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.
Volunteer Spotlight
Malin Clyde
February 2025
Stewart Holt
November 2024
Kat Pratt
October 2024
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
In Memoriam
Collins Chew
Volunteer
Paul Ives
1926 - 2021
George Ritter
Volunteer
Dean Sims
Volunteer
Stacey Levin
Volunteer
Dave Appel
Volunteer
Lenny Bernstein
Volunteer
Jack Tarlin
Volunteer
Bob Cummings
Volunteer
Ray “Otto” Douglas
Volunteer
Charles Parry
Volunteer
Doug Christie
Volunteer
Bernard Elias
Volunteer
Dave Blumenthal
Volunteer
Dick Blake
Volunteer
Kay Wood
Volunteer
Michael L. Marziale
Volunteer
Thurston Griggs
Volunteer
Steve Abell
Volunteer
John Fletcher
Volunteer
Jean Cashin
Volunteer
Birge Dayton
Volunteer
Wilfred Peele
Volunteer
Dan Hammer
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