail Awards Committee

Tom Lamb, Chair

Trail Maintenance Committee

Jason Gotch, Chair
Tom Lamb, Co-Chair
Patrick Bishop, Mark Clemens, Jay Dement, Doug Gallant, Stewart Holt, Murray Lamb, Marion McLean, Eddi Minche, Kelly Motter, and Christine Ramsey

Trail Signs Sub-Committee

Roger Roy, Chair
Bruce Kreitman

Safety Committee

Murray Lamb, Chair
Mark Clemens

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, Chair
Scott Deitchman, GATC Alternate Representative

ATC Stewardship Council
Ashley Luke, Chair
John Bergstrom, Natural Resource Committee Member
Tom Lamb, Partnership Committee, Trail Management Committee

Len Foote Hike Inn

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

Benton MacKaye Trail Association

Darcey Douglas, Georgia Representative

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.