Andrea Ketchmark
Executive Director, North Country Trail Association
The Basics
Company Name: North Country Trail Association
Location: Headquartered in Lowell, Michigan. Cover VT, NY, PA, OH, MI, WI, MN, ND
Founded: 1981
Full-Time Employees: 12 employees, thousands of volunteers
Products: Nonprofit that manages the North Country National Scenic Trail
Social: Instagram Facebook
Claim to Fame: We manage the longest National Scenic Trail in the nation.
The Culture
The best thing about working at North country trail Association is:
We work with incredible people and we get to make change every single day, bringing a resource to the world that millions can enjoy.
When we’re not working, we’re:
On the Trail, gardening, bike riding or swimming, you can always find us outside.
What we’re reading:
Natural history books, books to our kids, Untamed, Becoming.
What we’re listening to:
Dolly Parton, Beyonce, and Jason Isbell. But we always keep space for the sounds of nature.
If they made a movie about our workplace, it would be called:
A Trail runs through it.
Inclusion in the outdoors matters because:
“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.” Henry Ward Beecher. The outdoors is for everyone but that hasn’t been the reality for so many. It’s time we ensure that everyone has access, feels welcome and is offered the opportunity to lead in those spaces and the organizations that manage them.
Five years down the line, it’s our hope that:
We see diverse faces on the Trail and in leadership roles throughout all levels of our organization.