For Episode 194 Martha Becton takes over again, this time at the 2025 International Trail Summit, which was held this past April in Madison, WI. Similar to when Martha took over last year at the PTBA Conference, Martha is back, and this time she’s got 6 other guests who dive back into the topic of Women in Trail Building.
Topics Include:
- Intro by Martha Becton – Owner of Becton Trails
- Desi Jarrell – Director of Outdoor Recreation Perry County Fiscal Court
- Kathie Brennan – Vice President Ozark Trail Association
- Valerie Niles – Open Space Technician Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
- Heidi Tillmanns – Director Trail & Infrastructure Trans Canada Trail
- Stacey Dakin – Chief Program Officer Trans Canada Trail
- Kathie Brennan – Working with AmeriCorps staff
- Martha – Volunteering as a retirement job, and staying active when older in life
- Kathie Brennan – What is now my purpose?
- Erica Hirsch – Trails Program Manager Cleveland Metroparks
- Working for multiple winters in Patagonia Argentina
- Martha – What hooked you into trails – and how can you get into this career of trails
- Trails as a second career (later in life)
- Transferable Skills into trails – (Hint, everything is transferable)
- Desi and Kathie – NICA and getting kids and families on bikes
- Closing Comments
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International Trails Summit: https://www.trails-summit.org/
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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
