Mary has lived in and near the Tahoe area for almost 30 years. She brings to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association over 20 years of experience managing non-profit organizations and governmental programs. Most recently Mary served as the Associate Director at the Sierra Nevada Alliance, where she managed the daily operations and supervised of three of the five program teams, including Sustainable Sierra Communities, Member Group Support (includes the AmeriCorps program) and the Sustainable Organization team. Prior to the Alliance Mary worked at the Washoe Tribe for 5 ½ years, first as their Environmental Program Coordinator and then as the Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Compliance Officer. She also served as the Carson River Project Manager for The Nature Conservancy. She has extensive experience managing multifaceted programs, federal, state and private grants, developing policies and procedures, budgets and general program operations. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Carson Valley Trails Associate as a 501(c) 3 and served on their board for over seven years. She was elected twice to the Douglas County School Board and served on the board of the League of Women Voters for over 5 years. Mary is passionate about outdoor recreation and preserving public access to our special places. She worked closely with Douglas County to establish the Douglas County Comprehensive Trails Plan, was the volunteer coordinator on the Open Space Campaign and preserved access to public lands when developments threatened to cut off access. She has a B.S. Degree in Home Economics from U.C. Davis and makes a killer strawberry rhubarb pie. Mary loves to hike, bicycle, telemark ski with her husband and has a huge garden that she enjoys with her chickens.

Teresa was raised in Chicago, IL where she spent lots of time exploring the Dan Ryan Woods Forest Preserve near her home. She graduated from Fordham University with a B.S. in Biology and Environmental Science in 2002 and then went on to complete a Master of Public Administration degree at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in 2003. Teresa recently moved to the Tahoe region from New York City where she served as Ecology Director for the Bronx River Alliance for five years. While at the Alliance, Teresa co-authored the Bronx River Watershed Restoration and Management Plan and was a co-founder of the Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to apply her experience with urban trails and watershed restoration to the amazing work happening on the Tahoe Rim Trail.

Jaime moved to the Reno-Tahoe area last March from her home state of Minnesota for warmer weather, sunnier skies, and some elevation! She jumped right into the Tahoe Rim Trail Association Guide Training in May, and became an official Hike Leader by August. Jaime was a camp rat each summer growing up, and went up the ranks until she was a camp counselor. During her college study abroad in Australia, she fell in love with Outdoor Leadership and went on to complete an Outdoor Ed minor and later on a Masters of Education and a Graduate Certificate in Natural Science and Environmental Education. She has spent close to seven years teaching Environmental Outdoor Education, working as a naturalist in far off places like Australia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. She is married to a great guy who gets dragged along on many outdoor adventures! As the new Director of Trail Use she looks forward to working closely with the inspiring TRTA Volunteer Hike Leaders and hopes to inspire people of all ages to spend more time outside. Jaime loves the Tahoe Rim Trail and the Association and will be a committed new member of the staff. She also can’t wait to become a member of the 165 Club! Her goal is to receive her number by autumn.

Janice was born and raised in No. California where summertime meant being outdoors riding bikes, horses, swimming and hiking the hills of San Geronimo Valley. Her love of travel has included traveling through Europe with her family in an orange VW van; teaching English as a Second Language to Japanese students in Switzerland, traveling to Southern India to visit an ashram, and road trips with her Dad and sister through most of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Pursuit of a master?s degree in intercultural management from School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT led to Janice founding Nevada?s first microenterprise program, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative. She brings more than 17 years of fundraising experience ranging from the National Judicial College, Washoe Legal Services, READ Global and Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley. Her passions are meeting new people, traveling to new places, being outdoors, cross-country skiing and walking with her dog, Kricket.

Being raised in Northern California in a family that spent most free time hiking, backpacking and skiing in the Sierras, it is only natural that I remain passionate about those pursuits. A degree in Geography from Sac State helped me land permanently at the north shore of Lake Tahoe over 25 years ago. I have lived with my husband Michael in Alpine Meadows for those 25 years where we have raised our three children Tayler (now 20 and a junior at UCSB) Lindy and Tara (both 17 and seniors at North Tahoe High School). I became a member of the 165 Mile Club after completing the trail in 2001, and still enjoy getting out on the trail whenever I can. If I had more free time, I would love to complete the trail on skis?maybe some day!!

Mila was raised in the Garden State but hung on to her California roots which spurred her desire to move west and experience the grandeur of the western states. Her love of travel and the outdoors has inspired most of her professional and educational pursuits. She recently graduated with a BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale University and left CT as soon as possible. Mila comes to the TRTA with a range of past experience in environmental activism, ecology, and outdoor education. She has worked for Greenpeace in DC, done forestry research in West TX, built trail with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute in CO, farmed vegetables in WA, studied ecology and conservation in Botswana, and most recently taught environmental education on Orcas Island, WA. Mila’s passions outside of hiking are backpacking, kayaking, traveling, playing ultimate frisbee, baking bread and knitting. She’s excited to be a part of the TRTA and contribute to this wonderful community.

Amanda grew up along the east coast from NY, to VA, to FL. She’s looking forward to living on the west coast for the first time and seeing her first real snow storm. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS in environmental science and a BA in chemistry. She spent her summers doing trail work in NH, restoration work in the Smoky Mountains, and environmental research in Costa Rica. She is excited to gain more skills in trail work as well as knowledge of non-profits with TRTA. Amanda can’t wait to hike all of the trails in the area, but knows she will love the TRT the best. She also enjoys camping, biking, and trail running and hopes to learn how to ski and snow shoe while she’s in Tahoe.