About Us
About Us
What is the Cumberland Trails Conference?
The mission of the Cumberland Trails Conference is to provide paid and volunteer labor, equipment, supplies and vehicles to design and construct the Cumberland Trail under the auspices of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
The continued development and construction of the Cumberland Trail is accomplished through a working relationship between the Cumberland Trails Conference (CTC), the Cumberland Trail State Scenic Park, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The CTC, private corporations, foundations, individuals, and others assist TDEC in raising funds for land acquisition, providing maintenance, and further developing the Cumberland Trail.
The Cumberland Trails Conference also maintains a professional trail crew that works twelve months a year. Additional labor comes from thousands of hours of volunteer service.
CTC is a non-profit 501-(c)(3) organization.
About Us
What is the Cumberland Trail?
The Cumberland Trail is an extensive foot trail constructed and maintained largely by volunteers from Tennessee and across the nation. The Trail is managed by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).
Building the Cumberland Trail is a grassroots effort, driven by communities along the trail, government agencies, and a broad network of volunteers. This successful private/public partnership is a model often cited to demonstrate the power of volunteerism and public/private partnerships.
When completed, the Cumberland Trail will extend more than 300 miles from its northern terminus in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky to its southern terminus at the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park located on Signal Mountain just outside Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Board Members
Jameson Miller
Chairman / Treasurer
Chattanooga, TN
Hamilton County
Dreama Campbell
Vice Chairman
Chattanooga, TN
Hamilton County
Nora Beck
Secretary
Princeton, KY
Jim Johnson
Pikeville, TN
Sequatchie County
Ginny Kelly
Chattanooga, TN
Hamilton County
Michael Looby
Evansville, TN
Rhea County
Mary Mars
Cumberland Gap, TN
Claiborne County
Deb Morris Houck
Spring City, TN
Rhea County
Bob Richards
Powell, TN
Knox County
David Scott
Nashville, TN
Davidson County
Will Skelton
Knoxville, TN
Knox County
Staff
Savana Keeton
Executive Director
Brittani Wodicka
Operations Coordinator
Dusty Keeton
Field Coordinator
Shauna Wilson
Trail Crew Supervisor
Trail Crew Members
Collin Updike
Dylan Reid
James Smith
Jason Batson
Justin Justice
Sade Williams
Shana Lamoreaux
Tye Lowe
Advisory Board
Tim Bigelow
Smoky Mountain Hiking Club
Knoxville, TN
David Cofer
Community Volunteer
Chattanooga, TN
Laurel Creech
State Director, The Nature Conservancy
Nashville, TN
Dennis Crowley
Sheltowee Trace Association
Louisville, KY
Gary Darnell
Trail volunteer
Wartburg, TN
Ray Garrett
Chair Emeritus
Oak Ridge, TN
Linda Hixon
Great Eastern Trail Representative
Hixson, TN
Alice Hudson Pell
Executive Director, TennGreen Land Conservancy
Nashville, TN
Mark McKnight
President/CEO, Reflection Riding
Chattanooga, TN
Mark Richie
Trail Volunteer
Crossville, TN
Lionel Senseney
Trail Volunteer
Clarksville, TN
Chris Watson
Senior Program Manager, Regional Operations
National Parks Conservation Association
Knoxville, TN
Founders
Bob Brown
Evan Means
Sam Powell
Donald Todd
Mack Prichard
Cumberland Trail State Park Staff
Anthony Jones
Park Manager
931-797-4129
anthony.d.jones@tn.gov
Ryan Maddux – Southern Corridor
Park Ranger
423-480-3047
ryan.maddux@tn.gov
Tanner Hillis- Southern Corridor
Park Ranger
423-895-1786
johnny.hillis@tn.gov
Dalton Miller – Northern Corridor
Park Ranger
423-260-0226
dalton.miller@tn.gov
Seth Webster – Central Corridor
Park Ranger
423-930-7153
seth.webster@tn.gov
Jim Brannon – Central Corridor
Park Ranger/GIS Specialist
423-290-4985
jim.brannon@tn.gov
Teresa Kemmer – Head of Sequatchie
Administrative Assistant
423-533-2928
teresa.kemmer@tn.gov
Linda Daugherty – Cove Creek Office
Clerk
423-566-2229
linda.l.daugherty@tn.gov