Authors & Presenters



posted May 8, 2020

Adam Lewandowski

Adam Lewandowski is a recreation planner and CEQA and NEPA expert with specialized experience in forest management projects. He has prepared dozens of CEQA documents for fuel reduction projects and provides guidance to the Sierra Nevada Conservancy o...


posted May 8, 2020

Curtis E. Alling

A principal of Ascent Environmental, Curtis is a CEQA and NEPA expert and recreation planner with over 40 years of experience. He has led the CEQA compliance process for numerous state, regional, and local fuel reduction projects, including the recen...


posted May 5, 2020

Fran Doherty

Fran Doherty is a community development and real estate finance professional. She runs the west coast office for an investment management company. Outside of her professional endeavors, Fran is an avid mountain biker and helps run a 100 member compet...


posted May 5, 2020

Aaron Wilcher

Aaron Wilcher is a practicing workforce and community development professional. He was a competitive cycling athlete for 13 years, and now rides for fun. He also is an avid backcountry skier. He holds master’s degrees in city planning from UC Berkele...


posted May 4, 2020

Daniel E. Winey

Dan Winey, P.E. received is B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University at University Park in 1992. Currently, he serves as the Chief Structural Engineer at Creative Pultrusions, Inc. in Alum Bank, PA for the ET Techtonics bridge...


posted Apr 29, 2020

Angela “Angie” York

Angela is the Outdoor Recreation Special Events Coordinator for Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton, Ohio. Angela has been with MetroParks for three years planning and implementing our three outdoor recreation events and assisting with outdoor recreatio...


posted Apr 29, 2020

Brent Anslinger

Brent is the Outdoor Recreation Program Manager for Five Rivers MetroParks in Dayton, Ohio and was part of the Outdoor Recreation Initiative when it began in 2006. Over the last 14 years he has been involved with developing the programming, events, a...


posted Apr 27, 2020

Garrett Villanueva

Garrett Villanueva has worked with the US Forest Service since 1998. His passion and full time job is with trails and land stewardship. While Garrett likes nothing more than to dig in the dirt, his job has evolved from technical and trail design to t...


posted Apr 27, 2020

Stephanie Bertaina

Stephanie Bertaina is a Senior Policy Analyst with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Community Revitalization in Washington DC, where she works with rural communities and small towns to build vibrant, healthy, sustainable, and inclus...


posted Apr 22, 2020

Art Alcantara

Art is the founder and former President of Tucson Off-Road Cyclists and Activists (TORCA.org). TORCA works primarily on the Catalina Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, is responsible for over 2000 volunteer hours per year and the resurr...