Authors & Presenters



posted Feb 17, 2018

Jim Wood

Jim Wood is a Transportation Planning Lead with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc in Orlando, FL. Jim leads trail and multimodal transportation programs drawing on nearly 23 years with the State of Florida including as FDEP’s Chief of the Office of Gre...


posted Feb 17, 2018

Erica Fielder

Erica Fielder developed a unique blend of skills she uses to create interpretive displays for trails and visitor centers. She has an MFA in Visual Art and has taken numerous college courses in natural sciences to inform her 40 years experience as a f...


posted Feb 17, 2018

Doug Alderson

Doug Alderson works as the assistant bureau chief for the Florida Office of Greenways and Trails, part of DEP’s Division of Recreation and Parks, helping to coordinate the planning and promotion of non-motorized trails throughout the state. Prior to ...


posted Feb 16, 2018

Samuel Schnorbus

Samuel Schnorbus is a Technician at Beneficial Designs and has performed many trail and sidewalk assessments across the United States. He has led assessment teams, trained assessors, and co-taught trail assessment training workshops at conferences, w...


posted Feb 16, 2018

Mike Passo

Mike Passo is the Executive Director of American Trails. Mike has also served as the Executive Director of the Professional Trailbuilders Association and the owner and operator of a sea kayak outfitter called Elakah Expeditions. Mike has led groups o...


posted Feb 16, 2018

Todd Ackerman

Todd Ackerman is the ADA Assessment Coordinator with Beneficial Designs. Todd has traveled from the east coast of Canada (Prince Edward Island) to as far west as Hawaii teaching the UTAP/HETAP assessment process. Not only does Todd do the teaching bu...


posted Feb 16, 2018

Peter Axelson

Peter is owner of Beneficial Designs, which designs beyond the norm to meet the needs of all people and working towards universal access through research, design, and education. Peter is a national and international leader in Universal Design. He is ...


posted Feb 16, 2018

Stu Weinreb

Stu Weinreb has applied his landscape architecture skills to protect, enhance and manage natural and cultural resources for public benefit and enjoyment for over 30 years. His career in public work began at the Massachusetts Department of Environment...


posted Feb 16, 2018

Lucy Gertz

Lucy Gertz, B.S., M.A., has 30+ years of environmental education experience. She has presented and coordinated dozens of workshops at local, regional, and national conferences and training programs including curriculum development, lesson planning, w...


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...