International Board
The World Trails Network International Board is made up of leading trails professionals and experienced leadership that is inclusive of youth, gender, ethnicity and the diverse skills that represent the diversity and breadth of trails from around the world.
Current International Board Members

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Jackie Randle’s experience with trails has spanned many years. She has been employed by the Bruce Trail Conservancy since 2002 and has been hiking her entire life. Jackie is a strategic thinker who leads with great gratitude and appreciation for all who work hard and enjoy the trails around the world and locally on the Bruce Trail. Jackie has been fortunate to travel to many different trail locations to explore all they have to offer and hopes to continue those explorations throughout her life. During her career with the Bruce Trail Conservancy, Jackie has taken on progressively increasing amounts of responsibility in Human Resources, shaping and building an organizational culture that is based on the ideals of communication, collegiality, and collaboration. She can happily say that the Bruce Trail Conservancy is the best place that she and her co-workers have had the pleasure to work for.
Jackie’s work with the World Trails Network goes back to the very beginning. She has been very involved in the Friendship Trail program, creating connections between the Bruce Trail and nine other trails around the globe. A result of the Friendship Trail program is the opportunity for Bruce Trail volunteers to travel and give their time and skills to other trails around the globe. Jackie is looking forward to increasing the connections between the Bruce Trail and other trail organizations.

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Environmental leader with over 30 years experience in the environment, tourism and sustainability sectors in UK, Europe and Australia. Over 14 years leading not-for-profit organisations. Outstanding skills in stakeholder engagement and building partnerships across not-for-profit, public and private sectors. Well versed in governance of not-for-profits and accountability to stakeholders. Excellent track record of fundraising, communications, business planning and branding. Extensive management and motivation of teams, consultants and volunteers. Creative and strategic problem solver.
Key skills areas include:
- Establishing and leading organisations, programmes and teams
- Strong track record of effective change management and inspiring teams
- Business planning and strategy development
- Charity sector organisational management and governance
- Promotion of access to the countryside including National Trails and Rights of Way network
- Development of outdoor leisure and tourism partnerships
- Innovative and successful fundraiser
- Strategic communications, public relations, social media and media management
- Working in partnership, influencing and relationship management
- Developing campaigns and communication for environmental behaviour change
- Conservation, sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

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Neil is a growth focused business leader with over 30 years’ experience operating internationally at executive and board level. His experiences range from leading financial technology start-ups in Europe; to investor relations roles that have seen him involved in securing over $500m in capital; to executive leadership roles across the health, agriculture and mining sectors.
Neil is a former Chair of Trails WA, and is currently on the boards of the World Trails Network, Outdoor Council of Australia, Outdoor Education Australia, and the School of Management and Marketing at Curtin University.
He is a passionate advocate of the outdoors and has been lucky enough to have roles that have indulged this, including having had responsibility for Australia’s second largest running event, HBF Run for a Reason, and the HBF Fitness program with over 25,000 members across Perth. He’s a keen ultra trail runner, triathlete, and adventure racer, and has always roped his family into participation outdoors.

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Fivos Tsaravopoulos holds two MSc degrees in European Studies and Environmental Management. He is the Co-Founder of the Social Co-operative Enterprise “Paths of Greece” and has been actively involved in developing walking and cycling trails across Greece since 2010. Fivos also consults internationally on trail development, with notable work in Saudi Arabia. In his free time, he enjoys climbing, hiking, cycling and photography.

Mathieu Roy – Canada
Board Member
Trail Organization: Trans Canada Trail
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Mathieu is Chief Executive Officer at Trans Canada Trail.
Mathieu is a results-driven executive with significant national operational experience in the trail sector. He has tremendous experience from having founded and led his own environmental business, and from having worked in a number of multifaceted organizations.
As part of the Senior Management team, he was involved in the development of two strategic plans: 2018-2022 and currently, the 2021-2024 plan. He helped establish a $30 million funding relationship with Parks Canada that is taking the organization past its first 25 years and into the next chapter of the Trail in Canada. At Trans Canada Trail, he represents the organization as expert on trail subject matters: operation, development and management, committees, government consultations and partners.
Mathieu leads a passionate team of professionals as they continue to enhance and improve the trail experience, engaging with communities and partners from coast to coast to coast, not only through funding programs, but also by implementing and leading projects with a focus on infrastructure and signage, tourism, inclusivity, safety and active transportation.

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Dr Kambona was born on April 25th 1968 in Mfangano Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya. He is married to Caroline Kambona and together have three children. He trained in Forestry – Wood Science & Technology at the undergraduate level from Moi University, Kenya; Master of Science in Environmental Science from Bharathidasan University, Tichy- South India and a Doctorate in Natural Science (Geography) from the University of Salzburg – Austria. Dr. Kambona’s research concentration is in Ecotourism, Sustainable tourism, Protected areas and livelihoods. He is an Ernst Match post doc fellow with research work in Kakamega Forest, Kenya and Berchtesgaden National Park, Germany concentrating in Protected Areas, Conservation and Livelihoods. Out of his research concentration, Dr. Kambona for the last years has developed interest in recreation ecology impacts with a focus on trails. He has participated in various international trail conferences in Spain, Greece & Taiwan. He presented a public lecture on Trails as key determinants in Conservation of Protected Areas during the closing Events: The Mountain to Sea National Greenway Project, National Taiwan University, Taipei. He has also participated in the building of trails in Taiwan. Dr. Kambona is an internationally certified Green flag trails auditor and an appointed international board member of the World Trails Network, since 2020. He is currently working on the application of indigenous knowledge in trail management in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya. Having worked in the NGO and Public sector in Kenya for over 20 years, Dr. Kambona brings to the board a wealth of skills and experience in governance.

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Pedro da Cunha e Menezes is one of the founders of the Transcarioca Trail and the Brazilian Trails Network. He was Environmental Advisor and Ecotourism Coordinator at Rio de Janeiro City Hall, Executive Director of the Tijuca National Park, General Coordinator of Public Use and Business and Director of Creation and Management at ICMBio. Pedro is a career diplomat and was Brazil’s permanent representative to the United Nations World Environment Programme, Brazil’s official negotiator at the UN Conventions on Climate, Desertification, Migratory Species, Biological Diversity, World Heritage and Ramsar. Pedro is Chair of the IUCN Expert Group for Long-distance Trails and Director of the World Trails Network. In the three decades in which he has worked in Conservation and Ecotourism, he has published over 15 books and 150 articles about trails and visits to Protected Areas in magazines and newspapers in Brazil and abroad. Pedro currently holds the position of director of Protected Areas at the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, where he is responsible for the Public Policy Brazilian Trails Network and Ecological Connectivity, established by the joint Ordinance MMA/MTur/ICMBio 407/2018. In his spare time, Pedro is outdoors hiking, cycling, diving or kayaking. His professional and personal trajectory is entirely linked to conservation and outdoor living, specially hiking, having dedicated his life to the creation of a Brazilian Trail Network in Brazil based on the pillars of conservation, job and income generation and quality recreation.

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Maya Karkour, former President of the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA), currently serves as a WTN Board Member and the head of the LMTA Education Committee since 2015. Maya has been in charge of developing & implementing various environmental education programs along the trail, including the Environmental Championship Program for kids, working with the Ministry of Education & public schools. Maya also completed the entire 30-day LMTA Thru-Walk hike in 2014.
In her profession, Maya is a sustainability and circular economy specialist at EcoConsulting (www.ecoconsulting.net), an environmental consultancy which she co-founded in 2003 in the UK and established in 2008 in Lebanon along with the Circular Hub (www.thecircularhub.net ). Maya holds an MSc (hons) in Environment from the London School of Economics & Political Science, is one of the main local trainers of the EU SwitchMed Green Entrepreneurship program, and a fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI), Class IV, of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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Julie Judkins is a consultant and Co-Founder of Just-Trails. Julie develops signature programming to mobilize communities and young people to take action. Julie created award-winning education initiatives, youth programs, and community partnerships as the Education and Outreach Director for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC). She is a consultant for communities and trail organizations around the world, currently providing technical assistance to communities focused on environmental justice and using trails as nature based solutions and green infrastructure for climate resilience. She has served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia and worked with vulnerable youth at Outward Bound. She has a BA in Communications from North Carolina State University and a Masters of Environmental Management through Duke’s Environmental Leadership program at the Nicholas School of Environment.

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Elsi Rizvanolli is a co-founder of Tirana Trails, a project to map and promote a network of trails around the city of Tirana. Elsi is also a fundraiser, supporting nonprofits and universities around the world in their fundraising efforts. He has lived, studied and worked in Europe, North America and Asia, and has learned how to navigate cultural differences in different contexts. He is very fond of the outdoors and dreams of a day when the rural communities in Albania and beyond can flourish through the development of trails. As a board member, Elsi hopes to bring together his experience as a fundraiser and trail developer to help the World Trails Network and its members in achieving their fundraising goals.

Board Member
Organization: Outdooractive.com
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With more than two decades of business experience, Hartmut Wimmer, founder and CEO of Outdooractive, is a pioneer in the digitalization of outdoor tourism. Being a great outdoor enthusiast himself, Hartmut came up with the idea of creating a virtual home for like-minded people to share their experiences and adventures in nature. As an engineer and pioneer, he is creating a digital world where an outdoor tourist can find the offers from tourism destinations around the world
outdooractive.com

Board Member
Trail Organization: Camino de Costa Rica
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International Business Executive, Strategic Consultant, and Entrepreneur
with extensive experience and deep understanding in all facets of building
a successful business from scratch. Driven Entrepreneur successful at
developing operational areas, outlining business plans and creating
effective company cultures. Innovative and strategic leader with a track
record of operating in complex environments and achieving dramatic
results. Proactive and motivated with a high-energy approach to building
and optimizing business operations. Well versed in financial, business and
personnel management, while maintaining focus on attention to critical
details and big-picture needs. Strategic problem solver, change manager
and visionary executive with success implementing plans to meet current
and future needs.
caminodecostarica.org

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Ali Pretty is founding member and artistic director of international outdoor arts company – Kinetika, founded in 1997 after an established career in carnival arts and growing commitment to community engagement.
Ali has collaborated with and led teams of artists to deliver large-scale events to diverse audiences all over the world – WOMAD 1989-1992, Atlanta Olympics 1996, Athens Torch Relay – London 2004, Beijing Cultural Olympiad 2008, FIFA World Cup Abu Dhabi 2009, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant 2022, En Flag, Cultural Olympiad, Paris Olympics 2024.
Her artistic direction and hand- painted silk designs renowned for their quality, both in their individual style as well as their ability to engage, leave lasting legacies in communities and individuals.
Since 2012 Ali has developed transformational walking arts projects with diverse communities. Ali brings people together by walking, talking and painting large-scale silk creations. She has led walks in Wiltshire, Isle of Wight, Lincolnshire, Essex and Thurrock, where she has established an annual walking arts festival T100. This pioneering place-making model has been replicated internationally in Ethiopia, Chile and India. She was the artistic director of Silk River, commissioned by the British Council as part of the UK/India year of Culture in 2017. Ali is currently leading Beach of Dreams, a UK wide mass participatory coastal journey for May 2025.

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Omar is a passionate hiker, heritage lover, and is fully committed to accessibility in the outdoor. He currently holds the role of Executive Director and head of the Community Development Committee at the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association. Omar also served as President of the association from 2021-2023.
He is very active in fundraising and is fully committed to contributing to the sustainable development of rural areas, especially those located on the LMT.
He has had many senior positions in HR and Sustainability in the private sector and worked as a consultant and trainer in ISO 26000 for social responsibility in various companies in Lebanon and East Africa.
Outside of his professional life, Omar is a senior lecturer in Responsible Tourism and Hospitality Management at Notre Dame University. He holds an MSc in Responsible Tourism Management from Leeds Becket University in the UK and an MBA from Notre Dame University – Louaize.

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Stephen started on trails as an infant in the bow of his father’s cedar strip canoe travelling the water trails of Algonquin Park near his home in Canada. He has trekked, volunteered and worked on trails in Canada and around the world throughout his life. He is the former Program Director for the Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School and has spent most of his career working in private and public philanthropy. Over the years he has contributed to many programs and initiatives in education, arts, community development and Indigenous philanthropy. From 2019-2022 he was Program Director, with his wife Catherine Smart, working on the restoration of the ancient 403km Trans Bhutan Trail, a joint project with Tourism Council of Bhutan and the Bhutan Canada Foundation. Back in Canada he is a Director with the Kolapore Wilderness Trail Association. A lifetime cross country skier he is a Platinum Courier des Bois (#325), with the Canadian Ski Marathon. Stephen is currently a Grants Advisor with The Peter Cundill Foundation and a partner with Smart Move Training & Development. He holds a BA in International Development and a Masters in Environmental Studies.

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Delia Clark is Principal at Confluence, based in Vermont USA, and is a frequent trainer and facilitator in place-based education, strategic planning, and community engagement throughout the United States and internationally for organizations that include US National Park Service, US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and Iditarod Historic Trail Alliance. An avid hiker in the US and internationally, Delia’s wealth of trails management experience includes serving as a board member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Stewardship Council member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, co-chair of ATC’s Wild East Women, co-chair of the World Trails Network Trails and Knowledge Task Team, and trainer for Appalachian Trail to Every Classroom, Iditarod Trail to Every Classroom, and Forest for Every Classroom for the past fifteen years. Delia is co-author of several books and manuals on place-based learning in public lands, which have collectively been translated into six languages. Delia is a member of IUCN’s Commission on Education and Communication.
International Trails Task Team Chairs & Advisory Council Members

MORE about Kate
Kate Harbour is a graduate student in the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at Portland State University, (Portland, Oregon, USA) with a focus on regional trail planning and land conservation. She works at Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a non-profit focused on protecting the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area that is advancing a 200 mile loop trail connecting 13 communities in the region.

MORE about Kara
Since 2012, Kara Wooldrik has been the Executive Director of Portland Trails, a nonprofit urban land trust that manages a 70-mile trail network for active transportation, conservation, recreation and placemaking. Her career has focused on engaging children and adults in experiences that empower them to create communities that are more healthy and sustainable, for people and nature alike.

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Zak Klein’s career has featured leadership in outdoor education and expeditionary learning for 14 years with Outward Bound USA, Bay Area Wilderness Training and the National Outdoor Leadership School. Zak’s passion for trails stems from hundred of days with thousands of people in the expedition setting. Participant transformations are obvious, powerful and lasting and he knows those opportunities simply couldn’t exist without trails. Zak views trails as a cornerstone for direct environmental and community experience. He knows trails are humanity’s best medium to experience an environment; and sees trails as the key for cultivating personal and cultural relationships with nature. Among his trail-focused work, Zak authored a hiking guidebook for the island nation of Dominica, featuring the Waitukubuli National Trail. He also cooperatively planned, led and documented WTN’s 2017 expedition in Tottori, Japan. Since 2011, Zak’s been working to discover trail visionaries and explore the ingredients that allow a trail to be born, restored or re-imagined. He’s fascinated by the origin stories of trails and inspired by the people who envision trails. Zak currently serves as Co-Chair of the Trails & Media International Task Team for World Trails Network. He is employed as a Program Officer at the Quimby Family Foundation in USA, where funding supports trail projects and events across the state of Maine, including the Appalachian Trail, Hills-to-Sea trail, and the 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway among many others. His university studies include Communications, Biology, Photo + Video and he formerly served as a photo editor for National Geographic Adventure magazine. He resides with spouse Hannah and son Benyo in Portland, Maine. For fun, he plants fruit trees, adores the Green Bay Packers, is continually sampling new cheeses, apple ciders and hot sauces. . . and he’ll never turn down tossing a frisbee.

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In addition to being the Co-Chair of the Trails & Sustainability International Task Team, Nat is the WTN Hub for the Americas Chair. He is an active trail steward for over 40 years in both New England and Central America. Nat served as executive director of the Monteverde Institute in Costa Rica 1993-1995 and 1998-2005. Before leaving Monteverde in 2005 he envisioned a network of trails connecting communities and protected areas between the Monteverde Cloud Forest and mangroves in the Gulf of Nicoya. In 2011 Nat returned to Costa Rica to continue his support for the Sendero Pacífico and other trails in Costa Rica, including the Camino de Costa Rica. This included establishing World Trails Network Friendship Trails between the Sendero Pacífico and the Bruce Trail of Canada, and the Sendero Pacífico and Lebanon Mountain Trail.
Nat balances his work in Costa Rica with projects in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, including his role as Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) “adopter” of the Franconia Ridge Trail, part of the 3,500 km Appalachian Trail.

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András is a passionate hiker since his childhood and has been guiding, walking and developing the hiker and pilgrimage trails in Greater Budapest, along with organizing events, for more than 20 years.
He has a PhD in information systems, as well as BA in theology, and is a certified walking and tour guide. He studies and teaches trail networks, marking and signage systems, and was the editor-in-chief responsible for updating the trail marking guidelines for the Hungarian Hiking Federation. He currently chairs the Viator Association.