Authors & Presenters



posted Jun 8, 2020

Austin McInerny

With a persuasive and passionate communication style and a keen ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures, Austin is able to effectively collaborate with diverse groups of people. Since earning a master’s degree in regional planning...


posted Jun 24, 2019

Ava Holliday

Ava believes a more sustainable future is dependent on simultaneously working towards social and environmental justice. She has devoted the last six years to researching and working in this field. Currently a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Was...


posted Mar 21, 2022

Baret Upham

Baret started his advertising career in 2003 and began a journey in media and sponsorship sales with some of the largest companies in the out-of-home business including JCDecaux and Intersection. He has a track record of evaluating and implementing i...


posted Dec 28, 2020

Barney Scout Mann

Barney Scout Mann is one of the rare individuals who have hiked America’s Triple Crown of Trails: the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide Trails. Backpacker magazine calls Mann a “master storyteller” and National Geographic dubbed him ...


posted Apr 21, 2020

Ben Ellenberger

Ben has an engineering background and has lived in Santa Barbara for over ten years. In addition to mountain biking, he does woodworking and gets outdoors for sailing, hiking, climbing, and road biking. Ben’s favorite tool is a rogue hoe....


posted Feb 15, 2022

Ben Hughey

Ben Hughey (he/him) launched his career in natural resources right here at Sitka Trail Works as a crew member in 2006. The vocation suited him and he spent college summers working for the local US Forest Service, before joining the Mountains to Sound...


posted May 12, 2020

Ben Kaufman

Ben Kaufman is the Western Regional Trail Development Manager of the Rails to Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places ...


posted May 20, 2020

Ben Pease

Ben Pease is a freelance cartographer who specializes in maps for authors, park agencies and hiking guidebooks. His Pease Press maps show San Francisco Bay Area parks, neighborhoods, and transit connections in detail. He drew the downloadable maps an...


posted May 16, 2023

Beth (Tucker) Smith

Beth (Tucker) Smith, AICP, brings a wide base of planning and urban design from working with both the land use and transportation planning groups at Kimley-Horn (her previous firm) and with Bihl Engineering. She has a robust understanding of how to c...


posted Jun 5, 2019

Beth Campochiaro

Beth Campochiaro is the Trails and Community Outreach Director for the Hudson River Valley Greenway and National Heritage Area. Prior to working on the trails, Beth was the Scenic Byways Coordinator for the Greenway. Beth has been with the Greenway s...