The CTA is pleased to honor donors whose generosity supports our conservation and recreation mission as members of the Founder’s Society. Founder’s Society members contribute $1000 or more to the CTA within the calendar year, allowing us to maintain, improve, and protect the trail, and to advocate for backcountry and cross-country skiing for the many benefits they provide.
2019 Founder’s Society Members
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Alan Binnick
Bill Branson
Jim and Mary Lou Briggs
Joseph Cook
Hilary Coolidge
Jena Wood and Basil Dobbin
Judy Geer and Richard Dreissigacker
Susan Fairbanks Briggs & The Fairbanks Family Charitable Foundation
Jim Fredricks and JoAnn Hanowski
Andrew Harper
Rick and Emmy Hausman
Philip Howard
A. Joyce Jones & The Robert & A. Joyce Jones Foundation
Peter R. Kellogg, Peter R and Cynthia K Kellogg Foundation
Paul Kendall and Sharon Rives
Brad Ketover
Phil and Barbara Kivlin
Rich and Sheri Larsen
William C. Michels
Michael O’Leary and Gretchen Cherington
Amy Otten and Ralph Kilmoyer
Steve and Debbie Page
Jeff Prescott and Andy Shuford
Ironwood Adventure Works
Jan and Mary Jane Rozendaal
Marc Sherman
Elizabeth Steele
Larry Straus and Lesley Quillia Strauss
Lee and Diana Todd
Marcie Tyre and Forest Berkley
Ronald and Tiger Waterman
Jeffrey Wehrwein
Jason Wyman and Sarah Gillett
Peter and Patricia Cottrell
Andreas and Diane Halvorsen
Matt Williams and Nina Otter
The Founder’s Society was established in 2015 to honor the Catamount Trail’s four original founders, Steve Bushey, Paul Jarris, Jim Painter, and Ben Rose, who gathered to coordinate and complete the first Catamount Trail thru-ski in the winter of 1984. Like Steve, Paul, Jim and Ben, whose vision, energy, and commitment established the trail in 1984, members of the Founder’s Society make a commitment to maintaining a strong foundation for the Catamount Trail Association today and into the future.
Founder’s Society members also receive these additional benefits:
- Recognition in CTA publications
- Special biannual reports from CTA’s Executive Director
- Yearly outing and reception hosted by CTA’s Board Chair and Executive Director;
- An open invitation for your family to explore the Catamount Trail for a day accompanied by CTA staff.
- The satisfaction of knowing you’ve played a unique and long lasting role in maintaining and protecting the Catamount Trail and in sharing the joy of cross country and backcountry skiing.
