Jennifer Tripp has trail-wide responsibility as our Associate Director of Trail Operations. She helps coordinate our five Regional Representatives and trail maintenance program while also working on everything from volunteer management to permanently protecting parcels of the PCT. When not traveling for trail related business, she splits her time between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe.
Frequently when I explain the scope of my job and the Pacific Crest Trail Association’s work, the responses are usually very similar: “I didn’t know you did all that” or “I thought you just fixed the trail.”
Most people don’t realize that much of the PCTA’s work is behind the ... Read more
The mighty, the fearless…the just plain fun crew leaders of this year’s Volunteer Vacations in Oregon and Washington are Justin Brimer and Wes Jones. Leading groups of a dozen volunteers into the backcountry for seven days at a time requires an incredible amount of logistical preparation. These guys are getting ... Read more
We are pleased to announce the hiring of a new Volunteer Programs Assistant Ellen Ginda.
Ellen is a three-time AmeriCorps alumna and joins us after nearly three years with the Sacramento SPCA. Ellen worked primarily in the SSPCA’s high volume spay and neuter clinic, overseeing 50+ spay/neuter procedures per day. ... Read more
I am excited to introduce our new Volunteer Programs Assistant working in the Sacramento office, Sandra Hall.
Sandra received her B.A. in recreation from California State University, Chico and now joins us from the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California. She worked as a Volunteer Management Specialist supervising and mentoring ... Read more
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