Urban Trail Co.
Urban Trail Co. is a memberless organization with a 9-member board and an advisory board of knowledgeable trail builders and trail user community representatives. Trail-building resources are allocated through five volunteer, regional trail directors, who are among Kansas City's most experienced trail builders. The names listed here represent our gratitude for thousands of hours of trail building effort and thoughtful, responsible trail stewardship.
Urban Trail Co. Board of Directors
Ryan Pigg
Urban Trail Co. Board of DirectorsSecretaryDerek Buckridge
Urban Trail Co. Board of DirectorsAt-Large DirectorTed Moore
Urban Trail Co. Board of DirectorsAt-Large DirectorJim Prichard
Urban Trail Co. Board of DirectorsAt-Large DirectorJohn Maynard
Urban Trail Co. Board of DirectorsAt-Large Director
Urban Trail Co. Regional Directors
Adam Elwell
Urban Trail Co. Regional Directors
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardNorth Region - Smithville Lake Park, Hodge Park, Stocksdale Park, Hidden Valley Park
Regional DirectorJoe Folse
Urban Trail Co. Regional Directors
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardWest Region; Trail Steward, Kill Creek and Lexington Lake Park; EarthRiders Treasurer; MMBP Volunteer; Dingo Operator
Volunteer since 2001; West Region DirectorJason Heath
Urban Trail Co. Regional DirectorsCentral Region - Kessler Park; Rozarks Trails
Regional DirectorTodd Posson
Urban Trail Co. Regional DirectorsEast Region - Landahl Park
Regional DirectorTravis Stephens
Urban Trail Co. Regional DirectorsSouth Region - Blue River Parkway Trails; Swope Trails
Regional Director
Urban Trail Co. Advisory Board
Ron Acklin
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardVolunteer since 2005Pete Barth
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Shawnee Mission and Kill Creek Parks; former EarthRiders President; MMBP; Dingo operator;Volunteer since 2000Aaron Beeman
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardFormer Trail Manager, Smithville Lake; Dingo operatorVolunteer since 2008Ben Bolin
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail crew, SMV/Hodge; Prior UTC board officer, Earth Riders officer; Organizer, Spiderfest; MMBP; Dingo operatorVolunteer since 2006Rich Bowman
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardFormer Smithville Trail Steward; IMBA Trail CertifiedVolunteer since 2007Aaron Browning
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Manager, Landahl Park; Owner, Recreational Trail Professionals (projects incl. state, local, nat'l parks) Volunteer since 1999Derek Buckridge
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Trail Steward, Big Bull Creek Park; Master Trail Builder and Mechanized Trail Building OperatorSean Cairns
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior West Region Director; Prior Shawnee Mission and Cedar Niles Trail ManagerVolunteer since 1993Sean Cairns
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardFormer West Region Director; Volunteer Since 1993Scott Dreiling
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardVolunteer since 2010Adam Elwell
Urban Trail Co. Regional Directors
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardNorth Region - Smithville Lake Park, Hodge Park, Stocksdale Park, Hidden Valley Park
Regional DirectorMelissa Estelle
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Kessler ParkBill Featherston
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Urban Trail Co. board member; Trail crew, Landahl ParkVolunteer since 2007Joe Folse
Urban Trail Co. Regional Directors
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardWest Region; Trail Steward, Kill Creek and Lexington Lake Park; EarthRiders Treasurer; MMBP Volunteer; Dingo Operator
Volunteer since 2001; West Region DirectorBrandon Haynes
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward Shawnee Mission Park- North ShoreJason Heath
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Kessler ParkTom Jester
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Blue River Parkway Trails; Master Trail BuilderVolunteer since 2011Cliff Jones
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Manager, Wyco Lake Park; MMBP; Forest Service Chain Saw Cert; BOD, Kansas Trails CouncilVolunteer since 1993Nate King
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Board of Directors officer; Prior Trail steward, Blue River Parkway; Prior MMBP DirectorVolunteer since 2000Scott Lillis
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Kessler Park, Rozarks, Nall ParkZac Loehr
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Manager, Blue River Parkway; Volunteer since 2008Doug Long
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail steward, Green Hills Trail (Poosey Conservation Area); IMBA Certified; Trail design work, Ozark Trail Assoc.Volunteer since 1991Clay Lozier
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Stocksdale-Walnut WoodsVolunteer since 2005Patrick McCue
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail steward, Highline Express Trail segment at Blue River Parkway; Dingo operatorVolunteer since 1999Patrick McCue
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Blue River Parkway Trails; Prior Board Secretary; Provides volunteer leadership for progressive/downhill trailsKen Miner
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Board of Directors President; Prior KS IMBA rep; Trail design and crew, Swope Park and Blue River ParkwayVolunteer since 1995Steve Mitchell
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardSmithville Trail Steward; Volunteer since 1998Dave Murray
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward Cedar Niles ParkAnn Pai
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardFormer board member; former volunteer executive directorVolunteer since 2014Todd Posson
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardEast Region Director; Lake Jacomo Trail ManagerVolunteer since 1996Mike Rago
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail manager, Landahl; Prior EarthRiders Pres.Volunteer since 1994Gregg Rupp
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Trail Steward, Shawnee Mission Park; Heartland Outside Trail Crew, Swope Park; Dingo OperatorVolunteer since 2000Nate Schotanus
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Patrol Training CoordinatorVolunteer since 2004Neale Shour
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardVolunteer, North Region trails; Former trail manager, Hodge Park and Smithville Lake Park; Founding board member;Volunteer since 1992Travis Stephens
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardDirector, Heartland Outside; Trail Steward, Swope Park TrailsVolunteer since 2002Rob Stitt
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardPrior Trail Manager, Blue River Parkway; Prior EarthRiders officer;Volunteer since 1996Craig Stoeltzing
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Manager, Swope Park; Director, Heartland Outside Volunteer since 1995Damon Turner
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail crew, Shawnee MIssion Park; Earth Riders officer; Dingo operator;Volunteer since 2006Alex VanLeeuwen
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardTrail Steward, Blue River Parkway Trails; Dingo operatorVolunteer since 2010Matthew Woody
Urban Trail Co. Advisory BoardHidden Valley Park trail manager; former North Region director