Authors & Presenters



posted Feb 10, 2018

Fred Banks

Fred Banks was born and raised in Washington, DC. He graduated from Bishop McNamara HS in Forestville, MD and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Sociology from Morgan State University in Baltimore Maryland.Fred...


posted Feb 9, 2018

Mark Fenton

Mark Fenton is a nationally recognized public health, planning, and transportation consultant, adjunct associate professor at Tufts University, former host of “America’s Walking” on PBS television, and author of The Complete Guide to Walking for Heal...


posted Feb 9, 2018

​Mark Himmel

Mark Himmel began riding horses in his youth. Through his teenage years he also rode motorcycles. After he married his wife Sandy and moved to Great Falls, Montana, they bought horses and began riding together in 1991. Mark’s two children, who are no...


posted Feb 9, 2018

Russ Ehnes

Russ Ehnes is the Executive Director of the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC). He has lived in Great Falls, Montana his entire life. He began riding motorcycles with his family when he was five. He has enjoyed trail riding as...


posted Feb 9, 2018

Karen Umphress

Karen Umphress has been active on trails her entire life, starting with hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and canoeing with her family. She then added Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) recreation. For close to a decade, she was the IT and Project Manager...


posted Feb 9, 2018

Jana Johns

Nearly 25 years of volunteer program management & development in county government, nonprofit, and private sectors have provided Jana Johns with broad experiences and knowledge that foster a unique perspective on volunteer program challenges, imp...


posted Feb 9, 2018

Kim Frederick

Kim Frederick created Chinook Associates LLC in 1990. It is a consulting company established to provide all aspects of recreational trail system management, working closely with government, community and volunteer leaders. Included among Chinook’s ma...


posted Feb 8, 2018

Panel of speakers

Healthy people. Healthy places. Sustainable Communities. These aspirations are the driving force behind a revolution that’s changing how we think about the places where we live, work, and play. Changing mindsets, advances in technology, and evolving ...


posted Feb 8, 2018

Mark Rentschler

Mark Rentschler is the Board President of the Miami Conservancy District (MCD). The MCD protects communities in southwest Ohio from ooding, preserves the quality and quantity of water, and promotes the enjoyment of the waterways. Mark’s passion for t...


posted Feb 8, 2018

Stephen Wright

Stephen Wright is the great grandnephew of Wilbur and Orville Wright. He is the great grandson of Lorin Wright the second of ve Wright brothers born to the Bishop Milton Wright and Susan Koerner Wright. His great grandfather Lorin lived his entire li...