Highlighting the contributions of Appalachian Trail volunteers who work in the field or behind the scenes to protect, manage, and maintain the Trail. These volunteers often provide inspiration and education to others.

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Volunteer Spotlight

Rocko Smucker

September 2024

Rob Lamar

August 2024

Jason Tristan

July 2024

Meagan Meyers

June 2024

Randy Bullock & Sunaree Watson-Bullock

May 2024

CJ Bradbury

April 2024

Leeanne Nagle

March 2024

Brad Deane

February 2024

Christine Ramsey

January 2024

Doug Lightbody

October 2023

Sangita Krishnamurthi

June 2023

Leah Bradley

May 2023

Emily Sellards

February 2023

Irma Graf

January 2023

Roger Hahn

October 2022

Ashley Luke

September 2022

Bill Murdoch

January 2022

Bill Saunders

December 2021

Tony Barrett

November 2021

Marit Anderson

September 2021

Joan Moyer

August 2021

Bernie Waugh

July 2021

Jerry Wright

June 2021

James Newman

May 2021

Peter Gould, Keith Bradley & Glenn Willard

April 2021

Franklin “Ox” LaFond

March 2021

Jim Pelletier

February 2021

Jim LaTorre

January 2021

Kristine Villatoro

November 2020

Ruth Mosholder

October 2020

Mike Bowman

September 2020

Paul Curtin

August 2020

Donna Chapman

July 2020

Matt Lembo

June 2020

Kathie Brennan

May 2020

Diane Petrilla

April 2020

Jan King

March 2020

Marcela Maldonado

February 2020

Russ Waldie

January 2020

Tom Weaver

2019 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Jan Onan

November 2019

Mark Heede “Mr.Happy”

October 2019

Moe Lemire

September 2019

Don Dunning

August 2019

Shawn Riley

July 2019

Dave Michael

June 2019

Rich Cady

May 2019

Bill Neilan

April 2019

Don Hicks

2018 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Kristin Murphy

September 2018

Kim Peters

August 2018

Marge Fish

July 2018

Shalin Desai

June 2018

Steve Weissman

April 2018

Jay Dement

2017 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Ron MacLean

December 2017

Matthew Vaughan

November 2017

Artie Hidalgo

October 2017

Judy McGuire

August 2017

Dan Firth

July 2017

Gail Lehman

June 2017

Pam Underhill and James Smyle

May 2017

Fred Tutman

March 2017

Diana Christopulos

February 2017

Ron Bungay

January 2017

Kay Coriell

2016 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Doug DeJarnette

December 2016

Kayla Carter

November 2016

Jim Fetig

October 2016

Tom Gorrill

August 2016

Ted Mowery

July 2016

Robert Snyder and Mary Berryhill

June 2016

Jay Dement

April 2016

Kathy Winters

March 2016

Jim Liptack

February 2016

Dewey Clark

January 2016

Ed Fleming

2015 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Steve Smith

October 2015

David & Pat Stelts

September 2015

Doug and Stacey Levin

August 2015

Jim Haggett

July 2015

Sylvia Swain

May 2015

Colin Breheny

June 2015

Christine Ward

April 2015

Sandra Ragsdale

February 2015

Tom Banks

January 2015

Peter Berntsen

2014 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Ray Bracone / Bulls Bridge Task Force

November 2014

Ed Peck

October 2014

Trudy & John Phillips

September 2014

Jim Webb

August 2014

Henry Edmonds

July 2014

Gary Monk

May 2014

Wendell Ogden

March 2014

Frank Morrison

February 2014

Hannah Ritch

December 2013

George Ritter

2013 Volunteer of the Year

Keith Brown

November 2013

Danica Perhacs

October 2013

Anne Maio

September 2013

Norman Sykora

August 2013

Tip Ray

July 2013

Joe DeLoach

May 2013

Dave Crosby

April 2013

Vince Mier

March 2013

Craig Dickstein

January 2013

Bruce Davidson

December 2012

Ron Dobra

November 2012

Maggie Baker

October 2012

Mary Margaret Perhacs

September 2012

Jim Foster

August 2012

Eleanor Grasselli

July 2012

Trevor McGlynn

May 2012

Philip Royer

April 2012

Ron Rosen

March 2012

Steven Epps

February 2012

Colton Calloway

January 2012

Dan Sweet

December 2011

H. Dean Clark

November 2011

Lester Kenway

October 2011

Charles Aiken

September 2011

Tom Hurd

June 2011

Dennis McKane

May 2011

Ned Kuhns & David Helms

March 2011

Charly Lee

February 2011

Anne Eggers

January 2011

Barb Wiemann

December 2010

Gary Eblen

November 2010

Larry Litten

September 2010

Pat Yale and Neal Watson

August 2010

Lorrie Schoettler

June 2010

Libby Smith

May 2010

Ed Oliver

March 2010

Terri McLellan

February 2010

Don O’Neal

January 2010

Dave Boone

December 2009

Lenny Bernstein

November 2009

Catherine Kelleher

October 2009

John Tatara

September 2009

Sam and Sharon Ripley

August 2009

Kim Simpson

July 2009

Bob Almand

June 2009

Bill Boudman

April 2009

Bruce Dunlavy

March 2009

Carl Fritz

February 2009

Dick Fecteau

January 2009

Daniel Chazin

December 2008

Phyllis Henry

November 2008

Dean Sims

October 2008

Jack Dalton

September 2008

Bill & Sharon Van Horn

August 2008

Jim Sexton

July 2008

Gary Hill

May 2008

Dick Blake

2005 Volunteer of the Year NERO

Jim Mowbray

2007 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Phyllis Henry

2005 Volunteer of the Year

Elsa Sanborn

2006 New England RPC Volunteer of the Year

Larry Ely

2008 Volunteer of the Year NERO

Dick Barrick and Dick Redfield

2006 Volunteer of the Year

Anne Maio

2008 Volunteer of the Year VARO

Don O’Neal

2008 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Steve Smith

2007 Volunteer of the Year NERO

Laurie Foot

2007 Volunteer of the Year VARO

Lawson Herron

2008 Volunteer of the Year SORO

Bill Rogers

2006 Volunteer of the Year VARO

Clark Wright

2006 Volunteer of the Year SORO