Authors & Presenters



posted Jun 14, 2022

William Fraser

Will Fraser holds a B.A. from Temple University in Environmental Studies. He has been an advocate at the Council for over ten years and is currently a Project Manager for the Council’s Transportation team. Helping to lead Clean Air Council’s pedestri...


posted Jun 10, 2022

Kevin Heckinger

Kevin is an accomplished compliance specialist and loss control consultant who joined Conservation United in 2017. Highly sought after risk analyst who has spent his career working with insurance companies, researching precedent and writing official ...


posted Jun 10, 2022

Robert Johnston

Robert is the Co-Founder and Principal of Conservation United, an insurance brokerage and risk management consultant specializing in the nonprofit, environmental, volunteer engagement, national service and government service sectors. Product Collabor...


posted Jun 9, 2022

Umang Shah

Umang Shah is the Director of Product at RS21. He is responsible for RS21 product innovation and development and go-to-market strategy. Umang has helped grow start-ups for the past decade. He has a strong understanding of complex cultural and interp...


posted Jun 3, 2022

Ernest Rodriguez

RetiredGovernment service - 1973 - 2010Government consulting - 2010-2018Advocacy Director for MORE - 2013President of MORE - 2014 - presentMORE board member - 2013 - presentPotomac Heritage Trails Alliance - 2015 - presentIMBA board member - 2017 - p...


posted May 18, 2022

Ian Nelson

IAN NELSON, Regional Representative (N.CA & S.OR) for the Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA), Medford, OR; his territory covers ~425 miles of the PCNST, traveling through 7 Wildernesses....


posted May 18, 2022

Dan Abbe

DAN ABBE, Wilderness Specialist and USFS Representative at the interagency Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center; Missoula, MT...


posted May 18, 2022

Pete Irvine

PETE IRVINE, USFS-retired, former Wilderness and Trails Program Manager, GWJeffNFs, Roanoke, VA; home of 23 Wildernesses and ~2,100 miles of trails....


posted May 11, 2022

Tom Boss

A founding member of Trail Partners, Tom Boss is the Off-Road and Events Director at Marin County Bicycle Coalition, where he leads the trail development, education, and stewardship efforts of the Off-Road Program and manages events such as the Jane ...


posted Apr 21, 2022

Cecilia Aleman

Cecilia Aleman is a Digital Media Producer specializing in nonprofit communications. As Social Media and Website Manager for the Student Conservation Association (SCA), she is responsible for creating digital content and leading the organization’s so...