OUR MISSION
Friends of Pathways champions a safe, connected system of pathways, trails, bike lanes and sidewalks that encourage active transportation and healthy recreation in our Jackson Hole community.
Friends of Pathways champions a safe, connected system of pathways, trails, bike lanes and sidewalks that encourage active transportation and healthy recreation in our Jackson Hole community.
Many years as a camper and staff member at Teton Valley Ranch Camp gave Katherine an appreciation for the mountains and this area. She moved here permanently after graduating from the University of Virginia in 1988. Since then, sheβs been working in the nonprofit arena, serving on several boards including Teton Valley Trails and Pathways, as well as working for the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, the Teton Regional Land Trust, Teton County Education Foundation, and the Center of Wonder.Β Email Katherine >
Originally from upstate New York, Sam fell in love with the outdoors growing up skiing, riding bikes, and exploring the mountains in the Northeast. After graduating from St. Lawrence University with an English Writing degree, he moved to Jackson Hole and began working as a local newspaper reporter. Soon after, he became the first web editor of TetonGravity.com, the most trafficked snow sports website. Sam later took his writing and communication skills to the business world and for the last seven years has worked as a public relations account executive, helping grow brands in the outdoor industry.
Sam has served the Jackson community by volunteering on the board of 89.1 KHOL Jackson Hole Community Radio, as well as the Teton County Pathways Task Force. He is an advocate for connecting every neighborhood to the pathway system so all people can travel safely through Teton County without the use of a car. Email Sam >
Margaret has spent her life hiking and cycling and has a passion for wild places. Sheβs lived, worked and played in Jackson Hole for 20 years, and believes strongly in community building, sustainability, affordable housing and alternative transportation. She enjoys and appreciates Jackson Holeβs pathways and trails every day while commuting and recreating and loves being a part of the Friends of Pathways team. She feels fortunate to own a home through the Jackson Hole Community Housing Trust.
Margaret is from Billings, Montana, has a B.A. in Finance from the University of Oregon, is fluent in Spanish and loves to travel throughout world and explore wild places with her husband Matt.Β Email Margaret >
Chris first visited Jackson when he was 14 on a backpacking trip and knew he had to move there. After earning a BS in Recreation Resource Management from Clemson University he found his way back working at the National Outdoor Leadership School and living in Jackson between courses. He shifted to the Jackson Trail Crew and spent 8 years working on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in partnership with Friends of Pathways before coming to work for us full time. Chris is an avid biker and climber and spends about as much time on the trails on his own time as he does during the work week. So look for him working along with the Youth Trail Crew and Trail Ambassadors next time youβre out on an adventure.Β Email Chris >
Mike grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana but spent his summers on the family farm in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas where he developed his love of the outdoors. Upon graduating from the University of Arkansas with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, he took a field service position that included extensive travel across the western U.S, including Jackson. In 1996, after several years of power plants and industrial settings, he moved to Jackson to pursue a less stressful lifestyle in the outdoors. Mike is an avid cyclist who spent years racing his mountain bike and recently discovered how much fun riding can be without worrying about intervals and heart rate monitors. Mike works seasonally for FOP and coordinates the Memorial Bench Program and helps with trail construction/maintenance and miscellaneous pathway projects. Look for him on the local trails riding his mountain bike with a chainsaw on his back or putting the final touches a new pathway or trail bench. Email Mike >
Nancy, born and raised in Austin, Texas, lived in Jackson for 13 years and for many years worked for Friends of Pathways as our full-time Office Manager. She and her husband Jamie moved to Stanley, Idaho in 2018. Friends of Pathways came calling again and in 2021 Nancy rejoined the team in a part-time administrative role. Nancy misses the JH pathway system but has found plenty of recreational pursuits in rural Idaho. She is also happy to be working again with her FOP family. Email Nancy >
Sarah grew up in Teton County, Idaho and first started working for Friends of Pathways at the age of 14 on the Youth Trail Crew. She graduated from Westminster College in Salt Lake City with a BS in Outdoor Recreation and Quantitative Analysis and returned to Jackson to pursue a career that would allow her to work outside while contributing to the community that she grew up in. Sarah is passionate about the outdoors and in her free time enjoys trail running, backpacking and skiing. Email Sarah >
Born in Colorado, Aaron has been privileged to play in the mountains with his brothers since he was a little kid. He now spends most of his time bribing his children to continue this tradition. Aaron spent his formative years as an instructor of Outward Bound and an educator in public, charter and private schools. He Β moved to Jackson to teach high school science at Journeys School and then served as faculty and director of the Graduate Program at Teton Science Schools. Currently, Aaron teaches at University of Wyoming while completing his doctorate focusing on teacher education. He is incredibly grateful for our communityβs accessible trails and pathways, and he is thrilled to be a part of our communityβs bike safety initiative. Aaron hopes to share his passion for cycling with youth and help promote a kind and welcoming culture on our pathways.. Email Aaron>
Lesa Schumacher- Fifles has joined Friends of Pathways after leaving a career in Teton County School District. She has loved being outside whether on a bike, hiking, or swimming in a lake. She is interested in nurturing a safe community use of the amazing pathways and trails we are so lucky to have in this valley.
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Originally from Guilford, Connecticut, Amy received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Lynchburg College in Virginia in 2006. Shortly thereafter, Amy moved to Jackson on a whim in 2007 and fell in love with the landscape and the community.
Amy and her husband AJ live in town in a TCHA Employment Based house at The Grove. They are both avid trail runners and mountain bikers, lovers of the Bridger-Teton National Forest trail system and frequent commuters on the town pathways.
With experience in community design & development, and a great appreciation for our trails & pathways, Amy joined the Friends of Pathways Board in order to focus her energy and passion into action with a group that is impacting the daily lives of Jacksonβs residents and visitors alike.
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After graduating from Northeastern University in Boston, Colleen made the move to Jackson in 2003 to fulfill her aspirations to live the ski bum life. Unfortunately, that lifestyle seemed financially unsustainable, so she went on to work for Sothebyβs International Realty in marketing and design and eventually as a freelance graphic designer for a number of years. She is currently the Studio Manager of a local architecture firm, Prospect Studio.
Colleen absolutely cherishes being a part of such an involved and committed community to their local non-profits. The support and resources abound and she feels it is very important to invest the time to volunteer in these organizations. When not working, rearing children, cooking, eating, sleeping or volunteering, she can be found adventuring around the local pathways, trail systems and ski hills in the valley with either her two young boys and husband, Ethan or with her friends (all of the Friends).
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Katie is a Licensed Architect who possesses a unique ability to work with a wide spectrum of people; facilitating and synthesizing different perspectives into projects. She holds great respect toward the power of place and the need to connect peopleβs lives and livelihoods to the landscape.
Katie serves on several Boards, including the Town of Jackson Planning Commission & JH Land Trust’s Open Space Council. She has also taken on multiple local volunteer roles in Jackson, holding the belief that the connection to community helps her better understand the physical, human, political, historical, economic and cultural factors that affect people, natural environments and design.
Katie loves any excuse to connect with nature – you can find her playing in the mountains by foot, bicycle, or skis.
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Originally from Western Pennsylvania, Don has called Jackson home since 2006. He is a proud husband to his wife Shea, father to daughters Ramsay and Charlotte, and a dog-dad to Roo. Don graduated summa cum laude from the University of Vermont with a focus in finance. Don began his finance career in Private Equity and now enjoys working closely with individuals, families and local organizations in the Investment Management Business as an Advisor with Wind River Capital Management.
Don is passionate about the outdoors and spends his winters skiing and snowboarding and summers camping, boating and biking with family. Don is also very active in the local community. He is a team member of Teton County Search & Rescue (TCSAR), a volunteer group that provides emergency search and rescue services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout Jackson Hole and the Teton County backcountry. He also serves on the Board of the Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation, a non-profit that assists TCSAR volunteers through direct support, community education, and advocacy. Don feels grateful to be a part of Friends of Pathways and help support the invaluable work they do through their initiatives and trail networks that help make Jackson the incredible community it is.
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Originally from Taunton, England, Greta grew up biking – racing road, track and time trials, gaining national recognition and competing internationally. An illness forced a change in direction which took her around the world teaching skiing. While spending many years on the move, she met her husband Sean Baker teaching on the slopes in Australia and followed him back to Jackson in 2014. She hasnβt looked back since, finding Jackson the perfect place to share her two passions.
In addition to teaching skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Greta is an Education Staff Member with PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America), and the retail manager at Fitzgeraldβs Bicycles. Passionate about the outdoors, you can find Greta pursuing her primary passion, road riding on the local pathway system. Often joined by her two dogs, Maple and River, she recognizes how privileged we are to have this fabulous opportunity to experience nature on our system of multi-use trails and pathways. Thanks to the efforts of prior generations, she joins the Board of Friends of Pathways to give back to the community and contribute to the preservation and development of this incredible resource for future enjoyment.
When not biking or skiing, you might find Greta in the garden, pursuing a secondary interest in regenerative farming and growing nutrient-dense food.
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Libby grew up in Connecticut and Vermont and attended Middlebury College where she met her husband-to-be Taylor Hall. When Taylor moved to Jackson in 1990, Libby started dipping her toes into the Teton life and upon graduation in 1992, moved out west for good.
Libby lived the typical 1990βs Jackson Hole lifestyle of outdoor pursuits and restaurant gigs before landing positions at the Teton Science School and Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance. In 1997, Libby became the Executive Director of the Newton Family Foundation, and in 2004 transitioned to a Board member of the Foundation on which she still serves.
Libby is currently Head Teewinot Coach for JH Ski & Snowboard Clubβs Nordic Program, a level 100 USSS (U.S. Ski and Snowboard) Certified Nordic Instructor and a USSS Alpine Official. Libby is owner of PIKA*MADE, and along with her husband Taylor, owner of Skinny Skis, are both passionate about supporting and giving back to the community.
Libby is a full-time parent to kids Whit, Elsie and BB and their three dogs Junie, Gambler and Wiggins. She enjoys traveling, Nordic skiing, hiking and foraging with her family. Libby is passionate about preserving the character of our backcountry experiences. She finds joy in intimately getting to know a placeβsuch as discovering where chanterelles grow or what flowers are blooming when the huckleberries are ripe.
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Jim presently consults and invests from Tournament Capital Advisors LLC and is non-Executive Chairman of Hunt Companies, Inc., a Texas based diversified real estate business. Jim recently served as the managing partner and CEO, middle market credit at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, LLC, an alternative investment firm in the areas of energy, real estate, credit and specialty growth capital.
Jim served as non-executive chairman of the board of THL Credit, Inc., was founder and served as CEO and chief investment officer of THL Credit, Inc. and of THL Credit Advisors. He was CEO and managing partner of Bison Capital Asset Management, LLC, was the president of SunAmerica Corporate Finance and executive vice president of SunAmerica Investments. Jim is Lead Director of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Additionally, he serves on the boards of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Inc. and CION Ares.
In addition to Friends of Pathways, Jim is President of the Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, the board of START (South Teton Area Rapid Transit) and the National Forest Foundation. Jim is married to Maggie Fellner Hunt and has two adult daughters.
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Kim grew up in Seattle and remained a northwest girl for many years. Her motherβs side of the family had homesteaded near the Henryβs Fork in Ashton, Idaho, and as a girl she spent summers visiting cousins there and getting a taste of the mountain life. In 2010, she followed the classic Jackson Hole storyline of planning to spend a year in the Tetons with her husband Bill Mulligan, which has turned into a decade and counting.
Kim has practiced law for 30 years in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. She has a LLM in Environmental Law and her career has focused on land use, development, environmental and natural resources law. She is dedicated to advocating for alternative transportation and for making human-powered travel accessible to all.
Kim and her family love Jackson Holeβs pathways and trails. She and Bill started their kids Anya and Daniel backpacking at 6 years old, and as a family they never miss a summer of these excursions. In her free time, you can find Kim enjoying a good book, fly fishing, skiing, biking or hiking around the valley.
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Lucas was born in Wisconsin and grew up just outside of Asheville, North Carolina in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. He was born with a condition called arthrogryposis, which caused his left arm to remain underdeveloped. In between semesters at App State, Lucas and a buddy took a road trip to work in Grand Teton National Park. He was hooked on the bigger western mountains.
After reluctantly heading back to NC to finish school he then took his first opportunity to come back to the Rockies, where he landed in Vail, CO. He lived there for 6 years working as a ski instructor and wilderness ranger for the Forest Service, and occasional pizza delivery guy. He also spent two summers as a mountaineering guide in British Columbia and one summer riding his bike across the US for affordable housing with the organization Bike and Build. This is where Lucas grew his passion for cycling and most things endurance-related.
In 2019, an opportunity finally came to move to Jackson. Lucas hopped on the opportunity and began volunteering and working with Teton Adaptive Sports and as a ski instructor at JHMR. He also started his own non-profit with two other adaptive athletes aiming to connect the lowest point in elevation to the highest on each continent, human powered, while providing mobility care for those in need.
In his free time, you can find Lucas riding his bike around the Tetons, running over and through them, skiing down them and hanging with his partner Kate and dog Sage. He uses the Pathways of Jackson a lot and is excited to be more involved with FOP!
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Sam, a native of New Hampshire, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics from Whitman College. After completing his studies, he moved to Jackson, Wyoming in 2001 to pursue his passion for skiing. He spent several years living the life of a ski bum, taking on various jobs to support his skiing habit.
In 2006, Sam was one of the founders of KGB Productions, a video production company specializing in crafting engaging and effective video content for companies. Over the last 15 years, he has honed his skills in video production, working with a wide range of clients to create visually stunning and compelling videos that effectively communicate their message.
In his free time, Sam enjoys photography, skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, and adventuring with his three-year-old son Gus and his wife Alex.
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Brian has seen the Jackson Hole Pathways and Trail system grow tremendously since he first arrived in Jackson Hole over 20 years ago. He has participated in the design and environmental mitigation of the South Park Loop, WY22, Broadway, and Wilson to Stilson pathways through his consulting business, Alder Environmental LLC. Cycling is a passion of Brianβs and he has logged thousands of miles in numerous ultra bikepacking races including the Tour Divide and Winter Fat Pursuit. He is an avid, year-round cycle commuter and ebike advocate. Brian has three school aged children who benefit significantly from the pathway system both for recreation and commuting. Pathway safety, connectivity and user experience are a high priority for Brian when contributing his experiences to the FoP Board. He believes pathways and trails are truly multi-use for recreation, commuting and for general benefit of the people. His wife, Maddy, is happiest hauling kids around the valley on her cargo ebike.
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Celia grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and received degrees in English and Communications from Tulane University in New Orleans. Her first job took her to Washington D.C. as a Special Assistant to Louisiana Senator J. Bennett Johnston, the chairman for the Senate Energy Committee. Celia later worked on energy and environmental legislation for Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas. She began coming to Jackson in the 90βs with her Wyoming native husband Rob, and eventually made the Tetons her permanent home.
Celia is passionate about her service and support of nonprofits and has served on several Boards including the Deans Advisory Committee of the School of Arts and Sciences of Tulane University in New Orleans; the Brinton Museum Advisory Group in Big Horn, Wyoming; and locally, the Grand Teton National Park Foundation Board and Resource Council.
Celia also loves being a St. Johnβs Episcopal church member and occasional volunteer or traveling with her family. You can find her walking or cross country skiing every day on the pathways with dogs Molly and Rudy, or hiking or biking on one of our many local trails with husband Rob and daughters Morgan and Ella.