Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE, AND PROMOTE HIKING OPPORTUNITIES IN WASHINGTON STATE THROUGH COLLABORATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE.
WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION WORKS TO ENSURE TRAILS STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND PROVIDE EVERYONE WITH CONNECTIONS TO NATURE. WTA MOBILIZES ITS COMMUNITY OF MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND ONLINE CONSTITUENTS TO EXPLORE, STEWARD AND CHAMPION WASHINGTON STATE'S TRAILS AND PUBLIC LANDS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS, ENGAGEMENT, TRAIL MAINTENANCE, ADVOCACY, PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
WTA IS THE GO-TO SOURCE FOR HIKING AND TRAIL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GIVING PEOPLE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO EXPLORE WASHINGTON'S NATURAL WONDERS. WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WILL PROTECT THE PLACES THEY LOVE TO HIKE, FROM LOCAL PARKS TO REMOTE WILDERNESS. WHETHER IT IS INFORMATION ON TRAIL CONDITIONS OR HIKER ETIQUETTE TO POLICY ISSUES FACING OUR PUBLIC LANDS, WTA.ORG AND OUR PRINTED RESOURCES PROVIDE HIKERS WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE SAFE, SMART AND ENGAGED EXPLORERS AND CHAMPIONS OF OUR TRAILS. WTA IS FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF HIKERS VIA OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL CHANNELS AND IN-PERSON EVENTS. WTA BRINGS TOGETHER HIKING EXPERTS AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE A DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT TRAILS AND RELATED ISSUES IN WASHINGTON TO HELP HIKERS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR PUBLIC LANDS. MORE THAN 8,000 HIKERS PROVIDED 22,000 TRIP REPORTS IN 2019 THOSE REPORTS NOT ONLY PROVIDED CURRENT TRAIL CONDITIONS TO THE PUBLIC BUT HELPED LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES UNDERSTAND WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING AND WHAT TYPES OF EXPERIENCES THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ON A HIKE.
WTA BELIEVES THAT HIKING IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE'S HEARTS, MINDS AND BODIES. GETTING CHILDREN OUT TO EXPLORE NATURE HAS A POWERFUL IMPACT ON THEIR LIFE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING BARRIERS SO YOUTH FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS CAN EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF BEING OUTSIDE. WTA'S FAMILIES GO HIKING E-NEWSLETTER HELPS INSPIRE 50,000 SUBSCRIBERS WITH TIPS AND TRIPS TO CREATE SAFE AND ENJOYABLE OUTDOOR ADVENTURES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. IN ADDITION, WTA PROVIDES TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO HELP TEACHERS AND YOUTH LEADERS OFFER OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR, WTA HELPED SUPPORT 137 TRIPS, WHICH ENABLED MORE THAN 3,100 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES INCLUDING SNOWSHOEING, BACKPACKING AND CAMPING. WTA ALSO EMPOWERED 1,118 YOUTH VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES, GIVING YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS VIA HANDS-ON TRAINING ON ONE DAY AND WEEK-LONG OUTINGS.
WTA BELIEVES THAT MOBILIZING HIKERS TO BECOME STEWARDS OF OUR TRAILS AND PUBLIC LANDS IS KEY TO CREATING A SUSTAINABLE TRAIL SYSTEM. OUR VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE NATION, WITH MORE THAN 4,700 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING 169,000 HOURS OF DONATED LABOR IN 2019. WTA WORKED ON MORE THAN 260 TRAILS STATEWIDE LAST YEAR INCLUDING IN NATIONAL PARKS, NATIONAL FOREST AND ON A VARIETY OF STATE AND COUNTY LANDS. THESE EFFORTS NOT ONLY HELP ADDRESS THE SERIOUS MAINTENANCE BACKLOGS FACING STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, THEY ALSO PROVIDE WTA WITH ON-THE-GROUND EXPERTISE AND SWEAT EQUITY TO HELP SHAPE DECISION MAKING ON RECREATION AND PUBLIC LANDS ISSUES. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WTA'S TRAIL MAINTENANCE APPROACH DEMONSTRATES WHAT INVESTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO CREATE A TRAIL SYSTEM THAT CAN STAND THE TEST OF TIME AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF QUALITY HIKING EXPERIENCES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jill Simmons | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $136,452 |
| Marjorie Kittle | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $11,656 |
| Ashley Fontaine | DIRECTOR | 5 | $3,825 |
| Mason White | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Arundhati Sambataro | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Titti Ringstrom | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Charlie Lieu | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jonathan Lau | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Helm | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Gregg | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Thomas Goldstein | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Ethan Evans | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Bruce Burger | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Andrea Baines | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Geoff Martin | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Michael Dunning | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Faubion | VP, ADVOCACY | 5 | $0 |
| Matt Martinez | VP, PHILANTHROPY | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Myer | VP, BOARD DEVELOPMENT | 5 | $0 |
| Susan Queary | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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