Authors & Presenters



posted Jun 4, 2019

Ezra Lipton

Ezra Lipton is an urban planner and designer with experience working across Canada and in Mexico. He is a creative problem solver with interests in public consultation, GIS analytics, and facility design. Ezra strongly believes in the role that activ...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Mike Rose

Mike Rose is a landscape architect with over 18 years of experience. He is an expert project manager who leads a broad range of planning, design, and engineering projects including parks, soft surface trails, rails-with-trails, and regional trails. H...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Richard Allen

Richard Allen is Manager of Economic Development for Frontenac County. For the past 10 years, Frontenac County has embarked on a trails-based economic development strategy centered around the development of the K&P Trail, a 75 KM railway corridor...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Sara Hart

Sara Hart is a park planner for New York State Parks and a resident of the beautiful Hudson Valley. Sara Hart has a long professional history planning for public land use and recreation in the region. Originally from Hungary, Sara started out as a la...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Hank Osborn

Hank Osborn is an avid outdoor educator and advocate. He joined the Trail Conference staff in 2013 as East Hudson Program Coordinator. In 2020, Hank became the Trail Conference's Director of Programs. Hank has a long history and a deep passion for th...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Chris Morris

Chris Morris is an avid hiker, trail runner, and mountain biker. Some of Chris’ most fond memories have been made on a path in the woods. As Trails Planner for New York State Parks, Chris works with staff and partner organizations across the state to...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Diane Kripas

Diane Kripas is the Division Chief of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Conservation's Partnerships Division. She leads a division dedicated to fostering partnerships between nonpublic and public agencies to encourage ...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Frank Maguire

Frank Maguire is the Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s Program Director of Trails and Recreation. Frank has over a decade of trail work experience across the Mid Atlantic having served as the Regional Director for IMBA and founding a trail consult...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Bill Long

Bill Long, Board Chair Emeritus, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council was born and raised in RI, graduated from MIT and has been a resident of the SF Bay Area since 1969. He has been on the Ridge Trail board since 1994 and served as chair from 2001 to 2016. ...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Chris Gensic

Chris Gensic serves as a Parks and Trails Planner for the City of Charlottesville. His primary role is to coordinate the design and construction of a network of bicycle and ADA accessible trails to connect City parks, schools, and other destinations....