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.
2026 Founder’s Society Members
Hobart Guion & Abigail Faulkner
Jay and Jenny Stearns
Andrew Harper
Larry Straus & Lesley Quillia Straus
Nancy Chickering
Paul E Jarris
Alan Binnick
Sarah Coe and George Critides
Peter Cottrell
Phillip Howard
Pierre Swick
Diane and Andreas Halvorsen
Ronald and Tiger Waterman
Jill Aspinall and Rick Molz
Bob & Michelle Brandt
Anton and Amy Kelsey
Larz Barber
Lee and Diana Todd
Arthur Faherty
Debbie and Steve Page
Jeffrey Prescott and Andy Shuford
Ironwood Adventure Works
Amy Otten and Ralph Kilmoyer
Meghan Arpino
Phil and Barbara Kivlin
Renzo Silva
Sugarbush Resort
Lynn Fisher and Jeanne Briand
Brad Ketover
Sean Brown
Metzi Anderson and Ross Scatchard
William C. Michels
Judy Geer and Dick Dreissigacker
Jeffrey M Brock
David Sides
Meghan Arpino
Janis Comb
Richard Lewis
Susie Merrick
Brian & Betsy Sharlach
Colleen Shepard
Woodnorth Giving Fund
Barbara DeFelice
Louise, Judith, & Edgar May Foundation Inc
Mary Bellinzier
Bill Branson
Jim & Mary Lou Briggs
Joseph Cook
The Fairbanks Family Charitable Foundation
Bill Herrington
A. Joyce Jones
Sharon Rives and Paul Kendall
Rich and Sheri Larsen
Malcolm Moore
Ted Polubinski
James Rines
Jan Rozendaal
Marcie Tyre and Forrest Berkley
Jeffrey Wehrwein
John Hanson
Eric Bishop and Barbara Frankowski
Susan Ritz
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.
