by Paul Shaw, KTA Board of Directors Vice President and Nominations Committee Chair
Candidates for Election
October 17, 2015
The Nominating Committee for Keystone Trails Association presents the following candidates for election at the Annual Meeting, October 17, 2015 at Doubling Gap Center.
A. Board of Directors:
Jeffrey Mitchell, Tunkhannock PA (Incumbent): 2 year term
Robert Best, York PA (Incumbent): 3 year term
Wanda Shirk, Genesee PA (Incumbent): 2 year term
Rob Altenburg, New Cumberland PA (fills John Norbeck seat): 1 year term
Rob Altenburg is an avid hiker and is director of the PennFuture Energy Center. Based in Harrisburg, he has been with the statewide organization since January 2014. Before coming to PennFuture, he spent nearly 22 years with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Initially working in the Bureau of Air Quality on computer models and procedures to forecast pollution levels, he then served as an executive policy specialist in the department's policy office advising the governor's office and DEP's executive staff on a variety of environmental and public health issues.
A native of Pennsylvania, Altenburg holds a B.S. in Earth Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, a certificate from Penn State University in Geographic Information Systems, and a J.D. (cum laude) from the Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
B. Officers of the Association (elected annually):
President: Wanda Shirk
Vice-President: Paul Shaw
Treasurer: Ernest Werstler
Secretary: James Foster
C. Representatives –at-Large (elected in odd-numbered years for 2-year term):
Incumbents:
Joyce Appel, East Brady PA
Diane Buscarini, Gouldsboro PA
Carl Davis, Shippensburg PA
Cecil Dobbins, Akron Ohio
Linda Enders Roxberry, Shillington PA
Henry Frank, Philadelphia PA
Wayne Gross, Canadensis PA
Vicki Porto, Carlisle PA
Jennifer Ulmer, Millville PA
Barbara Van Horn, Duncannon PA
New:
Jim Catozzi, Newton PA
Jim has been a long-time volunteer at Tyler State Park and is very active with the Delaware Valley Chapter of the AMC. He is also a master of dutch oven cookery and has been, in recent years, keeping KTA Trail Crews fed during the week long trail care events.
Dave Gantz, State College PA
Dave is a long distance hiker who has hiked most of the backpacking trails in PA. He also spends a significant amount of time encouraging others to explore the outdoors. He does this through employment at Appalachian Outdoors, as a backpacking leadership instructor at PSU, and by volunteering to lead hikes with several different organizations. Dave maintains a section of the AFT and has authored two guide books (Old Loggers Path and the soon to be published Chuck Keiper Trail).