2023 Board
David Weinstein, President, davidsweinstein@yahoo.com
Wade Huntley, Vice President
Barbara Lass, Secretary, barbara.lass@att.net
Pam Austin, Treasurer, paustin26@yahoo.com
Clare Sheridan, Member at large
Melissa Hobbs, Member at large
Laura Lent, Member at large
Wade Huntley, Vice President
Barbara Lass, Secretary, barbara.lass@att.net
Pam Austin, Treasurer, paustin26@yahoo.com
Clare Sheridan, Member at large
Melissa Hobbs, Member at large
Laura Lent, Member at large
meet the board
Dave Weinstein, president. One of the founders of Trail Trekkers, he is a longtime El Cerrito journalist, a member of the city’s Environmental Quality Committee, president of the El Cerrito Historical Society, and a founder of Friends of the Cerrito Theater.
Wade Huntley, vice president, is a 24-year El Cerrito resident, a one-time avid backpacker and snow mountaineer, and a committed advocate of environmental preservation. He greatly appreciates the opportunity Trail Trekkers provides to help preserve and enhance use of El Cerrito open spaces. He is on the faculty of the National Security Affairs department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
Pam Austin. Pam Austin is treasurer of the Trekkers and coordinates the hikes offered by the Trekkers. She is retired after about 30 years in human resources and earlier this year she became a Master Gardener.
Barbara Lass, secretary, is a 24-year resident of El Cerrito. She teaches anthropology at City College of San Francisco, specializing in archaeology. She enjoys hiking the trails of the Hillside Natural Area and elsewhere in El Cerrito and the East Bay as part of a widely varied fitness commitment.
Clare Sheridan, member at large. Clare, her husband and teenage son enjoy walking out their front door and being on one of El Cerrito’s many trails in just a few minutes. She works as an analyst at the University of California’s Office of the President. She is grateful for all of the work that El Cerrito Trail Trekkers has done to make El Cerrito a wonderful place to live and is looking forward to continuing this work.
Melissa Hobbs, member at large, comes from five generations of women who moved back and forth between Ohio and California. The first generations on both sides came by wagon train in the 1850’s. She has been involved in the environmental movement since April 22, 1970. After earning a BA degree at Kent State University in Ohio, she migrated to California, raised a family in the wilds of western Sonoma County, and worked for the State of California as an assistant claims manager before marrying Albany and her husband Tom in 2010. She is a storyteller, writer, poet and hiker.
Laura Lent, Coming Soon!
Wade Huntley, vice president, is a 24-year El Cerrito resident, a one-time avid backpacker and snow mountaineer, and a committed advocate of environmental preservation. He greatly appreciates the opportunity Trail Trekkers provides to help preserve and enhance use of El Cerrito open spaces. He is on the faculty of the National Security Affairs department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey.
Pam Austin. Pam Austin is treasurer of the Trekkers and coordinates the hikes offered by the Trekkers. She is retired after about 30 years in human resources and earlier this year she became a Master Gardener.
Barbara Lass, secretary, is a 24-year resident of El Cerrito. She teaches anthropology at City College of San Francisco, specializing in archaeology. She enjoys hiking the trails of the Hillside Natural Area and elsewhere in El Cerrito and the East Bay as part of a widely varied fitness commitment.
Clare Sheridan, member at large. Clare, her husband and teenage son enjoy walking out their front door and being on one of El Cerrito’s many trails in just a few minutes. She works as an analyst at the University of California’s Office of the President. She is grateful for all of the work that El Cerrito Trail Trekkers has done to make El Cerrito a wonderful place to live and is looking forward to continuing this work.
Melissa Hobbs, member at large, comes from five generations of women who moved back and forth between Ohio and California. The first generations on both sides came by wagon train in the 1850’s. She has been involved in the environmental movement since April 22, 1970. After earning a BA degree at Kent State University in Ohio, she migrated to California, raised a family in the wilds of western Sonoma County, and worked for the State of California as an assistant claims manager before marrying Albany and her husband Tom in 2010. She is a storyteller, writer, poet and hiker.
Laura Lent, Coming Soon!
Advisory Group
Tim Aaronson
Tom Gehling
Jenny Hammer
Tara Mueller
John Norikane
Brian Richmond
Tom Gehling
Jenny Hammer
Tara Mueller
John Norikane
Brian Richmond
Events and Publicity Committee
Organizing events such as our annual meeting and membership appreciation parties
Pam Austin, Clare Sheridan
Pam Austin, Clare Sheridan
Fundraising and Membership Committee
Explore sources of funding (grants, membership dues, selling maps, etc.)
Increase Trekker membership through various sources (City events, newspaper articles, etc.)
Pam Austin, Laura Lent, Barbara Lass
Increase Trekker membership through various sources (City events, newspaper articles, etc.)
Pam Austin, Laura Lent, Barbara Lass
Hikes Committee
Organize and schedule hikes and work with hike leaders.
Pam Austin
Pam Austin
Path Building and Improvement Committee
Organize work parties to build, repair and maintain trails and adjacent areas.
Jenny Hammer, David Weinstein, John Norikane, Melissa Hobbs
Jenny Hammer, David Weinstein, John Norikane, Melissa Hobbs