Authors & Presenters



posted Sep 15, 2023

Andrew Haffele

Andy is the Superintendent of the Wildcat Mountain Work Unit in the DNR Bureau of Parks and Recreation Management since 2016. The work unit consists of 4 State Parks and 3 State Trails including the Elroy-Sparta State Trail. Worked as a Park Ranger a...


posted Jun 5, 2019

Andy Beers

Andy Beers was appointed Director of the Empire State Trail (EST) program in May, 2017. He is an employee of the Hudson River Valley Greenway, responsible for overseeing the statewide EST initiative. He served as the Executive Deputy Commissioner of ...


posted Feb 14, 2018

Andy Clarke

Andy Clarke, with more than 25 years of experience in cycling advocacy, is currently the president of the League of American Bicyclists. His past experience includes stints at Rails to Trails Conservancy, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Pro...


posted Jun 14, 2022

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith is the founder of Plum Island Outdoors. He is a volunteer at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge which manages the Hellcat Boardwalk Trail, a National Recreation Trail. Andy is a lifetime member of the Friends of Parker River National...


posted Aug 29, 2022

Andy Welsh

Andy is on a temporary assignment to the USFS Washington Office as the Assistant National Trail Program Manager. Andy normally serves as a Deputy District Ranger for the Stanislaus National Forest in California on the Mi-Wok/Summit Ranger District. H...


posted Feb 20, 2018

Andy Williamson

Andy Williamson has based his career on seizing opportunities to share his passion and commitment to conservation and outdoor recreation to better the communities he lives and works in. From an early stint leading a Boy Scout camp to his recent role ...


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 Feb 5, 2018

Angelou Ezeilo

Angelou Ezeilo’s love for the environment stretches far back to when she was a little girl who had the chance to escape the dense urban streets of Jersey City to summer in upstate New York. After a brief stint of practicing law, it was through her wo...


posted Sep 21, 2018

Ann Baker Easley

Ann Baker Easley has been the Executive Director of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) since 2007. Ann, a Colorado native, helps thousands who share her love for the outdoors get involved in outdoor stewardship volunteer efforts across Colorado th...


posted Jan 31, 2024

Ann Young

Ann joined American Hiking Society in 2023. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a focus on Conservation Biology and Ecology from Arizona State University. She is pursuing an additional Bachelor of Arts in Art History with a...